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34 Kuzmina 24 Flashcards

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hospital
ˈhɑːspɪtl

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A hospital is where sick or hurt people receive care or treatment.

The doctor talks to a patient at the hospital.

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a large building where people who are ill or injured are given medical treatment and care

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hospital
ˈhɑːspɪtl

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clinic

/ˈklɪnɪk/

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Your local family planning clinic can give you advice about birth control.

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​ a building or part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment or advice

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clinic

/ˈklɪnɪk/

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sanatorium

/ˌsænəˈtɔːriəm/

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In the early twentieth century, tuberculosis sanatoriums were common in the US.

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a place like a hospital where patients who have a long-term illness or who are getting better after an illness are treated

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sanatorium

/ˌsænəˈtɔːriəm/

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infirmary

/ɪnˈfɜːrməri/

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He had his leg bandaged in the infirmary.

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​often used in names a hospital

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infirmary

/ɪnˈfɜːrməri/

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department

/dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/

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the Department of Health

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a section of a large organization such as a government, business, university, etc.

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department

/dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/

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emergency
ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi

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An emergency is a time when someone needs help right away.

There is a huge fire in my house! This is an emergency!

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a sudden serious and dangerous event or situation that needs immediate action to deal with it

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emergency
ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi

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accident
ˈæksɪdənt

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An accident is unexpected, and may cause some trouble.

He damaged the car in an accident.

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an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage

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accident
ˈæksɪdənt

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cause
kɔːz

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When you cause something, you make it happen.

Tiredness caused the accident.

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to make something happen, especially something bad or unpleasant; to make somebody do something

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cause
kɔːz

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intensive

/ɪnˈtensɪv/

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intensive

/ɪnˈtensɪv/

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care

/ker/

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care

/ker/

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ward

/wɔːrd/
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a maternity/surgical/psychiatric/children’s ward

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a separate room or area in a hospital for people with the same type of medical condition

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ward

/wɔːrd/

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sickroom

/ˈsɪkruːm/

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sickroom

/ˈsɪkruːm/

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consulting room
[ kənˈsʌltɪŋ rum ]

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consulting room
[ kənˈsʌltɪŋ rum ]

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operating room
[ ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ rum ]

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operating room
[ ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ rum ]

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operate
ˈɑːpəreɪt

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To operate means to work or function.

I’m sorry, but the trains are not operating today.

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to work in a particular way
SYNONYM function

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operate
ˈɑːpəreɪt

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surgery
ˈsɜːrdʒəri

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Surgery is medical treatment involving a doctor cutting into a body.

I needed surgery to repair my leg after the accident.

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medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open a person’s body and often removing or replacing some parts

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surgery
ˈsɜːrdʒəri

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practitioner
prækˈtɪʃənər

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A practitioner is a doctor.

She made an appointment with the practitioner to treat her cough.

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a person who works in a profession, especially medicine

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practitioner
prækˈtɪʃənər

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appoint
əˈpɔɪnt

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To appoint someone to a job means to give the job to them.

Two students were appointed to help the scientists with their research.

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to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing something

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appoint
əˈpɔɪnt

32
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pediatrician

/ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃn/

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pediatrician

/ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃn/

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surgeon

/ˈsɜːrdʒən/

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surgeon

/ˈsɜːrdʒən/

34
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intensivist
[ ɪnˈtensɪvɪst ]

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intensivist
[ ɪnˈtensɪvɪst ]

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gynaecologist

/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑːlədʒɪst/

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gynaecologist

/ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑːlədʒɪst/

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cardiologist
/ˌkɑːrdiˈɑːlədʒɪst/

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cardiologist
/ˌkɑːrdiˈɑːlədʒɪst/

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nurse
nɜːrs

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A nurse is a person who helps sick people in the hospital.

A nurse helped me get better.

38
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a person whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital

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nurse
nɜːrs

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sick nurse
[ ˈsɪk nɜːs ]

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sick nurse
[ ˈsɪk nɜːs ]

40
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tender
ˈtendər

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tender
ˈtendər

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filling

/ˈfɪlɪŋ/

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I had to have two fillings at the dentist’s today.

42
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a small amount of metal or other material used to fill a hole in a tooth

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filling

/ˈfɪlɪŋ/

43
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fall out
[ fɔːl aʊt ]

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fall out
[ fɔːl aʊt ]

44
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cavity
ˈkævəti

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A cavity is a hole or space in something.

There was a small cavity in the wall of the cave, where an animal lived.

45
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a hole or empty space inside something solid

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cavity
ˈkævəti

46
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come loose
[ kʌm luːs ]

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come loose
[ kʌm luːs ]

47
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gum

/ɡʌm/

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gum disease

48
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either of the areas of flesh in the mouth to which the teeth are attached

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gum

/ɡʌm/

49
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swollen

/ˈswəʊlən/

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swollen glands

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larger than normal, especially as a result of a disease or an injury

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swollen

/ˈswəʊlən/

51
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bleed
bliːd

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To bleed is to lose blood.

If you are not careful, you will cut your finger and bleed.

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to lose blood, especially from a wound or an injury

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bleed
bliːd

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wound
wuːnd

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To wound is to injure someone or something by cutting or breaking the skin.

The boy knew he might wound his knees if he didn’t wear pads on them.

54
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an injury to part of the body, especially one in which a hole is made in the skin using a weapon

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wound
wuːnd

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extract
ˈekstrækt

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To extract something means to remove it.

The dentist extracted the woman’s damaged tooth and put in a fake one.

56
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to remove

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extract
ˈekstrækt

57
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anaesthesia
/ˌænəsˈθiːʒə/

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anaesthesia
/ˌænəsˈθiːʒə/

58
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rinse

/rɪns/

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Rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water.

59
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to wash something with clean water only, not using soap

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rinse

/rɪns/

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