This ppt is aimed for a class about English for Medicine. The main source has been Upstream proficiency, chapter 5. "The science of life".

1. The science of Life.
Vocabulary related to health and
Medicine.
Language IV. 2014.
IFDC San Luis.

14. ADJECTIVES.
FIND
SYNONYMS FOR
THE
FOLLOWING
EXPRESSIONS:
FIND
SYNONYMS FOR
THE
FOLLOWING
EXPRESSIONS:

15. COMPLETE, TYPICAL,
CHARACTERISTIC

16. casual
random
by chance
unsystematic
unplanned
chaotic

17. awkward
clumsy
Cumbersome
Ponderous
Heavy
all thumbs
Burdensome
Careless
Fumbling
Graceless

18. FIXED EXPRESSIONS.

19. PROPONENT.

20. Shin and calf.

21. CLOT

22. A sprain is an injury in a joint, caused
by the ligament being stretched
beyond its own capacity. A muscular
tear caused in the same manner is
referred to as a strain.

23. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY.

24. TONSILS
Lumps in the throat

25. STETHOSCOPE/
AUSCULTATION.

26. Wooden Plank

27. PROLAPSE
«Mitral Valve Prolapse.»
Prolapse: prə læps; prəʊ ʊ
læps/ˈ
Also called: prolapsus /prə læpsəs/ theʊˈ
sinking or falling down of an organ or part,
esp the womb

28. MITRAL VALVE
the valve between the left atrium and the left
ventricle of the heart, consisting of two
membranous flaps, that prevents regurgitation of
blood into the atrium

29. AUTOPSY.
autopsy / təps t p-/N (ˈɔː ɪ ɔːˈ ɒ PL -
sies)Also
called: necropsy, postmortem
examination dissection and
examination of a dead body to
determine the cause of death

30. FULLY-FLEDGED OR FULL-
FLEDGED

31. «MAKESHIFT» (CYLINDER)
casual
random
by chance
unsystematic
unplanned
chaotic

32. UNWIELDY (stiff, unwieldy
tube)
casual
random
By chance
unsystematic
unplanned
chaotic

33. FIXED EXPRESSIONS:
DISEASES THAT WERE THE
SCOURGES OF HIS
TIME.
TO RIDE ON THE WAVE OF
CHANGE

34. LISTENING THROUGH
STETHOSCOPE:
http://www.practicalclinicalskills.com/heart-lung-sounds-
reference-guide-details.aspx?caseID=146&title=Crackles%20-
%20High%20Pitched%20(Rales)

35. Source:
• Upstream proficiency.
• Webpage for
• Practical clinical skills.
• Wikipedia
•By: Adela Pérez del Viso.-