vocab Flashcards

1
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a piece of paper that a doctor gives you that says what type of medicine you need

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prescription (n)

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2
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a set of instructions for cooking or preparing a particular food

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recipe (n)

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3
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the process of cutting into s.o.’s body for medical reasons

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operation (n)

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4
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medical treatment in which a doctor cuts open s.o.’s body

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surgery (n)

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5
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painful and uncomfortable, usually as a result of an injury, infection or too much exercise

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sore (adj)

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6
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to feel pain swh in your body

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hurt (v)

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7
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a bad feeling in part of your body when you are hurt or become ill

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pain (n)

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8
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a particular disease, or a period of being ill

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illness (n)

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9
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an illness that affects people, animals or plants

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disease (n)

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10
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hurt in an accident or attack

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injured (adj)

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11
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harmed physically

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damaged (adj)

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12
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s.o. who is thin has very little fat on their body

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thin (adj)

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13
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thin in an attractive way

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slim (adj)

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14
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a cure for pain or for a minor illness

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remedy (n)

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15
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a medicine or treatment that makes s.o. who is ill become healthy

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cure (n)

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16
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a form of treatment for an illness or medical condition

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therapy (n)

17
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a change that is produced in one person or thing by another

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effect (n)

18
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sth that is caused directly by sth else

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result (n)

19
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physically strong and not ill

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healthy (adj)

20
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healthy, strong ad able to do physical exercise

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fit (adj)

21
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to look at sth or s.o. carefully

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examine (v)

22
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to try to find out all the facts about sth in order to learn the truth about it

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investigate (v)

23
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the process of becoming infected with a disease

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infection (n)

24
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chemicals and other substances that have a harmful effect on air, water or land

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pollution (n)

25
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a thin piece of cloth or plastic that sticks to your skin to cover a cut

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plaster (n)

26
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a long thin piece of cloth that you wrap around an injured part of your body

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bandage (n)

27
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a large room in a hospital with beds for people to stay in

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ward (n)

28
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a place where people go to receive a particular type of medical treatment or advice

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clinic (n)

29
Q

an amount of a drug that s.o. feels that they need to take regularly

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fix (n)

30
Q

a medical condition in which the temperature of your body is very high

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fever (n)

31
Q

an area of small red spots on your skin that is caused by an illness or a reaction to sth

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rash (n)

32
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a particular amount of a drug or medicine that has been measured so that you can take it

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dose (n)