10-health Flashcards

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Cripple /ˈkrɪpəl/

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To cause serious damage; weaken
Disable

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Underlying /ˌʌndəˈlaɪ-ɪŋ◂ $ -ər-/

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the cause, idea etc that is the most important,

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Remedy

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to deal with a problem or improve a bad situation SYN put right:

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Standpoint

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Viewpoint

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Lure /lʊə, ljʊə $ lʊr/

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To attract

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Overburden

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to give an organization, person, or system more work or problems than they can deal with:

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Deteriorate /dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt $ -ˈtɪr-/

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to become worse

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Bulk

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The largest part

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Rudimentray /ˌruːdəˈmentəri◂, ˌruːdɪˈmentəri◂/ adjective

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Basic; not well developed
Opp; sophisticated

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Prenatal /ˌpriːˈneɪtl◂/ adjective

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relating to unborn babies and the care of pregnant women OPP postnatal SYN antenatal

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Rampant /ˈræmpənt/ adjective

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Spreading out of control

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Administer

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To give medicine an medical treatment

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Stem

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To come from; originate

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Dwindle /ˈdwɪndl/ verb

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to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller:

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Cutback

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reduction in something, such as the number of workers in a company or the amount of money a government or company spends

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Retain

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To keep

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Deprived /dɪˈpraɪvd/ adjective

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not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life
محروم

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Standstill

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A situation where something stops or stands still

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Standout

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A person or thing that is much better than the others

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Cognition

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The use of mental processes

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Brain tissue

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بافت مغزی

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Disorder

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A Disease or illness

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Stimulat

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To causes to respond
تحریک کردن

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Regulate

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To control
strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food

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Rodent
The group of small animals that includes mice and rats
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Dementia /dɪˈmenʃə, -ʃiə $ -tʃə/ noun
The loss of intellectual functioning of the brain
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Stave off
To prevent for a period of time She brought some fruit on the journey to stave off hunger.
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Diminish
to become or make something become smaller or less SYN reduce
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Gravity
Seriousness
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Precede
to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series → preceding: مقدم بودن
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Fared
انجام دادن
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Deterioration
The process of becoming worse زوال
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Diagnose /v/
To identity an illness Diagnosis/n/ تشخیص Diagnostician /n/ متخصص Diagnostic /adj/
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Counteract
To work against
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Impaired
Damage or weakened impaired vision
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Investigation/n/
A study
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Fraction/n/
A small part
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Compound
1technical a substance containing atoms from two or more elements → element: man-made organic compounds compound of Sulphur dioxide is a compound of sulphur and oxygen. 2a combination of two or more parts, substances, or qualities compound of Teaching is a compound of several different skills. Brush on a damp-proofing compound. 3an area that contains a group of buildings and is surrounded by a fence or wall: a prison compound 4technical a noun, adjective etc that is made up of two or more words. The noun ‘flower shop’ and the adjective ‘self-made’ are compounds.
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Culture
Organic materials grown in a laboratory setting
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Enhance/v/
To improve
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Outcome/n/
Result
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Excrete /ɪkˈskriːt/ verb
formal to get rid of waste material from your body through your bowels, your skin etc → secrete
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Deem
To believe; judge They deemed that he was no longer capable of managing the business.
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Recur
To happen or occur again
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Chronic
Long-lasting
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Evaluate
to judge how good, useful, or successful something is SYN assess: You should be able to evaluate your own work. We need to evaluate the success of the campaign.
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Ascertain
To determine; find out معلوم کردن محقق کردن
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Combat/v/
To fight against
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Interval
The period between two times or events وقفه
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Respiratory
relating to breathing or your lungs: respiratory disease
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Implication
پیامد
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Strain
Worry, difficulty, force, injury, quality I couldn’t look after him any more; the strain was too much for me. Did you find the job a strain? the stresses and strains of police life