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Medical Verbs N2
Medical Verbs - Nursing 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ASSESS | to evaluate the patient’s condition |
| ASSIST | to help |
| CURE | to heal, to alleviate |
| DETERIORATE | to get worse |
| DIAGNOSE | to find out the problem |
| DISCHARGE | to release someone from the hospital |
| EXAMINE | to check if the patient is healthy |
| HOSPITALIZE | to have the patient stay for observation |
| INCREASE | the opposite of decrease |
| MEASURE | to calculate a value |
| NURSE | to take care of someone |
| PERFORM | to do |
| PRESCRIBE | to authorize the use of a medication |
| PREVENT | to stop something from happening |
| PROVIDE | to give |
| RECOVER | to get better |
| SET UP | to arrange |
| TAKE OFF | to remove |
| TREAT | to use medical methods to cure a patient |