Health & Medicine

therapy B2

/ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/ Treatment intended to cure or relieve a health problem. M S

procedure B2

/pɹəˈsid͡ʒɚ/ A fixed series of steps for doing something correctly. M S

coma B2

/ˈkoʊmə/ A deep, prolonged state of unconsciousness, usually caused by serious injury or illness. M S

nursing B2

/ˈnɝsɪŋ/ The job or skill of caring for sick or injured people as a nurse. M S

physician B2

/fəˈzɪʃən/ A medical doctor, especially one who treats illness with medicine rather than surgery. M S

immune B2

/ɪˈmjuːn/ Protected against a disease, so you cannot catch it. M S

consultant B2

/kənˈsɐl.tənt/ An expert who is paid to give professional advice. M S

vaccine B2

/vækˈsin/ A substance given to people or animals to protect them from a particular disease. M S

hangover B2

/ˈhæŋˌoʊ.vɚ/ unpleasant physical or mental effects, such as headache, nausea, and fatigue, felt after drinking too much alcohol M S

indication B2

/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ A sign that something exists, is true, or may happen. M S

pneumonia B2

/nuˈmoʊniə/ A serious illness in which the lungs become inflamed, usually caused by an infection. M S

diabetes B2

/ˌdaɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/ diabetes mellitus, a group of metabolic disorders marked by persistently high blood glucose because insulin is absent or ineffective M S

overdose B2

/ˈoʊvɚˌdoʊs/ an excessive and potentially dangerous or fatal amount of a drug or medicine M S

screening B2

/ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ The process of testing or checking people or things to find any with a particular feature or problem. M S

insulin B2

/ˈɪnsəlɪn/ a hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells that regulates blood glucose and other aspects of metabolism M S

malaria B2

/məˈlɛəɹi.ə/ A serious disease spread by mosquito bites that causes fever and chills. M S

paramedic B2

/ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/ A person trained to give emergency medical care, often before a patient reaches hospital. M S

hormone B2

/ˈhoɹmoʊn/ a chemical messenger produced in one part of an organism and carried to other cells or tissues, where it regulates their activity M S

prescribe B2

/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/ To officially tell a patient to use a particular medicine or treatment. M S

smallpox B2

/ˈsmɔlpɑks/ a formerly widespread, often fatal infectious disease caused by variola virus and marked by fever and a pustular rash M S

floss B2

/flɔs/ a thin, soft thread used to clean between the teeth M S

penicillin B2

/ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ An antibiotic medicine made from mould, used to treat infections caused by bacteria. M S

transfusion B2

/tɹænzˈfjuʒən/ The process of putting blood from one person into the body of another, usually during medical treatment. M S

indigestion B2

/ˌɪn.dɪˈdʒes.tʃən/ pain or discomfort in the upper abdomen, often after eating and sometimes accompanied by bloating, nausea, belching, or heartburn M S

deathbed B2

/ˈdɛθˌbɛd/ the bed in which a person is dying or has died M S

pathology B2

/pəˈθɑːləd͡ʒi/ the branch of medicine that studies the causes, development, and effects of disease M S

chemotherapy B2

/ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/ The treatment of cancer using strong chemicals or drugs. M S

digestive B2

/daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/ relating to the process or organs by which food is broken down and absorbed M S

tuberculosis B2

/tuˌbɚkjʊˈloʊsɪs/ A serious infectious disease that mainly attacks the lungs, causing coughing, fever, and weight loss. M S

prevention B2

/pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/ The act of stopping something bad from happening. M S

polio B2

/ˈpoʊlioʊ/ A serious infectious disease, mainly affecting children, that can damage the nerves and cause paralysis. M S

inflammation B2

/ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/ A red, hot, painful, and swollen part of the body, caused by injury or infection. M S

typhoid B2

/ˈtaɪ.fɔɪd/ A serious infectious disease that causes fever and severe stomach illness, spread through contaminated food or water. M S

frostbite B2

/ˈfrɑːstbaɪt/ injury and possible destruction of body tissue caused by exposure to severe cold M S

nosebleed B2

/ˈnoʊz.bliːd/ an occasion when blood flows from the nose M S

disinfectant B2

/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɛk.tənt/ a chemical or other agent used on surfaces or objects to destroy or inactivate harmful microorganisms M S

radium B2

/ˈɹeɪ.di.əm/ A radioactive metal element (symbol Ra) that glows and was once used in medicine. M S

light-headed B2

/ˌlaɪtˈhɛdɪd/ dizzy, faint, or mentally unsteady M S

elective B2

/ɪˈlɛktɪv/ Not required; chosen freely. M S

flatulence B2

/ˈflætʃələns/ the presence or release of excessive gas in the digestive system M S

colic B2

/ˈkɑlɪk/ severe, often spasmodic pain in the abdomen, especially pain arising from the intestines M S

outpatient B2

/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ A patient who is treated at a hospital but does not stay there overnight. M S

untreated B2

/ənˈtriːtɪd/ Not given medical care M S

intravenous B2

/ˌɪntrəˈviːnəs/ Going into or carried through a vein. M S

gargle B2

/ˈɡɑɹɡəl/ to wash the mouth or throat by holding liquid there and forcing air through it M S

malady B2

/ˈmæl.ə.di/ An illness or disease, especially one that lasts a long time. M S

diphtheria B2

/dɪfˈθɪɹ.i.ə/ A serious infectious disease that affects the throat and breathing. M S

preventive B2

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/ Intended to stop something bad, especially illness, from happening. M S

sicken B2

/ˈsɪk.ən/ to become ill M S

antibacterial B2

/ˌæntiːbækˈtɪriːəl/ Killing bacteria or stopping them from growing. M S

undigested B2

not digested M S

hospitalize B2

/ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz/ To take someone into a hospital for treatment. M S

indigestible B2

/ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstəbəl/ difficult or impossible for the body to digest M S

health care B2

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