difficult or labored respiration

Etymology: Latin dyspnoea, from Greek dyspnoia, from dyspnoos short of breath, from dys- + pnein to breathe

呼吸困難（dyspnea，或dyspnoea），是一種很主觀的感覺。有時，很難去就dyspnea這個 字下定義，通常，是指人經驗到了呼吸短促，或無法呼吸的感覺。 從字面上來解釋，dyspnoea 從希臘文而來，"dys"是很糟的，或很困難的意思，"pneo"意指呼吸。


http://sir.cyivs.cy.edu.tw/~hchung/medicalvocab.htm
常用醫學詞彙
Abscess
膿腫、瘡
Abortion
流產
Acute
急性
Aerobic
需要氧氣方能生存
Amnesia
健忘症；失去記憶力
Anaemia
貧血；血液中缺乏血紅素甚或紅血球
Anaerobic
毋需空氣亦能生存
Analgesic
鎮痛劑、止痛藥品
Angina
心絞痛
Antenatal
出生前
Antepartum Haemorrhage
產前出血
Antibody
抗體
Asthma
哮喘
Bradycardia
心動徐緩
Breech Delivery
臀先露生產
Bronchitis
支氣管炎
Cancer
癌
Cardiac
心臟的
Cardiovascular
心血管性，心臟及血循環系統的
Cerebral
腦的
Cerebral-Vascular Accident
腦血管意外，中風
Chronic
慢性
Congenital
先天性
Cranial
頭顱骨的
Cyanosis
發紺、青紫
Degenerative
退化；組織或器官的變壞
Diarrhoea
腹瀉
Diastole
心舒張期，血液在此期間流回心臟
Dyspnoea
呼吸困難
Eczema
濕疹
Embolism
栓塞；血管被血塊、氣泡、脂肪或異物所塞
Emphysema
肺氣腫
Enteritis
腸炎
Epidemic
流行病
Epilepsy
癲癇、羊癇病
Epistaxis
鼻出血
Fever
發熱
Gastric
胃的
Gastro Enteritis
腸胃炎
Geriatrics
老年病學
Haematemesis
嘔血；血由胃嘔出
Haematuria
血尿；即尿中有血
Haemophilia
血友病
Haemoptysis
咯血；即咳血
Haemothorax
血胸、胸膜積血
Hemiplegia
偏癱、半身不遂、身體的一邊癱瘓
Hepatitis
肝炎
Hereditary
遺傳的
Hernia
疝氣
Hypertension
高血壓
Hyperglycaemia
血糖過高
Hypothermia
過高熱；體過度增高
Hypoglycaemia
血糖過低
Hypotension
血壓低
Hypothermia
體過低
Immunisation
免疫法
Immunity
免疫性；身體對某種疾病傳染的抵抗力
Incontinent
大便或小便或兩者失禁
Incubation period
潛伏期；由病菌侵入至臨床表徵出現的期間
Infarct
梗死；某器官的一部分或全部死亡
Ischaemia
局部缺血
Jaundice
黃疸病
Lateral
外側、側邊的
Leukaemia
白血病
Lumbar
腰部的
Medulla Oblongata
延髓
Meninges
腦膜
Meningitis
腦膜炎
Metabolism
新陳代謝
Obstetrics
產科
Oedema
水腫
Oesophagus
食道
Orthopaedic
矯形〔骨科〕的
Paraplegia
下身癱瘓
Peripheral
周圍的、外圍的
Peritonitis
腹膜炎
Pneumonia
肺炎
Pneumothorax
氣胸、胸膜積氣
Post-Natal
出生後
Post-Partum
產後
Prone
俯臥
Pulmonary
肺的
Psychiatry
精神病學
Psychology
心理學
Psychosomatic
關於身體與心理的關係
Pyrexia
發熱；體高過正常
Quadriplegia
四肢癱瘓
Renal
腎的
Retention
瀦留
Rubella
風疹；即德國痳疹
Scabies
疥瘡
Sedation
鎮靜；利用藥物減少興奮
Semi-Recumbent
半坐半臥位置
Sputum
痰
Superior
上的
Supine
仰臥
Systole
心收縮期、推動血液進入主動脈和肺動脈
Tachycardia
心摶過速
Tinea
癬
Toxic
有毒的
Toxin
毒素；特指由植物、動物或細菌所產生者
Trauma
創傷
Tuberculosis
結核病、癆病
Tumour
腫瘤
Uterus
子官
Vaccination
種痘、接種法
Vaccine
疫苗
Virus
過濾性病毒
-aemia
血
cerebro-
腦的
dys-
機能不良
gastro-
胃
haemo-
血
hydro-
水
hyper-
在上、高
hypo-
在下、低
inter-
在其間
intra-
在內
-itis
發炎
-myo-
肌
nephro-
腎
neuro-
神經
osteo-
骨
para-
旁
pneumo-
氣、氣體、肺、呼吸

sclero...硬化

sclero- prefix
etymology: [ Greek sklēros "hard" /Indo-European, "dried up"]
1. hard scleroderma
2. hardness sclerometer
3. sclera scleritis




