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The Abbey (6)
"The Abbey" by Chris Culver_vocab for learners of English - medical vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ligature ----- I couldn't see ligature marks on her neck, but the bottom button on her collar had been popped off... | [technical] something that is used for tying something very tightly, for example to stop the loss of blood from a wound |
| pulse ----- The first officer checked her pulse. | [usually singular] the regular beat of blood as it is sent around the body, that can be felt in different places, especially on the inside part of the wrist; the number of times the blood beats in a minute |
| cough syrup ----- ...when the technician picked it up to catalog it, the liquid inside coated the glass like cough syrup | [uncountable] liquid medicine that you take for a cough |
| intoxicated ----- “The case involved an intoxicated patient who walked into the ER,” I said, flipping through my notes. | [not before noun; formal] drunk |
| ER ----- “The case involved an intoxicated patient who walked into the ER,” I said, flipping through my notes. | [informal] emergency room - a part of a hospital that immediately helps people who have been hurt in an accident or who are extremely ill |
| paramedic ----- Two paramedics leaned against the ambulance beside me. | a person whose job is to help people who are sick or injured, but who is not a doctor or a nurse |
| searing ----- I kicked and screamed as well as I could until I felt a searing pain in my neck, like I had been stabbed with a red–hot needle. | [usually before noun] [formal] so strong that it seems to burn you |
| dizziness ----- “Good. Now how are you feeling? Any dizziness or nausea?” I shook my head. She put her hands on my forehead and held open my eyelid. “I’m fine.” | dizzy - feeling as if everything is spinning around you and that you are not able to balance |
| nausea ----- “Good. Now how are you feeling? Any dizziness or nausea?” I shook my head. She put her hands on my forehead and held open my eyelid. “I’m fine.” | [uncountable] the feeling that you have when you want to vomit , for example because you are ill/sick or are disgusted by sth |
| illness ----- “You have a very special cold. I gave it to you last night,” said Karen. “When combined with a very special vaccination, you’ll develop a very special illness. It won’t hurt you, but that’s what you’ll deliver.” | disease or illness? ----- Disease is used to talk about more severe physical medical problems, especially those that affect the organs. Illness is used to talk about both more severe and more minor medical problems, and those that affect mental health. |
| patch sb up ----- After we got patched up, the nurses wheeled Hannah into a private room for observation. | to treat sb's injuries, especially quickly or temporarily |
| bruise ----- There was a bruise on her cheek where something had hit her. | a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after sb has fallen, been hit, etc. |
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