Episode 17: Colonoscopy Part 1

In this episode, we will review how to explain to a patient what a colonoscopy is and why it is needed. -------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary: (02:15) colonoscopy – Jiécháng jìng jiǎnchá, 结肠镜检查 (02:36) medical procedure – yīliáo cèshì shǒuxù, 医疗测试手续 (02:55) measure word (for procedures) – yí xiàng, 一项 (04:13) thin tube – xì guǎn, 细管 (04:23) small camera – xiǎo shèxiàngtóu, 小摄像头 (04:34) with / equipped with – dài yǒu, 带有 (04:44) on the tip / at the end – mòduān, 末端 (05:18) measure word (for long, thin objects) – yì gēn, 一根 (05:52) will use – huì shǐyòng, 会使用 (06:45) anus – gāngmén, 肛门 (06:56) to enter / go in – jìnrù, 进入 (07:03) colon – jiécháng, 结肠 (07:13) inside – lǐmiàn, 里面 (08:49) be anesthetized – bèi mázuì, 被麻醉 (08:57) be in – chǔ zài, 处在 (09:14) state / condition – zhuàngtài, 状态 (11:07) colon cancer – jiécháng’ái, 结肠癌 (11:20) polyps – xīròu, 息肉 (11:44) to discover / find – fāxiàn, 发现 (11:53) through / by means of – tōngguò, 通过 -------------------------------------------------- Dialogue: Jiécháng jìng jiǎnchá shì yí xiàng yīliáo cèshì shǒuxù. 结肠镜检查是一项医疗测试手续。 A colonoscopy is a medical procedure. Yīshēng huì shǐyòng yì gēn mòduān dàiyǒu xiǎo shèxiàngtóu de xì guǎn. 医生会使用一根末端带有小摄像头的细管。 The doctor uses a thin tube with a tiny camera at the end. Cóng gāngmén jìnrù jiécháng lǐmiàn. 从肛门进入结肠里面。 That goes in through the anus into the colon. Jiǎnchá shí, nǐ huì bèi mázuì chǔ zài shuìjiào de zhuàngtài. 检查时，你会被麻醉处在睡觉的状态. During the examination, you will be under anesthesia and sleeping. Yībān bù huì téng. 一般不会疼。 It usually does not hurt. Tōngguò zhèyàng de jiǎnchá kěyǐ fāxiàn xīròu hé jiécháng’ái. 通过这样的检查可以发现息肉和结肠癌。 Through this exam, it can find polyps and colon cancer.