Amyotrophic/Progressive Lateral Sclerosis
肌萎縮性脊髓側索硬化
Angiosclerosis
血管硬化
Arterio-sclerosis
動脈硬化症
arteriolar sclerosis
小動脈的硬化
arteriosclerosis
動脈硬化
arteriosclerosis
動脈硬化(症)
arteriosclerotic kidney
動脈硬化的腎
Arteriosclerotic retinopathies
視網膜動脈硬化
Ateriosclerosis
動脈硬化
Atherosclerocis
動脈粥樣硬化
Atherosclerosis
心臟動脈粥狀硬化
atherosclerosis
動脈硬化
atherosclerosis
動脈粥樣硬化
biliary sclerosis
膽道硬化
cardiosclerosis
心硬化
endoscopic sclerotherapy
經食道鏡硬化治療
Focal Glomerulosclerosis
局部性腎小球硬化症
multiple sclerosis
多發性硬化
Multiple Sclerosis
多發性硬化病
multiple sclerosis
多數性硬化
Otosclerosis
耳硬化
otosclerosis
耳硬化症
phlebosclerosis
靜脈硬化
Pick's Disease/Lobar Sclerosis/Lobar Atrophy
Pick's病/疋克氏病
scleroderma
硬皮病

derma-

derma-
prefix
Definition:

skin
dermatome
[Early 18th century. Via modern Latin <>


scleroderma
硬皮病
Acrodermatitis
肢皮炎
adhesive dermatitis
膏藥風
allergic dermatitis
過敏性皮炎
atopic dermatitis
異位性皮炎
atopic dermatitis
異位性皮膚炎
blade for dermatome
植皮刀
Chinses milk vetch dermatitis
紅花草瘡
contact dermatitis
接觸性皮炎
Contact Dermatitis
接觸性皮膚炎
contact dermatitis due to lacquered nightstool
馬桶癬
Cyanoderma
青皮症
dermal papilla
真皮乳頭
dermal plate
皮板
dermatitis
皮炎
dermatitis
皮膚炎
dermatitis
皮膚炎; 皮炎
dermatitis herpetiformis
疹樣皮炎
Dermatitis medicamentosa
藥物皮炎
dermatological clinic
皮膚科診療所
Dermatologics
皮膚病藥
Dermatologist
皮膚科醫生
Dermatologist
皮膚病學家
dermatologist
皮膚病醫生
Dermatology
皮膚科
dermatology
皮膚病學

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95學年醫學英文課程大綱與時間表

95學年醫學英文課程大綱與時間表
1
2006-09-20
1. Introduction to the course
2. Introduction to Medical Terminology: English and Latin

2
2006-09-27
1.Introduction to Medical Terminology: English and Latin2.Group Activity & Instructions

3
2006-10-04
1. Unit 1: Art and Medicine. Vocabulary check, grammar review, reading strategy and comprehension, listening and conversation practice / 2. Research paper writing instruction and oral presentation skills

4
2006-10-11
1. Unit 1: Art and Medicine. 2. Research paper writing instruction and oral presentation skills

5
2006-10-18
1. Unit 2: Cloning and the Genome Project.
2. Student presentation and discussions

6
2006-10-25
1. Unit 3: Emergency Services.
2. Student presentation and discussions

7
2006-11-01
1. Unit 4: Matters of the Mind.
2. Student presentation and discussions

8
2006-11-08
1. Unit 5: Global diseases
2. Student presentation and discussions

9
2006-11-15
1. Unit 6: Legal Issues.
2. Student presentation and discussions

10
2006-11-22
Course review, progress check, and discussions

11
2006-11-29
Mid-term Exam.

12
2006-12-06
Medical movie watch and discussion

13
2006-12-13
Unit 8: Depress and Stress. Student research paper oral presentation and peer critic and discussions

14
2006-12-20
Unit 9: Ethical Dilemma. Student research paper oral presentation and peer critic and discussions

15
2006-12-27
Unit 10: Patients and Doctors. Student research paper oral presentation and peer critic and discussions

16
2007-01-03
Unit 11: Disability, Private/Public Health Service. Student research paper oral presentation and peer critic and discussions

17
2007-01-10
Unit 12: Lifestyle, Health and Illness. Student research paper oral presentation and peer critic and discussions

18
2007-01-17
Course review, final paper due.

Attendance, participation, and quiz 20%Mid-term Exam 30%Oral presentation 30%Term Paper 20%

class B/ reports

Class B

Unit 2: James, Shelton
Unit 3: Sean, Elliott
Unit 4: Frank, Tony
Unit 5: Johnny, Sanie
Unit 6: Alfa, Grace

Class A/ reports

Unit 2: 19
Unit 3: 4, 45
Unit 4: 25, 30
Unit 5: 9, 40
Unit 6: 14, 35