Abortion
The deliberate ending of a pregnancy at an early stage (induced abortion) or the loss of pregnancy naturally before twenty weeks of gestation (spontaneous abortion or “miscarriage”)
IT: Aborto
FR: Avortement
Biopsy
An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause or extent of a disease
IT: Biopsia
FR: Biopsie
Cervix
Narrow neck-line passage forming the lower end of the uterus
IT: Collo dell’utero
FR: Col de l’utérus
Chronic disease
It is a disease that persists over a long period of time. People with chronic disease often think that they are free from the disease when they have no symptoms. Having no symptoms, however, does not necessarily mean that chronic disease has disappeared.
IT: Malattia cronica
Colposcopy
A medical examination of the cervix using a special instrument
IT: Colposcopia
FR: Colposcopie
Consultation room
A room where a doctor examines and talks to patients.
See also: Doctor’s surgery, Outpatient clinic
IT: Ambulatorio
Day hospital
A facility where a person is admitted for surgical or medical treatment and discharged on the same day.
FR: Hôpital de jour
Doctor’s surgery
The doctor’s surgery is the same as a doctor's office. It's the place where a doctor, dentist, or other medical practitioner treats or advises patients.
See also: Outpatient clinic, Consultation room
IT: Ambulatorio
FR: Cabinet médical
Drug’s administration techniques
A route of administration in pharmacology is the path by which a substance, such as a drug, is taken into the body.
Ectopic pregnancy
A pregnancy in which a fertilised egg implants itself outside the uterus
Emergency department
The department of a hospital responsible for the provision of medical and surgical care to patients arriving at the hospital in need of immediate care. Emergency department personnel may also respond to certain situations within the hospital such cardiac arrests. The emergency department is also called the emergency room or ER.
Endometriosis
A condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus grow outside the uterus
IT: Endometriosi
FR: Endométriose
External genitalia
Visible organs of the reproductive system (male external genitalia: penis, scrotum; female external genitalia: vulva)
Fibroid
A benign cancer of muscular and fibrous tissues, typically developing in the wall of the uterus
IT: Fibroma
FR: Fibrome
First aid
Immediate and temporary care given on site to the victim(s) of an accident or sudden illness in order to avert complications, lessen suffering and sustain the person(s) until competent services or a physician can be obtained.
IT: Primo soccorso
FR: Premiers secours
General practitioner (GP)
Treats all common medical conditions and refers patients to hospitals and other medical services for urgent and specialist treatment. He focuses on the health of the whole person combining physical, psychological and social aspects of care. He is also known as ‘family doctor’.
General Register Office
An office that holds record of births, deaths marriages and issues the relevant certificates
Health educator
Health educators teach individuals and communities how to live healthier lifestyles. They instruct them on nutrition and the avoidance of unhealthy activities like smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. A health educator's goal is to provide people with tools that allow them to avoid developing life-threatening health issues.
Homeopathic medicinal product
A homoeopathic medicinal product is defined in European legislation as: "Any medicinal product prepared from substances called homeopathic stocks in accordance with a homeopathic manufacturing procedure described by the European Pharmacopoeia or, in the absence thereof, by the pharmacopoeias currently used officially in the Member States. A homeopathic medicinal product may contain a number of principles".
Homeopathy
A system of treating diseases in which sick people are given very small amounts of natural substances that, in healthy people, would produce the same effects as the diseases produce.
IT: Omeopatia
FR: Homéopathie
HPV test
A laboratory test in which cells are tested for DNA or RNA from certain types of human Papillomavirus
IT: HPV test
Hysterectomy
A surgical operation to remove all or part of the uterus
IT: Isterectomia
FR: Hystérectomie
Infection
A condition in which bacteria or viruses that cause disease have entered the body
IT: Infezione
FR: Infection
Integration agreement
It is an agreement signed between the Italian government and non-EU citizens aimed at facilitating the integration of foreign nationals. It must be signed by all foreign citizens over 16 years of age who request a residence permit. The agreement is based on a system of credits and it is valid for 2 years
Labour
The process of childbirth from the start of uterine contractions to delivery
IT: Travaglio
FR: Travail
Mammography
A technique using X-rays to diagnose and locate tumours of the breasts
IT: Mammografia
FR: Mammographie
Medically assisted procreation
A range of techniques that enable infertile couples to have a child
National Contact Point
An information centre established at the Ministry of Health, which provides information to facilitate access to cross-border healthcare within the European Union
Obstetrician
A physician or surgeon qualified to practise in obstetrics
IT: -
FR: -
Office of Health Service
An office for resident and non-resident citizens (Italian and foreign), which provides the following services: registration with the national health system, issuing and updating your health card, updating of personal data, etc.
