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Word List: At the doctor - list 3
- tender [ˈtɛn.də(ɹ)]
(adjective) - Definition:
- sensitive or painful to touch
- Example:
- Be careful, that area is tender.
- tender spot
(Chunk) - Example:
- Due to a rash I've got some tender spots on my arms.
- test, tests [tɛst]
(noun) - Definition:
- a session in which something is examined under a certain condition
- Example:
- The woman received the results of her HIV test.
- blood test, blood tests
(noun) - Definition:
- a serologic analysis of a sample of blood
- Example:
- The treatment requires a preliminary blood test.
- injection, injections [ɪnˈʤɛktʃən]
(noun) - Definition:
- something pushed or pumped intravenously or intramuscularly by use of a syringe and a needle into someone's body
- Example:
- She's really afraid of injections.
- vaccination [ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to produce immunity to a disease
- Example:
- Vaccination is generally considered to be the most effective and cost-effective method of preventing infectious diseases.
- prescription, prescriptions
(noun) - Definition:
- a written order, as by a physician, for the administration of a medicine or other intervention
- Example:
- The surgeon wrote a prescription for a pain killer and physical therapy.
- prescribe [pɹəˈskɹaɪb]
(verb) - Definition:
- to order a drug or medical device for use by a particular patient
- Example:
- The doctor prescribed John a set of pills.
- chemist's, chemists'
(noun) - Definition:
- a place where prescription drugs are dispensed
- Example:
- Sue needs to go to the chemist's to get her medicine.
- Synonym(s):pharmacy, drugstore (AE)
- chemist, chemists [ˈkɛmɪst]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person who works at a place where prescription drugs are dispensed
- Example:
- The chemist couldn't find the medicine the man was asking for.
- Synonym(s):pharmacist
- pill, pills [pɪl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a small portion of a drug or drugs to be taken orally, usually of roughly cylindrical shape, often coated to prolong dissolution or ease swallowing
- Example:
- Take two pills every hour.
- Synonym(s):tablet
- drug, drugs [dɹʌɡ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose; a substance, often addictive, which affects the central nervous system
- Example:
- Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature.
- poison, poisons [ˈpɔɪz(ə)n]
(noun) - Definition:
- a substance that is very harmful or lethal to a living organism
- Example:
- We used a poison to kill the weeds.
- poisonous
(adjective) - Definition:
- containing sufficient poison to be dangerous
- Example:
- Certain mushrooms are not edible because they are poisonous.
- Synonym(s):toxic
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/people/health-care/at-the-doctor/list-3/
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