ANÄSTHESIE: ANAESTHESIA

Elimination of pain sensitivity

ANEURYSMA: ANEURISM

Dilation of arterial blood vessels

ANGIOGRAPHIE: ANGIOGRAPHY

Portrayal of blood vessels by means of an x-ray contrast agent, using a thin catheter which is inserted into the blood vessel

ANGIOLOGIE: ANGIOLOGY

Scientific field involved with blood vessels and associated illnesses

ANTIBIOTIKA: ANTIBIOTICS

Medication to combat inflammations caused by bacteria

APHASIE: APHASIA

Speech disorder, usually as a result of a stroke

APOPLEXIE: APOPLEXY

Stroke, usually as a result of circulation disorder in the brain

ARTERIOSKLEROSE: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS

Calcification in the arteries

ARTHROSE: ARTHROSIS

Degenerative, non-acute inflammatory disease of a joint as a chronic ailment

BANDSCHEIBENVORFALL: INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROLAPSE

Pressure from parts of a pathologically altered intervertebral disc on the nerves of the spinal cord, followed by back or leg pain and mobility disorders

BIOPSIE: BIOPSY

Removal of a tissue sample for microscopic examination

CHEMOTHERAPIE: CHEMOTHERAPY

Medication administered to suppress a disordered cell growth

CHIRURGIE: SURGERY

Specialist doctrine of operative treatment of pathological disorders and alterations in the organism

COMPUTERTOMOGRAPHIE (CT): COMPUTER-TOMOGRAPHY

X-ray examination technique, in which computer-processed measurements reconstruct a density distribution in the examined layers

DEKUBITUS: DECUBITUS

Bed sores

DIAGNOSTIK: DIAGNOSTICS

Examinations to detect illnesses

DIALYSE: DIALYSIS

Blood cleansing by means of an artificial kidney when kidney function is lost

DRAINAGE:

Extraction system, e.g. of wound secretion, from an operation wound

ECHOKARDIOGRAPHIE: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Examination of the heart by means of ultrasound waves

EKG: ECG

Measurement of heart currents at rest, under stress or as long-term ECG over 24 hours

EMBOLIE: EMBOLISM

Closure of an artery by a blood clot, e.g. lung embolism

ENDOPROTHESE: ENDOPROTHESIS

Replacement, e.g. of a diseased joint (knee-, hip- endoprothesis)

ENDOSKOPIE: ENDOSCOPY

Illumination and viewing of body cavities and hollow viscera with the aid of a special apparatus (endoscope): intestinal endoscopy = coloscopy, colonoscopy, stomach endoscopy = gastroscopy, respiratory tract endoscopy = bronchoscopy, endoscopy of joint cavities = arthroscopy

FRAKTUR: FRACTURE

Broken bone

GLAUKOM: GLAUCOMA

High vein pressure in the eye

GYNÄKOLOGIE: GYNAECOLOGY

Branch of medicine concerned with diseases of women

HÄMATOM: HAEMATOMA

Bruise resulting from an injury or following treatment with anti-coagulant medication

HERZKATHETER-UNTERSUCHUNG: HEART CATHETER EXAMINATION

X-ray contrast agent portrayal of the coronary arteries via insertion of a thin catheter

HISTOLOGIE: HISTOLOGY

Microscopic examination of body tissue obtained during an operation or by puncture biopsy

HNO: ENT

Ear, nose and throat medicine

HYPERTONIE: HYPERTONUS

Hypertonia, high blood pressure

INDIKATION: INDICATION

Application of a treatment according to the diagnosis

INFEKTION: INFECTION

Illness caused by microbiological germs

INFUSION

Introduction of larger amounts of fluid into the organism, especially through the bloodstream (intravenous), through the subcutaneous tissue (subcutaneous) or through the anus (rectal)

