Medicine

Question 1

abnormal
This amount of weight loss is abnormal for women your age.
(deviant=aberrant(formal))[аберент]

Answer 1

different from what is usual or average, especially in a way that is bad/not normal for the human body

Question 2

ache
[эйк]
I can’t sleep because my knees ache in the night.

Answer 2

a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong

Question 3

acute
[экют]
We knew the baby was coming right away because the woman’s labour pains were acute.

Answer 3

quick to become severe/bad

Question 4

allergy (noun)
allergic (adj)
[алорджик]
Your son is extremely allergic to peanuts.

Answer 4

a body’s abnormal reaction to certain foods or environmental substances (eg causes a rash)

Question 5

ambulance
We called the ambulance when Josh stopped breathing.

Answer 5

emergency vehicle that rushes people to a hospital

Question 6

amnesia
[амнижа]
I can’t remember the accident because I had amnesia.

Answer 6

a medical condition that makes you unable to remember things

Question 7

amputation (noun)
amputate (verb)
We had to amputate his leg because the infection spread so quickly.

Answer 7

the cutting off of a part of the body

Question 8

anaemia (noun)
[анИмия]
anaemic (adj)
[анимик]
I have low energy because I am anaemic.

Answer 8

occurs when the body doesn’t have enough red blood cells

Question 9

antibiotic
[антибайотик]
My throat infection went away after I started the antibiotics.

Answer 9

medication that kills bacteria and cures infections

Question 10

antidepressant
The anti-depressants helped me get on with life after Lucy died.

Answer 10

a drug used to reduce feelings of sadness and worry

Question 11

appointment
I’ve made you an appointment with a specialist in three week’s time.

Answer 11

a scheduled meeting with a medical professional

Question 12

arthritis
[арthрейтис]
My grandmother can’t knit anymore because the arthritis in her hands is so bad.

Answer 12

a serious condition in which a person’s joints (= the places where two bones are connected) become painful, swollen, and stiff

Question 13

asthma
I carry an inhaler when I run because I have asthma.

Answer 13

a medical condition that makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked

Question 14

bacteria/bacterium (plural)
[бактириум]
To prevent the spread of bacteria it is important that nurses wash their hands often.

Answer 14

a type of very small organism that lives in air, earth, water, plants, and animals, often one that causes disease