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C1 Vocab health
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antiseptic | a substance that prevents infection when applied to a wound, especially by killing bacteria |
| abortion | the intentional ending of a pregnancy, often done during the early stages |
| anesthetic | a type of drug that makes the whole or part of the body unable to feel pain when administered |
| blood type | any of the types into which human blood is divided |
| thermometer | a device used to measure a person's body temperature to assess for fever or abnormal temperature |
| crutch | one of a pair of sticks that people with movement difficulties put under their arms to help them walk or stand |
| healing | the process of becoming healthy again after an injury or illness |
| hospitalization | the fact of being placed in a hospital for medical treatment |
| informed consent | permission given by a patient to receive a particular treatment, informed of all the possible consequences and risks |
| injection | the action of putting a drug into a person's body using a syringe |
| placebo | a medicine without any physiological effect that is given to a control group in an experiment |
| remedy | a treatment or medicine for a disease or to reduce pain that is not severe |
| specimen | a small amount of something such as urine, blood, etc. that is taken for examination |
| nose job | a surgical procedure performed on someone's nose that changes its appearance |
| physician | a medical doctor who specializes in general medicine, not in surgery |
| caregiver | someone who looks after a child or an old, sick, or disabled person at home |
| stamina | the mental or physical strength that makes one continue doing something hard for a long time |
| trauma | a medical condition of the mind caused by extreme shock, which could last for a very long time |
| breakdown | a condition in which a person becomes so anxious or depressed that they can no longer handle their everyday life |
| to administer | to give someone medicine, drugs, etc. |
| to cleanse | to completely clean something, particularly the skin |
| to diagnose | to find out the cause of a problem or disease that a person has by examining the symptoms |
| to vaccinate | to protect a person or an animal against a disease by giving them a preventive shot |
| to admit | to take in a patient so that they can receive treatment |
| to discharge | to slowly release an infectious liquid, called pus |
| to immunize | to protect an animal or a person from a disease by vaccination |
| to stitch | to join the edges of a wound together by a thread and needle |
| to revive | to make a person become conscious again |
| to soothe | to reduce the severity of a pain |
| dumb | unable to speak |
| pharmaceutical | related to the production, use, or sale of medicines |
| deaf | partly or completely unable to hear |
| hygiene | the steps one takes to promote health and avoid disease, particularly by cleaning things |
| to glow | to look lively and healthy, specifically as a result of training and exercising |
| blues | a feeling of sadness or depression, often mild and temporary |
| sighted | capable of seeing unlike a blind person |
| consciousness | the state or quality of being awake and capable of perception, thought, and response |
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