VIP Class Notes (Nemo)

Lp(a) is believed to be the primary culprit in the formation of arterial plaque and the constriction of arteries. This belief was reinforced in 1989, when researchers evaluating the clogged aortas of heart attack victims noted that they were finding only the Lp(a) type of cholesterol in the deposits.

Vocabulary

constrict (v): to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower
压紧;压缩;(使)收缩
E.g.: He hated wearing a tie – he felt it constricted his breathing.
他讨厌戴领带——觉得它勒得人呼吸困难。
E.g.: The drug causes the blood vessels to constrict.
这种药会使血管收缩。

constriction (n): the process of becoming tighter and narrower, or something that makes you feel that this is happening:
E.g.: He felt a constriction in his chest.
E.g.: High blood pressure can be caused by many things, but one of the major causes is blood vessel constriction.

arterial plaque-动脉斑块

calcification (n): a gradual increase in the amount of calcium in body tissue, sometimes as a response to injury, causing the tissue to harden, or an area of such tissue
钙化
Arterial walls may develop calcifications, which reduce the ability of the vessels to transport blood adequately.
动脉血管壁可能出现钙化,降低血管正常输送血液的能力。

calcify (v): to become hard or make something hard, especially by the addition of substances containing calcium
(尤指通过添加含钙物质)使变硬,硬化

aunties in their fifties-五十多岁的阿姨

Old aunties often take their time
老阿姨们经常消磨时间

pulmonary department-肺科

pulmonary (adj): relating to the lungs (= organs used for breathing):
E.g.: the pulmonary artery

shallow (adj): having only a short distance from the top to the bottom
浅的,不深的
E.g.: The stream was fairly shallow so we were able to walk across it.
小溪很浅,所以我们可以趟水过去。
E.g.: She told her children to stay in the shallow end (of the swimming pool).
她叫孩子们留在(游泳池的)浅水区。

shallow breathing-breathing in which you only take a small amount of air into your lungs with each breath
浅呼吸

take a deep breath
hold your breath

take a breath-to breathe air into your lungs (as a single action)
吸气
E.g.: The doctor told me to take a deep breath (= breathe in a lot of air).
医生让我做深吸气。

pneumothorax (n): the presence of air or gas between the pleura (= the membrane surrounding the lungs) and the lungs, causing a lung to collapse
E.g.: She’s been diagnosed with pneumothorax.

collapsed lung-肺萎陷

Pronunciation

breathing/ˈbriː.ðɪŋ/
breath /breθ/
plaque-/plæk/
pneumothorax-/ˌnuː.məˈθɔr.æks/

pulmonary- /ˈpʊl.mə.ner.i/