himazu words: 2006-05

2006-05-31

carte blanche

Unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion; unconditional authority.
[French : carte, ticket + blanche, blank.]

2006-05-30

spiff

売り上げ奨励金
they have a feature in some of the parks where you can earn spiffs at the park that enhance your status in the games.

seizure

つかむこと, (てんかんなどの突発的な)発作, 急病, 強奪(品).押収(物), 差し押さえ(物件), (エンジンの)故障による停止.

angiogram

血管造影図
2006-09-01追記：
An x-ray of one or more blood vessels produced by angiography and used in diagnosing pathological conditions of the cardiovascular system.

2006-05-29

to pull off

取りはずす, もぎとる,（衣服･靴などを）急いで脱ぐ, うまくやってのける
Hiromi and I pulled it off, but it wasn't easy.
Boy, I pulled it off! I went for the interview and got the job.

2006-05-26

bricolage

Something made or put together using whatever materials happen to be available:
"Even the decor is a bricolage, a mix of this and that"(Los Angeles Times).

2006-05-25

prefrontal cortex: 前頭前野
temporal lobe: 側頭葉
parietal lobe: 頭頂葉
occipital lobe: 後頭葉
anterior cigulate gyrus: 帯状回
limbic system: 大脳辺縁系
basal ganglion: 基底核, 大脳基底核, 脳幹神経節
amygdala: 扁桃体

ここのオンライン医学用語辞典が便利そうだ。

2006-05-21

HPV

human papillomavirus
Genital HPV Infection - CDC Fact Sheet

Pap smear

A test for cancer, especially of the female genital tract, in which a smear of exfoliated cells is specially stained and examined under a microscope for pathological changes. Also called Pap test, smear test.
tract: 〔解〕（器官の）管
smear: よごれ, 汚点, しみ
exfoliate: 〈樹皮・岩石の表面を〉剥脱（はくだつ）する, はぎ取る

cervical

子宮の, 子宮頸部の
～ cancer: 子宮頸管がん

2006-05-20

performative

遂行的: 発話行為自体がある行為の実現となるような発話
performative verb: 遂行動詞

2006-05-15

casein

A white, tasteless, odorless protein precipitated from milk by rennin. It is the basis of cheese and is used to make plastics, adhesives, paints, and foods.
日本語ではカゼインだが、英語での発音は[keisi:n](第一音節に強勢)