18. health 1 Flashcards
a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
They were able to define three clinical characteristics that put hospitalized heart failure #patients at greatest risk of mortality.
a thorough examination, especially a medical or dental one.
Regular #checkups are beneficial for people of all ages.
(of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact.
TB is a #contagious disease that spreads through the air.
a physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient.
Patients whose main #symptoms are aching or oedema may benefit from compression hosiery.
the science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery).
As in all things in #medicine, medical diagnosis requires prudence, and more than a modicum of common sense.
relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition.
David found himself the subject of a phenomenon as he was unexplainably #cured of the Crohn’s disease with which he suffered for 14 years while on a trip to Medjugorje.
an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.
Parents may feel free to contact Mary at the school and arrange for an #appointment to meet her.
a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
Acute pulmonary edema is a medical #emergency and requires immediate care.
cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.
I #swallowed my peanut butter slowly, letting it slide down my throat as I regarded the collection of books that sat before me.
an expert in chemistry; a person engaged in chemical research or experiments.
He became a research #chemist, then a chemistry and physics teacher at Campbell County High School in Tennessee.
return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
The three victims were #recovering at home today after having been released from hospital.
experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).
As an openly gay man in a much less tolerant era, he #suffered constant abuse and rejection in his quest to ‘make them understand’.
(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.
In all animals, retinal light damage was the most #severe when intense light exposure began during the dark period.
the process of infecting or the state of being infected.
The risk of a fatal outcome for the foetus is highest with #infection during the second trimester.
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
Is the government capable of preventing a bird flu #epidemic?
an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.
I wrote a bunch of #prescriptions and sent seven patients home from the hospital.
the fact or condition of functioning or being active.
That force is still in #operation until you cancel it out.
a diffuse cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
Hyperglycemia is a condition in which the blood sugar is high and the person may go into a diabetic #coma stage.
the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
He would record the #temperature, atmospheric pressure, the degree of cloud cover, whether there was rain or snow.
a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Testicular cancer is a rare #disease in men caused by abnormal growth of cells of the testicle.
behave toward or deal with in a certain way.
Even his wife was surprised, since he had only ever #treated her with gentleness.
a quantity of a medicine or drug taken or recommended to be taken at a particular time.
In 17 cases, lethal #doses were administered.
drive or force (a liquid, especially a drug or vaccine) into a person or animal’s body with a syringe or similar device.
In each case, the drug user had been #injecting heroin into subcutaneous tissue.
bind (a wound or a part of the body) with a protective strip of material.
I got up and helped Annie and Amy into the Aids office were I cleaned and #bandaged their wounds.
