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Emergency Services
unit 2 Medical
Term | Definition |
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x-ray | a specil picture of the inside of the human body |
vaccine / immunization | a shot given to keep people form getting sick |
medication | something given to a sick or hurt person to help them get well |
appointment | an arrangement to see someone such as a doctor at certain time and place |
hospital | a place where doctors and nurses and other medical workers care for sick or hurt patients who stay here for a given time, possibly over night |
patient | a person who gets medical or dental help |
laboratory | a place where medical test are done |
fracture | cracked or boken bone |
therapy | a type of treatment that is done to help a patient get get better |
doctor | a person who treats sick or hurt people |
disease | an illness |
clinic | a place where sick or hurt people go for medical help and do NOT stay over night |
health insurance | a protection plan that pays part of medical bills |
prescription | a doctor's written order for medicine that must be taken by a sick or injured person |
sprain | an injury caused by suddenly twisting the place around a joint |
anibiotic | a special medicine that cures certain kinds of illness |
capsule | a type of pill that is is long and round in shape |
operation | a doctor's action of cutting open the body in order to repair it |
nurse | a person who helps the doctor |