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ESL 2 Health Words 1
first set of vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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dosage | the amount of a medicine, drug, or vitamin that should be taken (how much) |
patient (noun) | a sick or injured person (or animal) |
physician | doctor, Dr., M.D. |
over-the-counter | You can buy in the store off the shelf. |
prescription | a doctor's note for a patient to get medicine |
pharmacy | drugstore |
pharmacist | person who fills prescriptions |
fill a prescription | use the doctor’s order to prepare medicines for the patient |
refill | a new supply of medicine |
expiration date | the time to put something in the trash; the time something is not best to use |
prescription medicine | you can get ONLY with a doctor's order |
temporarily | for a short time, not permanent |
due to | because of (on signs and labels); caused by (in a sentence) |
reduce | decrease; "bring down" |
relieve | make less, remove |
fever | a high body temperature |
What's the matter? | What's wrong? |
How do you feel? | How are you? |
terrible, awful, miserable | very, very bad |
wonderful, great | very, very good |
generic | medicine with no brand name |
DOB | date of birth |
Rx | doctor’s symbol for a prescription |