English for medical proposes
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Prescription
An official form, issued by a health professional, that allows a patient to receive medication an also let it be covered by the health insurance
Narcotic drug
A strong painkiller, often with high abuse potential, which is therefore prescribed under special precautions
clinical tourism
Some patients travel to a different country to get treated to benefit from a better or cheaper treatment
FDA
Food and Drups Administration of the United States
I.C.U.
inentsive care unit
SA
Staphylococcus aureus also known as SA is a bacterium. This bacterium is gram-positive and not always pathogenic. In clinical medicine there is worldwide a problem with the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of SA. An example of an antibiotic-resis
VRE
vancomycin-resistant enterococci (bacterium that is resistant against the vancomycin antibiotic)
pneumonia
Lungenentzündung
paralysed
gelähmt
spinal cord injuries
Rückenmarksverletzung
recumbent
liegend, ruhend
FES
functional electrical stimulation
tissue
Gewebe
jawbones
Kiefer
mice
Mäuse
Anthropology
fiel of study which concerns the human social behaviour sciences
Biomaterials
Material suitable for implantation in the human body
cell cultivation
Propagation of cells outside an organism (=in vitro) under controlled conditions
Cell array
A grid of cells
Growth factors
Proteins which regulate aspects of cellular functions, such as surviving
pluripotent stem cells
Basic cell which can be transformed into any other cell
Polymers
Chemical substance consisting of macromolecules, which are chmically comined to form a three dimensional network
Scaffolds
Framework on which the cells can cultivate
Action potential
Occurs when the membrane potential of a specific axon location rapidly rises and falls
Chronometry
Is the science of measuring time especially by periods or intervals
Coil
formed when a conductor is wound around a core or form to create an inductor or electromagnet
Cortex
the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) formig the cortex of the cerebrum
Electromagnetic induction
ElIs the production of an electromotive force across an electrical conductor in a changing magnetic field
joule
A joule is equal to the energy needed to lift a body with a mass of 0.102 kilograms - about the equivalent of a bar of chocolate - by one meter
Magnetic field
Is a vector field that describes the magnetic influence of electrical currents and magnetized materials
MEP
Motor evoked potentials are recorded from muscles following direct stimulation of exposed motor cortex or transcranial stimulation of motor cortex, either magnetic or electric; Single- or repetitive-pulse stimulation of the brain causes the spinal cord an
Motor cortex
Is the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements
Motor deficit
occur when there is either a sudden loss of connectivity between the nervous system, the muscles or a dysfunction of the muscles themselves
MRCS
Scale for muscle power; The muscle scale grades muscle power on a scale of 0 to 5 in relation to the maximum expected for that muscle
Negative predictive value,
Positive predictive value
are the proportions of positive and negative results in statistics and diagnostic tests that are true positive and true negative results
Non-invasive
A medical procedure is defined as non-invasive when no break in the skin is created and there is no contact with the mucosa, or skin break, or internal body cavity beyond a natural or artificial body orifice
nTMS
navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, declaration see text above
rTMS
rTMS: repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, declaration see text above
TMS
TMS: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, declaration see text above
Voltage
Voltage is the pressure from an electrical circuit's power source that pushes charged electrons (current) through a conducting loop, enabling them to do work such as illuminating a light. In brief, voltage = pressure, and it is measured in volts (V)
