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ENGLISH IN MEDICINE

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trigger Intense sunlight may be a _____ to skin cancer. (sth that is the cause of a particular reaction or development, esp. a bad one)
severity We didn't realize the _____ of her illness. (the fact or condition of sth being extremely bad or serious; mức độ nghiêm trọng)
constancy a noun for CONSTANT (the quality of staying the same and not changing)
accurate The test results are _____ in 99% of cases. (correct in every detail; exact)
give When we get the results of your blood tests, I should be able to _____ you a clear diagnosis.
patient The _____ has a severe heart condition. (a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital)
records Who has your medical _____? (descriptions of sth that are written on paper or stored on computers so that they can be looked at and used in the future)
provide Paramedics are trained to _____ treatment to patients. (≈ give)
monitor Nurses constantly _____ the patients' condition. (≈ theo dõi)
receive Two boys _____ treatment for leg wounds.
mainly The disease _____ affects older people. (in most cases)
occupation Please fill in your name, age, and _____. (job)
general practitioner I've got an appointment with my __ __ at five o'clock. (GP)
complains of c/o stands for __ __. This is often used when describing a patient's symptoms.
admission This was my third _____ to hospital in a year. (the act or process of accepting someone as a patient at a hospital; sự nhập viện)
get Where do you _____ the pain? (hint: 3 letters)
spread Does the pain _____ anywhere else? ≈ Cơn đau có lan đi đâu nữa không?
wake Does it _____ you up at night? (make somebody stop sleeping)
like Can you tell me what the pain is _____?
describe Can you _____ the pain for me? (≈ mô tả, diễn tả)
long How _____ have you had the pain? (hint: duration)
makes Is there anything which _____ it worse/better? (≈ khiến, làm cho)
start When did it _____? (begin)
on Is there anything which brings it _____? (hint: cause; make sth develop, usually sth unpleasant)
constant Is the pain _____? (hint: adjective; happening all the time or repeatedly; liên tục, không dứt)
before Have you had the pain _____? (in the past)
duration The doctor will ask you about the _____ and frequency of your headaches. (the length of time that sth lasts or continues)
onset Consult the doctor if there is a sudden _____ of fever. (the beginning of sth, esp. sth unpleasant)
triggers Research has shown that lack of sleep or other _____ such as stress cause a deficiency of dopamine. (an event, situation, etc. that causes the start of sth, esp. sth bad)
radiation a proceeding outward from a common center; hướng lan
exacerbation Stress is a factor in _____ of other illnesses. (the act of making sth worse, esp. a disease or problem)
alleviation Acupuncture might help with the _____ of headaches. (the act of making sth less severe)
episode I had an _____ of severe chest pain. (a period of time during which sb is affected by a particular illness or a particular stage of a longer illness)
radiated The pain started in my tummy and _____ all over my body. (spread)
brought What's _____ you here? (hint: past tense)
throbbing My wrist is _____ since I fell in the street. (experiencing pain that happens over and over again)
bothering Can you tell me what seems to be _____ you? (causing sb trouble or pain)
tender It feels a bit _____ just here on my right side. (painful when you touch it)
back Keep your head up and your _____ straight. (the part of the body between the neck and legs, on the opposite side to the stomach and chest)
squeezing I feel as if there's a tight band _____ around my head. (pressing sth firmly together; bóp, siết, nén)
knife Be careful with that _____ or you'll cut yourself! (dao)
up and down I've got this sharp pain __ __ __ my leg. (moving in one direction and then in the opposite direction, esp. repeatedly)
soft Sleeping on a bed that is too _____ can be bad for your back. (not hard or firm)
soap Clean the wound with mild antibacterial _____. (a substance used for washing the body or other things; xà phòng)
sharp I have this _____ pain in my chest, doctor. (describing quick, strong pain that makes you feel like you have been cut)
shape You can recognize a tree by the _____ of its leaves. (the form that something has; hình dạng)
shape She runs six miles every day to help keep herself in _____. (state of health or physical fitness; vóc dáng)
as if She looked __ __ she'd had some bad news. (used to describe how a situation seems to be; như thể, giống như là)
hiding When I first got my diagnosis, I felt like _____ in a corner and never coming out again. (hint: going somewhere where you hope you will not be seen or found; trốn; feel like = want to do sth)
tight Make sure the door is shut _____ (= completely closed) before you leave. (firmly or closely; chặt, kín)
crushing I’ve got this _____ pain right here in my chest. (hint: squeezing or excessively compressing; commonly used to describe chest pain; cảm giác bị chèn ép, nghiền nát)
chief complaint What's your __ __? (a concise statement describing the symptom, problem, condition, diagnosis, physician-recommended return, or other reason for a medical encounter; lý do nhập viện, lý do đến khám)
troubling What's _____ you? ((of a medical problem) causing pain)
navel From her _____ to the base of her spine she had been ripped apart. (belly button, clinically known as the umbilicus)
tummy My 11-year-old son is always complaining his _____ hurts. (hint: the stomach or the area around the stomach; clinically known as the abdomen; used esp. by children or when speaking to children)
bones The child was so thin that you could see her _____. (the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame; xương)
intestines Antibodies from the mother's milk line the baby's _____ and prevent infection. (a long tube through which food travels from the stomach to the small intestine and from there to the large intestine and out of the body; commonly known as the bowels)
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