Unit 4 pre-reading Flashcards
A young person how is developing into an adult
Adolescent [n] “You are going to be an adolescent, think more about your health”
To crush food into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth that can be swallowed
Chew [v] “The meat is difficult to chew”
To give an advantage to someone
Confer [v] “In other words, multimedia must confer benefits”
A disease that can be passed from someone to someone by touching
Contagious [adj] “The infection is highly contagious”
The state of not having enough of something that is essential
Deficiency [n] “Vitamin deficiency can cause illness”
The process of growing worse
Deterioration [n] “After the attack of measles, it can cause intellectual deterioration”
To officially allow someone to leave somewhere, especially a hospital
Discharge [v] “Patients were discharged from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people”
The time between the start of an infection and the appearance of symptoms
Incubation [n] “Influenza has a long incubation period”
Your ability to think and understand
Intellectual [adj] “This is a job that requires considerable intellectual effort”
To show something clearly, through signs or actions
Manifest [v] “The illness first manifested itself in/as severe stomach pains and bothered me”
Having young developing inside the womb
Pregnant [adj] “She’s five and a half months pregnant”
To become well again after an illness; to get back your health
Recuperate [v] “She spent a month in the country recuperating from the operation”
Of or relating to a remainder
Residual [adj] “Those left with residual paralysis faced a range of ill effects”
Roundish stain, mark, dot
Spot [n] “The chicken-pox spot made her depressed”
To disperse a liquid in small droplets
Spray [v] “Droplet sprayed from his child’s nose infected her”
To perform a medical operation to make someone unable to have children
Sterilize [v] “After having five children, she decided to be sterilized”
To encourage something to grow, develop or become active
Stimulate [v] “The herb seems to stimulate the body’s immune system rapidly”
To become larger and rounder than usual
Swell [v] “She had broken her toe, and it immediately started to swell”
A particular group of symptoms that appear together characterizing a particular disease or disorder
Syndrome [n] “Medical students could finally recognize the syndrome of disease”
A poisonous substance, especially one that is produced by bacteria and causes a particular disease
Toxin [n] “Officials had tasted the water for toxins”
