Academic-2 Flashcards
Portend
be a sign or warning is likely to happen
*Earlier onset of disease has been recognised to portend a more aggressive phenotype.
Desquamation
exfoliation, peeling dead cells of skin
Concomitant
accompanies or follow sth
*he sought promotion without the necessary concomitant of hard work.
wean from/off
to gradually stop doing or using sth
otherwise healthy
sb who is overall healthy, except for a specific medical issue
An otherwise healthy woman presented to hospital with acute fever
Entity
Organism, object, individual
an under-recognised entity
clear-cut
easy to perceive or understand, well defined
treatment refractory
a condition/disease that doesn’t respond to treatment
plausible
credible, believable
purportedly
as appears to be true,although this may not be the case. supposedly
*the study purportedly found that men married to smart women live longerظاهرا
mutagenic
sth that makes a permanent change in organism’s genes , or a mutation in a cell’s DNAجهش زا
degrade(V)
to lower in grade, rank, or status
discern
recognise or find out.
discern
recognise or find out.
suffices(v)
be enough or adequate.
“a quick look should suffice”
intrinsically
in an essential or natural way.
intrinsically risky
detraining
leave or stop sth
boil (sth) down:
to be the main or most important result of something
Snuggly
Comfortable, warm and cosy
Abate
Subside
Weepy
Tearful, crying
Staggering
Deeply shocking
Devitalised tissue
tissue that is weak or no longer living, usually due to injury or disease, dead tissue
Uniplas
Fresh frozen plasma treatment
Hypofibrinogenemia
Genes unable to make fibrinogen
Thrombocytopenia
Low platelet level
Cryoprecipitate
Frozen blood products contains clotting factors
Ideation
Tendency, plan for sth
خيال انديشي
Contention
Debate
Confiscate
مصادره كردن
Stymies
(إس تاي مي)
Prevent/hinder the progress of sth
,Impede,hamper
Proactive(adj)
Taking charge/control of a situation rather than just responding to it
eg:employers must take a proactive approach to equal pay
Subdue
Reduce, overcome, bring under control
Complacently(adv)
-with pleasure or satisfaction
- When we say someone is behaving complacently, they’re doing something confidently, but perhaps without fear of potential dangers
Precedence
take priority over
Compromise
-agreement,understanding
eg:eventually they reached a compromise
Knack(noun)
-an acquired or natural skill at doing something. Or to having a natural skill or ability to do something well
“he had a knack for communicating”
“The knack of expressing sympathy clearly.”
Walk/tread a tightrope
To consider carefully the decisions or risks that you take in order to deal successfully with a difficult situation
“Accepting responsibility is a difficult tighrope to walk”
Unarguably appropriate
Unquestionably, undeniably
On a par with
Equally/ similarly good or bad or important
Inevitable Trajectory
The natural progression/course of sth
Improve or subside on their own over time
A thorn in medicine
Continues problem to sb /sth
Annoys you
Reimbursement
Repaying
Compensating sb
Reimbursement
Repaying
Compensating sb
Potential
Possibility
Capacity
Non-modifiable
Non- amendable
Unchangeable
Majority
More than half(50%)
Several
More than a few but not a large number
Compelling
Having a strong, powerful or convincing quality
Recommend
Advice
Antipathy
A strong feeling of dislike
Notch up
To achieve sth(a goal/a high score) through effort
A swathe of sth
A large proportion
Cast doubt on
To make sth seem uncertain or to cause people to question/lose confidence in sth
Retrieval
Get sth back
Recovery
Recapture
Undo
Reverse
Make of no effect
Expunging
Destroy
Eliminate
Innate
ذاتي
نشات گرفته از ذهن و عقل نه تجربه
Protracted
Prolong
Longer than expected or usual
Disregard
Ignore
Paying no attention
Vigilance
Careful observation/attention
Unscrupulous
بي وجدان
Eccentric
Bizarre
Weired
Strange
Struck
Affected
Influenced
Override
Veto
Set aside
Cancel
Pertinent
Relevant
Suitable
In lieu of
As a matter of choice
Procurement
Ownership
Act of obtaining
Permises
Building property/site
Convened
Summon
Come or bring together for a meeting
Outperform
Control over sth
Snag
Disadvantage
Blase
Not worries
Dont care
Gleaned
Obtained
Gearing up
To prepare oneself/ sb else for sth
Cut off
Reach a point
Polarising
Causing strong disagreement between opposing groups
Rusted furnace
كوره زنگ زده
Succumb
To lose the determination to oppose sth, accept defeat
Compromise
To accept that you will reduce your demand or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with sb
e.g:doctors involved in doping risk compromising their medical standards.
Subordinate
Having a lower or less imports position
doctor-client relationship can subordinate medical judgment
infatuated
Having a very strong but not usually lasting feeling of love or attraction for sb
doctors become infatuated by the celebrity of their patients
