GLOSSARY
Health
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Definition
Pull a muscle
Zerwanie mięśnia
Vertebrae
Kręg
Each of he series of small bones forming the backbone
Slipped disc (prolapsed disc)
Przesunięty dysk
Cartilaginous disc between vertebrae in the spine that is displaced or partly protruding, pressing on nearby nerves and causing back pain or sciatica
Trapped nerve
Ucisk na nerw
Sciatica
Pain affecting the back, hip and outer side of the leg, caused by compression of a spinal nerve root In the lower back.
Sciatic nerve – a major nerve extending from the lower end of the spinal cord down the back of the thigh.
Twinge
Ukłucie
Sudden sharp localized pain
Constant pain
Stały ból
An unchanging pain
Aching sharp pain
Ostry ból
Back spasm
Ból spazmatyczny
Spasm - sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement
Tendon
Ścięgno
Flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
Ligament
Więzadło
A short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint
Joint
Staw
A structure in a body by which two bones are fitted together
Tissue
Tkanka
Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made consisting of specialized cells and their product
Cell
Komórka
The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism.
Blood test
Badanie krwi
Flu
Grypa
Cold
Przeziębienie
Stroke
Udar
A sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain
Syringe, hypodermic
Strzykawka
Tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, often one fitted with a hollow needle for injecting fluids into or from the body
Treat
Leczyć
Recover
Wyzdrowieć
Artery
Tętnica
Any of the muscular – walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body
Digest
Trawienie
Lungs
Płuca
Breathe in, inhale
Wdech
Breathe out, exhale
Wydech
Thumb
Kciuk
Big toe
Paluch
Thigh
Udo
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