INKONTINENZ: INCONTINENCE

Inability to retain urine or stool

INVASIV: INVASIVE

Enter into the body, e.g., for an operation

KATARAKT: CATARACT

Opacity of the ocular lens

KATHETER: CATHETER

flexible, narrow tube for insertion in arteries or hollow organs, e.g., bladder

KLYSMA: ENEMA

introduction of liquid into the rectum to encourage bowel evacuation

KONSERVATIV: CONSERVATIVE

without surgery, e.g., treat with medication

KONSILIARISCH: CONSULTATIVE

brought in to advise

KONSILIARIUS: CONSULTANT

a doctor brought in to advise

LOGOPÄDE: LOGOPAEDIST

speech therapist

LOKALANÄSTHESIE: LOCAL ANAESTHETIC

LUMBALPUNKTION: LUMBAR PUNCTURE

extraction of fluid (liquor)

LUNGENEMBOLIE: PULMONARY EMBOLISM

blockage of a lung artery

LUNGENFUNKTIONS-PRÜFUNG: LUNG FUNCTION TEST

check of the workings and air exchange of the lungs

MAGNETRESONANZ-TOMOGRAPHIE: MRT

MRI (imaging), also known as nuclear resonance scanning, non-invasive, image-producing diagnosis procedure

MAMMOGRAPHIE: MAMMOGRAPHY

x-ray examination of the breast

MIKROCHIRURGISCH: MICROSURGICAL

operation utilising visual enlargement aids, e.g., magnifying lens or microscope

MIKROINVASIV: MINIMAL-INVASIVE

using a minimum of invasive effort

MYOKARDINFARKT: MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

heart attack — sudden interruption of the blood circulation of the heart in a defined area (posterior/anterior wall)

NARKOSE: ANAESTHETIC

pain elimination, numbing

NIERENINSUFFIZIENZ: KIDNEY INSUFFICIENCY

reduction of kidney function with the danger of kidney poisoning

ÖDEME: OEDEMA

water retention in tissue, especially in the legs

PERFUSOR

pump which precisely doses medication into the bloodstream

PERIDURAL-ANÄSTHESIE: EPIDURAL ANAESTHETIC

anaesthetic close to the spinal cord

PHLEBOGRAPHIE: PHLEBOGRAPHY

x-ray imagery of the veins using a contrast agent

PHLEBOLOGIE: PHLEBOLOGY

study of vein diseases

PHYSIOTHERAPIE: PHYSIOTHERAPY

physical therapy, treatment aimed at correcting body function disorders with physical, natural methods such as water, heat, electricity, cold, light, movement

PNEUMONIE: PNEUMONIA

inflammation of the lungs

PROKTOLOGIE: PROCTOLOGY

study of diseases of the rectum

PUNKTION: PUNCTURE

tissue or fluid removal from within the body to detect or treat an illness

REDON:

drain to extract wound secretion

SONOGRAPHIE: SONOGRAPHY

examination of the interior of the body using ultrasound waves

STENOSE: STENOSIS

narrowing, constriction, e.g., of arteries, oesophagus, urethra

STOMA

artificial outlet, e.g., following an intestinal operation

STRAHLENTHERAPIE: RADIATION THERAPY

method of treatment to suppress fast-growing cells with the use of radiation

SZINTIGRAPHIE: SCINTIGRAPHY

determination of the storage capacity of organ tissue (e.g. the thyroid gland) after the introduction of radioactive isotopes

THORAX

rib cage

THROMBOSE: THROMBOSIS

deposition of blood clots in an artery, e.g., leg or pelvic veins

TRANSFUSION

blood transfusion; transfer of blood from a donor to a recipient

ULCUS: ULCER

defect of the skin or mucous membrane similar to a sore or boil

ULTRASCHALL: ULTRASOUND

potrayal of e.g. inner organs using ultrasound waves

UROLOGIE: UROLOGY

study of the urinary organs and their diseases

ZYTOSTATIKA: CYTOSTATIC AGENTS

medications which suppress the growth of cancer cells