Vocab Ch 51-55 Flashcards
home visit
for doctors
locum
replacement doctor during illness
acute condition
one that is severe and sudden in onset
opthalmologist
eye doctor
gynaecologist
women’s reproductive system doctor
obstetrician
pregnancy and childbirth doctor
paediatricians
children doctor
anaesthetist
to apply anaesthesia doctor
homeopathic doctor
doctor who use tiny amounts of natural substances
off-colour
not well
out of sorts
not well
fighting off (a cold)
trying to get rid of
going down with (the flu)
catching (non-serious illness) talking about someone else
come down with (the flu)
catching (non-serious illness) talking about yourself
throbbing
beating with pain
shivery
shaking slightly
trembling
shaking
bunged up
blocked
being on the mend
getting better
gastrointestinal disease
illness of the stomach or digestive passages
prognosis
how experts expect an illness to develop
jaundiced
yellow-looking skin because of a liver problem
to be impeded
to slow down or make difficult
lentils
very small dried beans that are cooked and eaten
cardiovascular
relating to the heart and blood
metabolism
the rate at which your body digests food
brisk
quick and energetic
being on piecework
being paid for the amount they produce
sweatshops
factories where people work very long hours for low wages
