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Health and Medicine
Vocabulary Learning
Term | Definition | Synonym |
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ambulance (n.) | a special vehicle used to take sick or injured people to hospital | hospital wagon |
blood (n.) | the red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs and tissue, and removes waste products | gore |
tired (adj) | in need of rest or sleep | exhausted |
dentist (n.) | a person whose job is treating people's teeth | dental specialist |
medicine (n.) | a substance, especially in the form of a liquid or a pill, that is a treatment for illness or injury | drug |
pain (n.) | a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury or illness | ache |
relax (v.) | to (cause someone to) become less active and more calm and happy, or to (cause a part of the body to) become less stiff | rest |
stomachache (n.) | a pain in the stomach | indigestion |
temperature (n.) | the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body | climate characteristic |