complementary medicine ص10 Flashcards
A very bad headache which often comes with a feeling with sickness and problems with vision
migraine صداع نصفي
A dangerous disease transmitted by
mosquitoes.
malaria
The process in which an individual’s immune system against illness
immunisation تطعيم
a system of complementary medicine which treat illness by herbs.
homeopathy
العلاج بالاعشاب
An extract or mixture of a a plant used to prevent, alleviate, or cure disease.
herbal remedy
A disease causing painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints to
arthritis التهاب مفاصل
A reaction of the immune system when it is sensitive to something
allergy حساسية
Illness
ailment مرض
a system of complementary medicine in which fine needles are insert in the skin
acupuncture الوخز بالابر
the meaning of substitue?
It can never substitute for immunizations as it will not produce the antibodies needed to protect against childhood diseases
بديل
the meaning of consider/viable?
“I now consider homoeopathy to be a viable option for many different conditions including anxiety, depression and certain allergies.
اعتبر /فعال
the meaning of alien concept?
the idea of complementary treatments is no longer an alien concept
alien غريب /concept مفهوم
the meaning of critics /evidence/recognize?
Whereas critics used to say that there was not scientific evidence that non- conventional treatments actually worked, now it is more common for medical experts to recognize that conventional medicine may not always be the only way to treat an ailment
critics ناقدين/ evidence دليل /recognize اعترف
the meaning of private practitioner/consult
If patients wanted to receive this kind ef non-conventional treatment, they used to have to consult a private practitioner who was likely not to have a medical degree
private practitioner طبيب خاص
consult استشارة
the meaning of skeptical?
most doctors used to be skeptical about the validity of homoeopathy, a acupuncture and other forms of complementary medicine
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