First Review Flashcards
Tantalise
to make someone feel excited or attracted by an offer or a suggestion of something that is, in fact, unlikely to happen
Argument
a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing
Argument
a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing
Prognosis
a doctor’s judgment of the likely or expected development of a disease or of the chances of getting better:
Disease
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident
Major
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type:
Dilemma
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do:
Physician
a medical doctor, especially one who has general skill and is not a surgeon
No longer
in the past but not now
Concern
to cause worry to someone:
Delay
to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected:
Inevitable
certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented:
Progression
the act of changing to the next stage of development:
Terminal
(of a disease or illness) leading gradually to death:
Individual
a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong:
Benefit
a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help:
Stem-cell
a cell, especially one taken from a person or animal in a very early stage of development, that can develop into any other type of cell
Rather
1) quite; to a slight degree
“It’s rather cold today, isn’t it?”
2) more accurately; more exactly:
“He’s my sister’s friend really, rather than mine.”
3) used to express an opposite opinion
No, I’m not tired. Rather the opposite in fact.
Management
the control and organization of something:
Comorbidity
the fact that people who have a disease or condition also have one or more other diseases or conditions:
Adverse
having a negative or harmful effect on something:
Appropriateness
the quality of being suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion:
Trial
a test, usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable something or someone is:
Discontinuation
the act of stopping doing or providing something:
Discontinuation
the act of stopping doing or providing something:
Approve
to have a positive opinion of someone or something:
Frontline
used to describe a manager whose job involves dealing directly with a group of employees:
Initial
of or at the beginning:
Controversy
a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people:
Tantalize
to make someone feel excited or attracted by an offer or a suggestion of something that is, in fact, unlikely to happen
Prospect
the possibility that something good might happen in the future:
Remission
a period of time when an illness is less severe or is not affecting someone:
Manuscript
the original copy of a book or article before it is printed:
Explore
to search a place and discover things about it:
Influence
the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this:
Provide
to give someone something that they need:
Pragmatic
solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules:
