středa, 15. května 2024, 05.13
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: HEALTH

a holistic medicine

alternativní medicína, léčení

Paracelsus's influence on homoeopathy and holistic medicine is genuine, but the paracelsian legacy is much wider. (BNC)

In the centre, we record part of my daily routine for self-help holistic medicine which includes pectoral muscle exercises. (BNC)

The treatment was stopped and Mrs Hilton prescribed her own course of healthy eating and holistic medicine. (BNC)

a side effect

vedlejší účinek

Stomach ache is an additional side effect. (BNC)

The only instant adverse side effect is a desperate thirst, stiff aching muscles and a loss of appetite. (BNC)

An important side effect of longterm octreotide treatment with intermittent injections is a high incidence, up to 50%, of gall stone formation during one year of treatment. (BNC)

sleeping pills

prášky na spaní

No doubt you take sleeping pills,'; said Mrs Clancy. (BNC)

The sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy; she knew from experience that unless she rose immediately on waking, she would feel drugged throughout the day. (BNC)

 For sleep, she took sleeping pills. (BNC)

the wisdom teeth

zuby moudrosti

She's having her wisdom teeth out.(CALD)

Sometimes you have wisdom teeth that have hung on in there for so long they won't come out and just lounge about on the X-rays, flicking V-signs. (BNC)

And you don't get your wisdom teeth until you're eighteen, at least. (BNC)

have a tooth out/pulled

nechat si vytrhnout zub

I was trembling a little, more anxious than if I was going to have a tooth out. (BNC)

Well I had Mrs in this morning she had a tooth out this morning and he broke it and he tried to get the rest out you know using a special instrument and he twisted it and a fragment of the tooth come off and hit me straight in the eye. (BNC)

Where you could have a tooth pulled for sixpence with a brass band to drown your screams? (BNC)

a white cane

slepecká hůl

Did he have a white cane? (BNC)

With my new label of `;blind'; came the object which was to stigmatize me more, a shiny new, long white cane. (BNC)

Rosa was sitting in a chair by the window, her white cane leaning against the wall. (BNC)

brush sb`s teeth

čistit si zuby

How often were you expected to brush your teeth? (BNC)

You may see traces of blood when you brush your teeth. (BNC)

Henry did not wash his face or brush his teeth. (BNC)

a hearing aid

naslouchátko

I wear a hearing aid and only the other day I couldn't understand what my helper was saying. (BNC)

You will need to check that anyone wearing a hearing aid knows how to cope with it. (BNC)

I think he should get a hearing aid; it's easier than shouting all the time. (BNC)

a sign language

znaková řeč

The subjects of this chapter are comparative and international aspects of sign language. (BNC)

As Mayberry points out, if sign language only has concrete concepts then the signs are iconic and universally understood. (BNC)

Sorensen and Hansen (1976) show that deaf children using Danish Sign Language for communication in pairs produce 70 per cent levels of comprehension. (BNC)

a cotton wool

vata

He soaked bits of cotton wool in essential oils and passed it under the noses of his patients. (BNC)

The traditional way to remove your make-up is with a make-up remover or lotion, followed by skin tonic or freshener on cotton wool. (BNC)

Her foremost fear was that she might lose her mind, for trying to think made her feel as if her head were filled with cotton wool. (BNC)

a mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation)

umělé dýchání, dýchání z úst do úst

I jumped out of my seat, my headphones flew off and I started giving her mouth-to-mouth. (BNC)

But she immediately snatched Victoria, who had been born only 32 hours before, and started giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. (BNC)

The club doctor was a constant fixture on the pitch, applying oxygen and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. (BNC)

an artificial respiration

umělé dýchání, dýchání z úst do úst

Rescuers pulled the child from the river, and she was given artificial respiration. (CALD)

My mother found me floating face downwards and I was saved by artificial respiration. (BNC)

Check your child's breathing, giving artificial respiration if needed, while waiting for medical aid.(BNC)

the kiss of life

umělé dýchání, dýchání z úst do úst

Why didn't you at least try to resuscitate her, give her the kiss of life? (BNC)

The kiss of life that was too late. (BNC)

 The officer gave her the kiss of life for five minutes before she showed signs of life. (BNC) 

a cardiac arrest

srdeční zástava, (infarkt, Am.E.)

Patients who suffer a cardiac arrest are treated by skilled practitioners. (BNC)

I remember one case late at night when someone had a cardiac arrest. (BNC)

In some cases the effects of the blockage can be so severe that the heart stops beating altogether and this is called a cardiac arrest.(BNC)

give first aid

dát/poskytnout první pomoc

 The latest edition of the manual of the St John Ambulance, St Andrew's Ambulance Association and the British Red Cross contains the latest information on how to give first aid in such emergencies. (BNC)

I had to give first aid treatment when needed and issued simple medicines, which included `;Miss Alba';, a white elixir effective in the eradication of constipation. (BNC)

Amanda, who's a psychiatric nurse gave first aid, but there was nothing she could do. (BNC)