Medicine 1.5 Flashcards

1
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flu
[флу]
influenza (formal)
People who have the flu should not visit hospital patients.

A

a common infectious illness that causes fever and headache

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fracture (noun)
fractured (adj)
[фракчюр]
Your wrist is fracturedand needs a cast.

A

broken or cracked bone

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3
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germ
Flowers are not allowed in the ward to avoid the risk
of germs being brought in.

A

a micro-organism, especially one that causes disease

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genetic

The disease is part genetic and part environmental.

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a medical condition or physical feature that is passed on in the family

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5
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heart attack

People who smoke are at greater risk of having a heart attack.

A

instance in which blood stops pumping through the heart

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immune system

You can’t have visitors because your immune system is low.

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the parts of the body that fight diseases, infections, and viruses

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