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Haemoptysis
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- The coughing up of blood.
- A condition in which someone coughs blood from the lungs, caused by a serious illness such as anaemia, pneumonia, tuberculosis or cancer
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Кровотечение из легких, русский
(гр. hai
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Tuberculosis, английский
- Tuberculosis
- Туберкулез
- An infectious disease caused by the tuberculosis bacillus, where infected lumps form in the tissue. abbr tb comment: tuberculosis can take many forms: the commonest form is infection of the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis), but it can also at- tuberculous 430 tack the bones (pott’s disease), the skin (lupus), or the lymph nodes (scrofula). tuberculosis is caught by breathing in bacillus or by eating contaminated food, especially unpasteurised milk. it can be passed from one person to another, and the carrier sometimes shows no signs of the disease. tuberculosis can be cured by treatment with antibiotics, and can be prevented by inoculation with bcg vaccine. the tests for the presence of tb are the mantoux test, the heaf test and the patch test; it can also be detected by x-ray screening.
- Life-threatening form of microbial infection marked by the presence of acid-fast bacteria growing in nodules (especially in the lungs)
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Halitosis, английский
- Bad breath.
- A condition in which a person has breath which smells unpleasant. also called bad breath comment: halitosis can have several causes: caries in the teeth, infection of the gums, and indigestion are the most usual. the breath can also have an unpleasant smell during menstruation, or in association with certain diseases such as diabetes mellitus and uraemia.
Grommet, английский
- Уплотняющее кольцо; резиновая втулка
- A metal or plastic eyelet which provides a reinforced hole for attachment.
- A tube which can be passed from the external auditory meatus into the middle ear, usually to allow fluid to drain off, as in someone who has glue ear
- Люверс
- [1] a sealing gasket of oakum and white lead. [2] a strop or ring made by laying a strand of rope three times around. [3] a metal eye set in a sail or other fabric as reinforcement. [4] a stiff ring inside a service cap to keep the top stretched flat (frequently and illegally removed by junior officers wanting to look rakish or sea-beaten).
- A ring or eyelet normally used to attach a line, such as on a sail.
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