Outpatient clinic
Outpatient clinic (UK/US): a place in which outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, often connected to a hospital. An outpatient is someone who receives treatment at a hospital but does not spend the night there.
See also: Doctor’s surgery, Consultation room
IT: -
FR: -
Paediatrician
A pediatrician is a doctor who treats newborns, children, adolescents. Pediatricians play an important role in the health and wellbeing of the child. They prevent, detect and manage physical, behavioral and developmental issues that affect children.
FR: Pédiatre
Parapharmacie
Shop that sells pharmaceutical products for which a medical prescription is not required. These are commonly called non-prescription and over the counter (OTC) products.
IT: Parafarmacia
FR: Parapharmacie
Parent counselling service
It’s a type of service/facility that aims to provide the necessary knowledge, tools, guidance and support to parents without any bias or judgement. (or Counselling/Free clinic)
Pharmacy
It is a shop or a department in a shop where medicines are sold or given out
IT: Farmacia
FR: Pharmacie
Pregnancy
The condition of being pregnant, which means that a child is developing in the uterus
IT: Gravidanza
FR: Grossesse
Prescription
An official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist's.
IT: Ricetta
FR: Ordonnance
Puerperium
The period of about six weeks after childbirth during which the mother’s reproductive organs return to their original non-pregnant condition
IT: Puerperio
FR: Puerpéralité
Referral
The directing of a patient to a medical specialist by a GP
IT: -
FR: -
Residence permit
In Italy the residence permit is issued by the state police and must be requested by a foreign citizen to be allowed to reside in the country for more than 8 days, or for more than 90 days if having a travel visa. It is not required for EU citizens
FR: Permis de séjour
Revenue Agency
It is an Italian governmental agency, which enforces the financial code of Italy and collects taxes and revenue.
FR: Bureau de la Direction Générale des Impôts, Direction Générale des Impôts
Sexually transmitted infections
Infections which usually pass from one person to another through sexual contact (HIV, Papillomavirus, genital herpes, hepatitis A, B and C, and so on)
IT: Infezioni sessualmente trasmissibili
FR: Maladies/Infections sexuellement transmissibles (MST/IST)
Sickness certificate
A certificate from a doctor confirming the state of someone’s health
Side effect
An effect (not necessarily negative) of a drug, medical treatment, or vaccine (= a substance put into a person's body to stop them getting a disease) that happens in addition to the main intended effect.
FR: Effet secondaire
Social security number
The tax identification number provides a means of identification of foreign citizens in their relations with public authorities and other administrations. Citizens who are also entitled to health care from the National Health Service are issued with the Health Insurance Card (which also contains the social security number). (or Tax identification number)
IT: Codice fiscale
Social worker
A person who works for the social services providing help and support for people who need it
FR: Assistant social
Symptom
A physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease
IT: Sintomo
FR: Symptôme
Tax register information system
Centre for gathering and processing data of financial interest concerning all natural persons, companies and entities to which an identification code has been attributed by the Revenue Agency
Triage
The process of quickly examining patients who are taken to a hospital in order to decide which ones are the most seriously ill and must be treated first.
IT: (Sistema) Triage
FR: Triage
Tubal ligation
A type of permanent birth control in which the fallopian tubes are cut, tied or blocked to permanently prevent pregnancy
Tumour
1. A malignant growth or tumour resulting from an uncontrolled division of cells 2. A disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body (Or Cancer)
IT: Tumore
FR: Tumeur
Unified Reservation Centre
A system that enables you to book or cancel a visit
Vaccination
The act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce protection from a specific disease. Vaccines train your immune system to create antibodies, just as it does when it’s exposed to a disease.
IT: Vaccinazione
FR: Vaccination
Vagina
The muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women
IT: Vagina
FR: Vagin
Vital signs
Measurements that show the condition of someone's health or that show that somebody is alive, such as body temperature, rate of breathing and oxygen blood saturation, heartbeat and blood pressure.
IT: Parametri vitali