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page 1French medical phrases

triage
In medicine, triage (, ; ) is a process by which care providers such as medical professionals and those with first aid knowledge determine the order of priority for providing treatment to injured individuals and/or inform the rationing of limited supplies so that they go to those who can most benefit from it. Triage is usually relied upon when there are more injured individuals than available care providers (known as a mass casualty incident), or when there are more injured individuals than supplies to treat them.
torsades de pointes
type of abnormal heart rhythm that can lead to sudden cardiac death
post-coital tristesse
feeling of sadness, anxiety, agitation or aggression after sexual intercourse
internal environment
term for extra-cellular interstitial fluid surrounding bodily organs
malaise
In medicine, malaise is a feeling of general discomfort, uneasiness or lack of wellbeing and often the first sign of an infection or other disease. It is considered a vague termdescribing the state of simply not feeling well. The word has existed in French since at least the 12th century.