B2 (Unit 14) Flashcards
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prescription
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- an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist’s
(prescription drugs/medication/charge/medicines/pharmaceuticals, repeat prescription)
-prescription for something
-on/by prescription
2
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recipe
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- a set of instructions that tells you how to cook something and the ingredients (= items of food) you need for it
(vegetarian/traditional/century recipe, recipe book/call, follow/share the recipe, recipe for disaster/success/failure/chaos/trouble)
3
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operation
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- the process of cutting open a part of a person’s body in order to remove or repair a damaged part
(have/undergo/ perform/rescue/security/covert/launch/ peacekeeping/joint/expand/cease/day-to-day/ military/combat /conduct/major/minor/routine/ abdominal/cataract/transplant/commercial/business/ banking/retail/manufacturing/overseas/ cost-cutting an operation)
-operation to do something
- (have) operation on/for/against somebody/something
-in operation
- come/put into operation
4
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surgery
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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; the branch of medicine connected with this treatment
(major/minor/perform/reconstructive/cosmetic/ doctor’s/dentist’s/vet’s/morning/afternoon/evening/constituency surgery, undergo/have heart/knee/shoulder surgery, surgery to remove)
5
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sore
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- if a part of your body is sore, it is painful, and often red, especially because of infection, injury or because a muscle has been used too much
(sore throat/feet/ stomach/head/back/eyes, sore loser)
-sore (at somebody/about something)
6
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hurt
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- to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them pain
(seriously/really/badly/get/deep hurt, hurt his feelings/chances)
-hurt something/yourself/somebody
-it hurts somebody to do something
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pain
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- the feelings that you have in your body when you have been hurt or when you are ill
(chronic/acute/severe/stomach/chest/abdominal/back/ constant/ sharp pain, aches and pains, pain relief, relieve/ease/feel/experience/suffer/inflict the pain, pleasures and pains, pain and suffering)
-pain in/over something
-the pain of doing something
-It’s a pain
8
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illness
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- the state of being physically or mentally ill, a type or period of illness
( cause/mental/respiratory/chronic/mental/serious/severe/terminal/childhood illness, suffer from illness)
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disease
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- (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
(heart/lung/liver/infectious/chronic/cardiovascular/pulmonary/respiratory disease, spread/risk of disease, contract/prevent/treat/cure/spread/transmit/contagious/common/rare/incurable/fatal/outbreak of/symptom of/catch disease)
10
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injured
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- physically hurt; having an injury (accident, attack)
( seriously/critically/severely/badly injured, injured look/tone/pride/back, the injured)
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damaged
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- harmed or spoiled physically
(badly/seriously/severely/heavily/permanently/psychologically damaged, damaged beyond repair/reputation/ goods)
12
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thin
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- someone who is very thin has very little fat on their body
( pale and thin, stay thin, as thin as a rake)
13
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slim
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- (of a person) thin, in a way that is attractive
(slim figure/body/waist, tall and slim, stay slim, slim volume/chance/majority/hips/legs/hope/margin/possibility)
14
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remedy
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- a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious/a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation
(herbal/simple/possible/home/legal/cold/provide/seek/obtain/detailed remedy)
- remedy for/ to/against something (remedy for grief)
[giải pháp cho một vấn đề, phương thuốc / cách chữa cho những loại bệnh nhẹ]
15
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cure
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- to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness
(cure disease/cancer/noise/ social injustice/hard disk problem/inflation)
-cure somebody of something
-cure something with something
-cure for something
[liệu pháp thực hành chữa bệnh thực tế]
16
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therapy
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- a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after an illness
(receive/drug/undergo/alternative/complementary/cancer/exercise/occupational/speech/group therapy, therapy group/session)
-in therapy
17
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effect
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- a change that somebody/something causes in somebody/something else; a result
(beneficial/long-term/significant/adverse/positive/negative/ill/examine/study/investigate/evaluate/assess/cause/
feel/have/give/produce/create/come into/take/see/feel/suffer/detrimental/profound/dramatic/reduce/minimize/desired effect, cause and effect)
-effect on/upon/of somebody/something
-feel the effects of
-for an effect
-to good effect
18
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result
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- a thing that is caused or produced because of something else
(produce/yield/achieve/direct/end/election/football/exam/test/positive/negative/indicate/obtain/ search/show/report/publish /know/financial/operate/latest/preliminary/interim/disappointing/poor/mixed/annual/quarterly see/result, announce/ get the result)
- as a result of something
-with the result that
19
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healthy
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- having good health and not likely to become ill
(healthy child/baby/adult/subject/animal/tree/diet/lifestyle/eating/food/living/environment/ business/industry/economy/orders/sales/profits/balance, stay/perfectly/remain healthy)
20
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fit
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- healthy and strong, especially as a result of exercise
(keep fit, fit for, fit something with/into/to/on/onto/together/between something)
21
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examine
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- to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them
(examine in detail, critically/carefully examine)
-examine something/somebody for something
-be examined in/on/by something
-thoroughly/closely/carefully examine sth
22
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investigate
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- to carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened
(call in to investigate, investigating officer, investigate a crime/a complaint/an incident/ matter/on suspicion of/allegations/claims/complaints of sth/how/whether/why , thoroughly investigated)
-investigate somebody for/over something
23
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infection
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- the act or process of causing or getting a disease
(cause/prevent/Bacterial/risk of/ear/chest/urinary tract/respiratory/viral/bacterial/sexually transmitted/cause/serious/throat infection)
- infection by/with/of something
24
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pollution
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- the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty
(air/water/noise/light/environmental/industrial pollution, pollution level/control)
25
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plaster
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- a small piece of sticky cloth or plastic that you use to cover and protect a cut in the skin
(put plaster on)
26
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bandage
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- a long narrow piece of cloth used for tying around a part of the body that has been hurt in order to protect or support it
(have bandage on, bandage up)
27
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ward
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- one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds for patients
(geriatric/maternity/psychiatric/maternity/surgical/psychiatric/pediatric/children’s ward, on the ward)
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clinic
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- a building or part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment or advice
(rehabilitation/Antenatal/Prenatal clinic)
29
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dose
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- an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time
(high/low/lethal/repeat/single/daily/in small/hefty dose, dose of)
30
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fix
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- a solution to a problem/an amount of an illegal drug, or of another substance that has an effect on someone
(quick/daily fix -addict)
31
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fever
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- a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal
(high/reduce/catch/slight fever, fever of)
32
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rash
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- an area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something
(come/bring out/come up in/itchy in a rash, heat rash
-rash (of something)
33
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break out
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(of war, fighting or other unpleasant events) to start suddenly
34
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bring sth on
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to make something happen, usually something bad (illness)
35
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come/go down with
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to get an illness that is not very serious
36
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come round/to/around/over
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to become conscious again
37
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cut something down (to…) | cut down (on something)
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to reduce the size, amount or number of something
38
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feel up to doing something
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to have the strength and energy to do or deal with something
39
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get over
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to return to your usual state of health, happiness, etc. after an illness, a shock, the end of a relationship, etc.
40
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give sth up
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to stop doing or having something
41
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look after somebody/something/yourself
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to be responsible for or to take care of somebody/something/yourself
42
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pass out
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to become unconscious
