H53: medical language Flashcards

1
Q

relatively small amount of medicine

A

low-dose

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2
Q

record of medical conditions a person has had

A

a past history

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3
Q

illness of the stomach or digestive passages

A

gastrointestinal disease

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4
Q

darm

A

bowel

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5
Q

unwanted reactions

A

adverse reactions

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6
Q

to take more than

A

to exceed

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7
Q

unwanted additional effects

A

side effects

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8
Q

small pieces

A

particles

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9
Q

poo (form.)

A

excrement, stools

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10
Q

a problem indicating an illness

A

a symptom

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11
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being a symptom of

A

being symptomatic of

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12
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to identify what illness a patient has

A

to diagnose

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13
Q

how experts expect the illness to develop

A

the prognosis

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14
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unwell, sickly

A

ailing

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15
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an organisation that has a lot of problems

A

an ailing organisation

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16
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a lot of small red spots on the skin

A

rash

17
Q

a number if similar things happening at the same time

A

a rash of

18
Q

high temperature, great excitement

A

fever

19
Q

a point of very high intensity

A

fever pitch

20
Q

yellow-looking skin because of a liver problem, unenthusiastic or skeptical

A

jaundiced

21
Q

to be permanently affected by (neg.)

A

to be scarred by / to carry the scars of

22
Q

to pass on an illness, to pass smth on to

A

to infect

23
Q

to understand how something is changing

A

to have your finger on the pulse of something