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Health and Medicine Flashcards

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forme

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fitness

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santé

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health

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fièvre

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fever

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pouls

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pulse

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condition

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état

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épidémie

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an epidemic

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pandémie

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pandemic

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maladie qui tue

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a killer

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rhume

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cold

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grippe

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flu/influenza

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grippe porcine

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swine flu

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angine

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sore throat

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mal de tête

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headache

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douleur

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pain

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douleur aigue

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agony

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bilan

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check-up

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traitement

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treatment

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ivrogne

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drunkard

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bien-être

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comfort

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préservatif

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condom

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contraception

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contraception

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premiers soins

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first aid

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tabagism

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smoking

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goudron

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tar

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nicotine

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nicotine

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tabac

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tobacco

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avortement

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abortion

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la drogue

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drugs

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accoutumance

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addiction

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intoxiqué

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an addict

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traumatisme

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trauma

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plaie

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wound

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cicatrice

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scar

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blessés

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the injured

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mourants

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the dying

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famine

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starvation

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médecin

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doctor/physician

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malade/patient

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patient

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infirmier

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nurse

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soins médicaux

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medical care

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ordonnance

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prescription

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médicament

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medicine

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pilule

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pill

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comprimé

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tablet

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piqure

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injection

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régime

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diet

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intervention

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operation

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vaccin

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vaccine

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transfusion

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transfusion

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thérapie

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therapy

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euthanasie

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euthanasia

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appareil de réanimation

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life-support machine

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folie

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madness

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mortel

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lethal/deadly

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crise

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a fit

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diagnostic

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diagnosis

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malade

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ill

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enceinte

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pregnant

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myope

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short-sighted

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en phase terminale

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terminal

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bed-ridden

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alité

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frappé par la peste

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plague-stricken

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viral

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viral

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qui ne souffre pas

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comfortable

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créant une dépendance

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addictive

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estropié

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crippled

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lié à

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x-related

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tuberculeux

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consumptive

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septique/infecté

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septic

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antiseptique

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antiseptic

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séro-positif

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HIV-positive

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traumatisant

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traumatic

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gynécologique

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gynecological

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chronique

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chronic

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aigu

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acute

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insupportable

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unbearable

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drastique

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drastic

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sain d’esprit

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sane

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fou

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insane

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compulsif

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compulsive

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insomniaque

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insomniac

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schizophrène

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schizophrenic

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paranoïaque

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paranoïd

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gravement

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seriously

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mortelement

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fatally

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consulter

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consult

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soigner

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look after

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sévèrement

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severely

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en phase terminale

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terminally

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sans souffrance

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comfortably

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examiner

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examine

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opérer

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operate on

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subir

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undergo

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guérir

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cure

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se cicatriser

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heal

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soulager

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to relieve

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se rétablir

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to recover

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avorter

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to abort

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dépister

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detect

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radiographier

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to X-ray

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faire un test de dépistage

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to screen

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s’étendre

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to spread

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stimuler

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to stimulate

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amputer

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amputate

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transplanter

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transplant

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panser

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stériliser

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arracher

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injecter

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administrer

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administer

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préparer

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to dispense

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diagnostiquer

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craquer

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to break down

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évanouir

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enfler

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blesser

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éternuer

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mutiler

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s’étrangler

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tousser

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asphyxier

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asphyxiate

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débrancher

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malaise

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mal de mer

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seasickness

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appendicite

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appendicitis

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torticolis

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stiff neck

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mal de ventre

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stomach upset

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mal de dents

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carie

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tooth decay

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mal de dos

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tension artérielle

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blood pressure

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rougeole

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varicelle

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chicken pox

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coqueluche

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whooping cough

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scarlatine

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scarlet fever

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oreillons

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contusion

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maladie respiratoire

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respiratory disease

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asthme

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traumatisme crânien

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concussion

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ampoule

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sclérose

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embolie

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thrombosis

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paralysie

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angine de poitrine

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diabète

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infarctus

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heart attack

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arrêt cardiaque

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heart failure

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congestion cérébrale (AVC)

