25 Specialized Vocabulary Flashcards
Insomnia
Def: the condition of not being able to sleep
(NOUN)
Syn:Awake
Ant: Tiredness
Sentence:The girl with insomnia could not ever get a good night of rest with her condition.
Epidemic
Def: an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people
(Noun)
Syn: Contagious
Ant:—–
Sentence: The widespread epidemic was a disease that could not be controled.
Sterile
Def: free from living organisms and especially microorganisms
(ADJECTIVE)
Syn: Clean
Ant: Dirty
Sentence: The sterile lab was spotles, it was so clean that everything gleamed, and there was not one particle of dust.
Communicable
Def: capable of being transmitted from person to person, animal to animal, animal to human, or human to animal
(ADJECTIVE)
Syn: Transmitable
Ant:—–
Sentence: The communicable disease spread from humans to animals continuously.
Hygine
Def: conditions or practices conducive to health
(NOUN)
Syn: cleanliness
Ant: —–
Sentence:The boy;s doctor siad he had good hygine or practices of good health.
Medication
Def: a medicinal substance (NOUN) Syn:Medicine Ant: ---- Sentence: The medication would help the pacient against getting migranes.
Ulcer
Def: a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue
(NOUN)
Syn:—–
Ant: —–
Sentence: The ulcer cause the man feel pain in his stomach from a loss of skin tissue.
Amnesia
Def: loss of memory (NOUN) Syn: I cant remember... Ant: --- Sentence:The wouman could not recall her higschool years with her case of amnisia.
Contagious
Def: communicable by contact (ADJECTIVE) Syn: Transmittale Ant: incontagious Sentence:The contagiouse desease coulfd be contracted with something that was infected.
Immunization
Def: immunity usually against a particular disease
(NOUN)
Syn: Immune
Ant: —-
Sentence: The immunization helped the man fight against the disease.
Quarantine
Def: a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods that is designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests
(NOUN)
Syn: containment
Ant: free
Sentence:The girl in quarantine could not leave a room inorder to keep those who were not infected safe.
Antidote
Def: a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison
(NOUN)
Syn: Medication
Ant: —–
Sentence:The antidote helped those who had eaten the poison survive.
Inoclution
Def: the introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies
(NOUN)
Syn:———
Ant: ———
Sentence:The process of inoclution helps prevent people from getting diseases by helping us to produce antibodies.
Sedative
Def: tending to calm (ADJECTIVE) Syn:Calming Ant: 5 Hour Energy Sentence: The sedatives helped the boy fall asleep faster, and calmed him down.
Cardiac
Def: of, relating to, situated near, or acting on the heart
(ADJECTIVE)
Syn: Heart Related
Ant: —–
Sentence:When the man wentinto cardiac arest his heart had stopped.
