19. health 2 Flashcards

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a thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion.

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The pudding is made by lining a buttered basin with fairly thin #slices of good bread cut to fit exactly.

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a patient who receives medical treatment without being admitted to a hospital.

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Does Medicare cover #outpatient counseling services for its beneficiaries?

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a loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting.

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Thread the end of the yarn in a large-eyed needle and make a few #stitches through the end of the tube to secure it before cutting off the yarn.

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a thin translucent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton.

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For the evening, there was a long slinky black dress made of transparent #gauze with dark tiger stripes cutting across it.

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a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body.

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Sleep was a short reprieve from the burning #sensation that filled her body and the emptiness of her mind.

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the action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning.

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One year after the accident, environmental activists say the effects of the #contamination are far from over and people are getting sick.

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a small round mass of solid medicine to be swallowed whole.

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Remember that herbal medicines and vitamin #pills can also be dangerous if taken if large doses, so store these out of reach too.

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physical harm caused to something in such a way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

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Extensive flood #damage has closed a 20-block section of downtown Richmond.

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a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking into separate parts.

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She almost rejoiced when she saw a #crack begin to appear in the surface of the glass.

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caused by or relating to an allergy.

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It is often the substances used to bulk up heroin that prove most harmful and cause #allergic or toxic reactions.

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one of two or more available possibilities.

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It assumes that citizens are rational and aware of all possible #alternatives.

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of or relating to the teeth.

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Sometimes #dental plates can be used to seal the palate and help the baby feed better.

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13
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lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.

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In Hill’s Western Front context, it might very well be ‘a word which, horribly, blends the #bleeding men with the rain and mud’.

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a place or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature.

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Outpatient therapy is provided at hospitals, #clinics and some nursing homes.

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a place or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature.

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Outpatient therapy is provided at hospitals, #clinics and some nursing homes.

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16
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cohere or cause to cohere in a single mass.

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The roots of the cover crop #bind the soil and resist the flowing water.

17
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a drug or medicine for relieving pain.

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The morphine and assortment of drugs and #painkillers kept her in a dream state for quite a while.

18
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a bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles.

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Farm animals are guarded against anthrax, #tetanus , and other disease by antibiotics or vaccines developed by animal based research.

19
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a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.

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There were so many feelings in this room: happiness, #relief, anxiety, anger and pain.

20
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a sensation of spinning around and losing one’s balance.

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A soul suffering from vertigo has #dizziness, unbalance and an increased risk of waterfall.

21
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physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance, and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects.

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At the time of his arrest he was heavily #addicted to heroin and funded his habit by selling at a profit to pay for his own drugs.

22
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fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.

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he had an operation to remove a nail #embedded in his chest

23
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(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

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The licence is available to any member of the public providing they adhere to a set of 14 conditions which include not removing soil from the land or planting any #poisonous trees or shrubs on it.

24
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a prescribed course of medical treatment, way of life, or diet for the promotion or restoration of health.

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A good fitness #regimen and diet have helped improve my performances on the court, says the world No. 28 Indian, in an interview.

25
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an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.

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Tooth abscesses can also cause #fever (high temperature), shivers and general aches and pains.