Mainly Health Plans SL
11. Medical words and phrases ( Guide )
Lifeline membership guide (from 1.10.2008)
Medical words and phrases
Here are some everyday descriptions of some medical terms used in this Membership Guide
| Cytotoxic drugs | Drugs that are used specifically to kill off cancerous cells in the body |
| Diseased tissue | Unhealthy or abnormal cells in the human body |
| Ectopic pregnancy | When a foetus is growing outside the womb |
| Hormone Replacement Therapy | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of synthetic or natural hormones to treat a hormone deficiency. Most commonly, this is used in the treatment of symptoms accompanying the menopause. |
| Pathology | Test carried out to help determine or assess a medical condition, for example blood tests |
| Port-partum haemorrhage | Heavy vaginal bleeding in the hours or days immediately after childbirth |
| Retained placental membrane | When the afterbirth is left in the womb after delivery of the baby |
| Sleep apnoea | Temporarily stopping breathing during sleep |
Lifeline:
* provides international private medical insurance for people living or working abroad for at least six months of the year
* for individuals and their families
* three different levels of cover to meet any client's needs:
| Product description (and limits) | |
| Essential | Essential |
| Classic | Classic |
| Gold | Gold |
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| For more information please contact me: | |
| davidharris@wanadoo.es / saniprof@mail.ddnet.es | |
| Fax: | (+ 34) 91 8032484 |
| 'phone: | (+ 34) 609 522 300 |
| Also more information on.. | www.e-healthinsuranceservices.com |
| Lifeline Essential | Lifeline Classic |
| Lifeline Gold |