Health and Medicine Flashcards
dazed
ошелешений
indolent
lazy
invidious
unpleasant, especially because it is likely to offend people or make you unpopular
listless
feeling tired and not interested in things
premonitory
formal giving a warning that sth unpleasant is going to happen
prompt
done quickly, immediately, or at the right time
reluctant
slow and unwilling
sickening
very unpleasant and making you feel as if you want to vomit
superficial
not serious
ailment
an illness that is not very serious
blister
a swelling on your skin containing clear liquid, caused for example by a burn or continuous rubbing
general practitioner
a doctor who is trained in general medicine
malady
an illness
medical kit
аптечка
responder
a member of the police, fire, or medical services who has been specially trained to be the first person to go to a very serious accident or to an extremely dangerous and unexpected situation that must be dealt with quickly
sting
a wound or mark made when an insect or plant stings you
administer temporary relief
надати тимчасову допомогу
overwhelmed
приголомшений
sustain a major injury
отримати серйозну травму
take one’s temperature
вимірювати температуру
additive
a substance that is added to food to improve its taste, appearance etc
chum
a good friend
contingency
an event or situation that might happen in the future, especially one that could cause problems
co-pay
additional payment
mishap
a small accident or mistake that does not have very serious results
scourge
sth that causes a lot of harm or suffering
acupuncture
to insert very fine needles into the body at points along the meridians
integrative medicine
a combination of traditional and alternative medicine
light up
to light a cigarette
sort sth/sb out
to successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation
pass sth on
to give sth, especially a disease, to your children through your genes; to give a slight illness to someone else
put sth together
to make a machine, model, etc. by joining all the different parts
turn over
to turn a page in a book or a sheet of paper to the opposite side
abrasion
an area on the surface of your skin that has been injured by being rubbed against sth hard
ague
a fever that makes you shake and feel cold
chickenpox
вітрянка
distemper
a serious infectious disease that affects animals, especially dogs
gout
a disease that makes your toes, fingers and knees swollen and painful
hay fever
поліноз
measles
кір
ulcer
виразка
be on the line
if sth important is on the line, there is a risk that you might lose it or sth bad could happen to it
do sb a good/bad turn
to do sth helpful or unhelpful for someone
keep/hold sb at bay
to prevent sth dangerous or unpleasant from happening or from coming too close
phone/ring/call a sick
to call to say you are not coming to work because you are ill
bruise
синяк
gland
залоза
as pale as a ghost
extremely pale
be as fit as a fiddle
to be healthy
fancy
to think or believe sth without being certain
lunge
to make a sudden strong movement towards sb or sth, especially to attack them
ponder
to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question or sth that has happened
promote recovery
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