Outcomes Advanced p88. Health. Extra Vocabulary

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amniocentesis noun

a test carried out on liquid taken from a pregnant woman’s womb in order to find out if the baby has any medical problems

autopsy noun

a medical examination of a dead person’s body to find out why they died

biopsy noun

a medical test in which cells are taken from your body and examined to find out if they are healthy

blood test noun

a medical test in which a small amount of blood is taken from someone and tested to see if it shows any disease, drugs etc in the body

CAT scan noun

a medical test in which computer technology is used for producing an image of the inside of a part of your body, or the image that is produced in this way

cervical smear noun

British a medical test in which cells are taken from a woman’s cervix to check for cancer. The American word is Pap smear.

check noun

an examination of someone to find out whether they are healthy

check-up noun

an examination by a doctor or dentist to make sure that you are healthy

controlled trial noun

British a scientific test of a drug in which the results from one group of people who take the drug are compared with the results from another group of people who do not take it

CT scan noun

a CAT scan

diagnosis noun

a statement about what disease someone has, based on examining them

EEG noun

electroencephalogram: a medical test of electrical activity in the brain

exam noun

American a medical examination

examination noun

an occasion when a doctor looks carefully at someone’s body to make certain they are healthy

mammogram noun

a photograph of a woman’s breast taken using X-rays in order to discover whether she has breast cancer

mammography noun

the process of x-raying a woman’s breast in order to discover whether she has breast cancer

medical noun

British a complete examination of your body by a doctor

medical examination noun

an examination of your body by a doctor to find out if you have any health problems

MRI scan noun

a medical test in which images are made of the organs inside your body, or the image that is produced in this way. MRI is a short form of magnetic resonance imaging.

Pap smear noun

American a cervical smear

PET scan noun

a medical test which uses radiation and computer technology to produce detailed three-dimensional images showing how well tissues inside the body are working, or an image that is produced in this way. PET is a short form of positron emission tomography.

physical noun

a physical examination

physical examination noun

a medical examination to find out whether someone is healthy enough to do something such as a particular job

positive noun

a medical test result that shows someone has the disease or condition that was tested for. A false positive is a result that shows you have a disease or condition when you really do not have it.

postmortem noun

a medical examination of a dead body to find out why the person died

preventive medicine noun

medical examinations, treatments, advice etc intended to prevent illness or discover it before it becomes serious

scan noun

a medical test that uses a special piece of equipment to produce a picture of the inside of your body

scan noun

a medical test that uses a special piece of equipment to produce a picture of a developing baby inside a pregnant woman

screening noun

tests done to check someone for a particular disease

self-examination noun

the process of checking parts of your own body for signs of disease

smear noun

British a smear test

smear test noun

British a medical test in which a doctor takes cells from the entrance to a woman’s womb (=the part of her body where a baby grows) to check for cancer. A smear test is often simply called a smear and doctors usually call it a cervical smear.

stress test noun

medical a test that is used to find out if a person has a particular health problem

swab noun

a small amount of a body substance that has been removed from someone’s body with a swab

test noun

an examination of a part of your body or of a substance taken from your body

tracing noun

medical a process in which a substance is passed through someone’s body to show where a problem is

ultrasound noun

a way of producing an image of an organ inside someone’s body using sound waves

X-ray noun

a picture of the bones or organs inside someone’s body taken using X-rays