alcohol Flashcards
a charity
an organization which collect or raises money in order to help people in need
figure
an amount expressed as a number, especially for official purposes, such as statistics
drowning
death from suffocation by immersion in water
alcohol abuse
excessive consumption of alcohol
binge drinker
someone who drinks heavily over a short period of time
involved in
implicated in
domestic abuse
cruel and violent treatment inflicted on members of one’s family
the stomach
bag-like organ where food is digested before it moves into the intestines
the bowel
= the intestine, the gut
the digestive tube extending from the stomach to the anus, comprising the small intestine and the large intestine
the liver
large organ in the upper abdomen which secretes bile and cleans the blood
feel sick
to feel nauseous
single
only one
damage
physical or mental harm
scar tissue
the fibrous tissue replacing normal tissues destroyed by injury or disease
a scar
une cicatrice
cirrhosis
end-stage liver disease characterized by the replacement of healthy cells with scar tissue
blood flow
the rate at which blood circulates through the body
bloodstream
circulation sanguine
bypass
to use an alternative route to go round an obstruction
the heart
the muscular organ in the chest that pumps blood around the body
consumption
the using up of food, energy, ressources
warning
caution against danger
low
≠ high
below the usual, normal or average level, amount or intensity
arrhythmia
any deviation from the normal sinus rhythm of the heart
the pancreas
a large, elongated gland behind the stomach where insulin and digestive enzymes are secreted
the bones
the components of the skelton made of hard connective tissue
prone to
having a natural tendency to be affected by something
the breast
either of the two mammary glands in women which produce milk
fatty tissue
adipose tissue
the womb
the hollow muscular organ where the foetus develops in a normal pregnancy
birth defect
an imperfection, malformation, dysfunction occurring during gestation