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a stroke (TIA)

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hémorragie

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haemorrhage

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hémophilie

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haemophilia

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hépatite

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médecin généraliste

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GP General Practicioner

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chirurgie

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chirurgien

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microchirurgie

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micro-surgery

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neuro-chirurgie

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brain surgery

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thérapeute

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oculiste

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eye specialist

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gynécologue

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gynaecologist

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pédiatre

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paediatrician

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psychiatre

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psychiatrist

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psy

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psychanalyste

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psychoanalyst

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charalatan

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sorcier

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witch doctor

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cabinet dentaire

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dental surgery

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chirurgien-dentiste

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dental surgeon

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hygiène

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hygiène publique

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sanitation

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sirop pour la toux

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cough sirup

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potion

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tranquilisant

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tranquillizer

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analgésique

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pain killer

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sédatif

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cancer du poumon

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lung cancer

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cancer du sein

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breast cancer

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leucémie

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choléra

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malaria

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bactérie

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microbe

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microbe/bug

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peste

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maladie vénérienne

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venereal disease (VD)

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sida

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hypocondrie

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hyponcondria

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schizophrénie

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schizophrenia

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obsession

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allergie

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guérison

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placebo

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seringue

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aiguille

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analyse de sang

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blood test

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groupe sanguin

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blood group

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prise de sang

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blood sample

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perfusion

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alcotest

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breathalizer test

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antidote

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plombage

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appareil dentaire

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appareil auditif

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hearing aid

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salle (hôpital)

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civière

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salle d’opération

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an operating theatre

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point de suture

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scanner

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greffe

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transplant

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radiographie

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chimiothérapie

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chemotherapy

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stimulateur cardiaque

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anesthésie

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anaesthetic

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asile d’aliénés

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lunatic asylum

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camisole de force

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straitjacket

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psychothérapie de groupe

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group therapy

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avoir la nausée

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to feel sick

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être hospitalisé

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to be taken to hospital

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un malade

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a sick person

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les malades

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hôpital pour les enfants malades

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hospital for sick children

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automobiliste blessé

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injured motorist

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blessure grave

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serious injury

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graves brulures

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severe burns

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service des urgences

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casualty department

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coup de fouet

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shot in the arm

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toxicomane

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drug-addict

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toxicomanie

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drug addiction

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avoir une maladie de coeur

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to have a heart condition

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entorse

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sprained x

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service de soins intensifs

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intensive care unit

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traitement

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a course of treatment

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faire une piqure

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give an injection

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faire de la tension

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have a high blood pressure

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avoir de la fièvre

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have a high temperature

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se faire contrôler la vue

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to have one’s eyes tested

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devenir fou

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souffrir le martyre

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to be in agony

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passer un scanner

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have a scan

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faire une chimio

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have a course of chemotherapy

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se faire faire un lifting

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to have a facelift

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se mettre au régime

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to go on a diet

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régime pauvre en graisses

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low-fat diet

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prendre la pilule

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to be on the pill

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être malade mental

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mentally ill

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être opéré

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be operated on

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état critique

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to be in critical condition

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être dans le coma

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to be in a coma

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mourir subitment

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cure de désintoxication

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to undergo a treatment for alcoholism

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avoir recours à la chirurgie plastique

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to resort to plastic surgery

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sang contaminé

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infected blood

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s’infecter

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PMA

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Medically Assisted Procreation

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traitement de choc

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drastic treatment

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donneur de sang

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blood donor

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débrancher un appareil de réanimation

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unplug a life-support machine

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dialyse rénale

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kidney dialysis

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donneur de moelle osseuse

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bone-marrow donor

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fécondation in vitro

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vitro fertilization

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OMS

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remède

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malades en phase terminale

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terminally ill

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