Unit 1 The Modern Hospital
1. Medicare is a federally funded and administered program that provides health insurance for older Americans and those who are disabled.
2. Medicaid is a health insurance program financed and run jointly by the federal and state governments for low-income people of all ages who do not have the money or insurance to pay for health care. 医疗救助项目
1. 医院部门及科室名称
out-patient department 门诊部
In-patient department 住院部
Nursing department 护理部
Admission office 住院处
Discharge office 出院处
Registration office 挂号处
Reception /waiting room 侯诊室
Consultation room 诊察室
Isolation room 隔离室
Delivery room 分娩室
Emergency room 急诊室
Ward 病室
内科Department of internal medicine
外科Department of surgery
儿科Department of pediatrics
神经科Department of neurology
眼科Department of ophthalmology [,ɔfθæl'mɔlədʒi, ,ɔp-]
耳鼻喉科E.N.T.department
口腔科Department of stomatology [,stəumə'tɔlədʒi; ,stɔ-]
泌尿科Department of urology
骨科Department of orthopedic
创伤科Department of traumatology [,trɔ:mə'tɔlədʒi, ,trau-]
2. 各类医院
综合医院general hospital, polyclinic
麻风病院hospital for lepers
产科医院maternity hospital,
精神病院mental hospital, mental home
整形外科医院plastic surgery hospital
口腔医院stomatological hospital [,stəumə'tɔlədʒi; ,stɔ-]
肿瘤医院tumour hospital
3. 人员staff
院长director of the hospital
门诊部主任head of out-patient department
主治医生physician in charge, surgeon in charge,
化验员laboratory technician
麻醉师anaesthetist [æ'ni:sθətist, ə'nes-]
药剂师pharmacist['fɑ:məsist], druggist
脑科专家brain specialist
心外科医生cardiac surgeon
Unit 2 Hypertension
Idiopathic[,idiə'pæθik]: 自发/原发的
hypertrophy: n. 肥大/过度生长
coarctation[,kəua:k'teiʃən]：n. congenital narrowing of the aorta 先天性主动脉狭窄
Renin: 肾素
Angiotensin: 血管紧张素
Corticosteroid：皮质类固醇：肾上腺皮质内产生的用于调节盐分、碳水化合物、炎症和性生理机能的一组激素
Stenosis[sti'nəusis]: 狭窄
myocardial: adj. 心肌的
Inflate: v. distend (swell 使膨胀/扩张) with air （使气球等）充气
aldosterone[,ældəu'sterəun] (醛固酮)：a corticosteroid hormone which stimulates absorption of sodium（钠）by the kidneys and so regulates water and salt balance
sphygmomanometer[,sfiɡməumə'nɔmitə]：血压计
Stethoscope: n. 听诊器
Thump: v. beat strongly 怦怦跳动
Tinnitus：n. a ringing in the ears 耳鸣
Unit 3 TCM
Treatment determination based on syndrome differentiation 辨证论治
materia medica (Latin): 药物学；药物；药品
Inspection（望诊）
Auscultation(闻/听诊)/ and Olfaction 闻诊/嗅诊）
Interrogation （问诊）
Palpation（切诊；触诊）
TCM Pediatrics：中医儿科
The TCM Science of the Five Sense Organs(五官科)
TCM Orthopedics and Traumatology（骨伤科）：
TCM Acupuncture and Moxibustion(针灸学) ：
Chinese Massage（推拿学）
Unit 4 Diabetes
1.gestational: adj. 怀孕的；妊娠的
2. pasta: 意大利面制品
3. confectionery: sweet food 甜食
4.retina: 视网膜
