英语新词：“扫描焦虑症”你有吗？

时间：2017-05-24 09:10:29

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　　要做医学扫描，或者取报告前，人们或多或少都感到紧张，为自己的身体状况感到担忧，这就是“扫描焦虑症”。

　　Scanxiety is the anxiety experienced while waiting to undergo a medical scan or receive the results of one.

　　“扫描焦虑症”指的是等待进行医学扫描或接收检查报告时感到的焦虑。

　　Whether scans are being done for diagnosis¹, to monitor treatment, to check for a recurrence², or simply for follow-up, it doesn't matter. It's scary to wait!

　　不管医学扫描是为了诊断病情、监测治疗、检测复发、还是仅仅为了随访，等待的过程就是让人害怕。

　　It negatively affects patients' quality of life, may undermine follow-up care plans, and can even lead to unnecessary treatment.

　　“扫描焦虑症”会影响病人的生活质量，也可能会影响随访护理计划，甚至导致不必要的治疗。

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1 diagnosis
n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断
参考例句：
His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

2 recurrence
n.复发，反复，重现
参考例句：
More care in the future will prevent recurrence of the mistake.将来的小心可防止错误的重现。 He was aware of the possibility of a recurrence of his illness.他知道他的病有可能复发。