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Word List: Health care basics - list 2
- care [kɛə]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the treatment of those in need (especially as a profession)
- Example:
- Does your mother need special care?
- take care of
(phrasal verb) - Definition:
- to provide care for someone in need
- Example:
- My elderly mother needs to be taken care of.
- Synonym(s):look after
- medicine [ˈmɛdəsɪn]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; the study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness
- Example:
- What kind of medicine did the doctor prescribe?
- medical
(adjective) - Definition:
- of or pertaining to the practice of medicine
- Example:
- Do you have any medical experience?
- take one's medicine
(Chunk) - Example:
- You need to take your medicine every night.
- symptom, symptoms
(noun) - Definition:
- a perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash
- Example:
- A headache can be a symptom of a flu.
- Synonym(s):sign
- condition, conditions [kɒn'diʃən]
(noun) - Definition:
- the health status of a medical patient
- Example:
- My aunt couldn't walk up the stairs in her condition.
- pain [peɪn]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence
- Example:
- The greatest difficulty lies in treating patients with chronic pain.
- ache [eɪk]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- an instance of pain, like sudden twinges
- Example:
- I've got a bad stomach ache.
- painkiller, painkillers
(noun) - Definition:
- a drug that numbs the pain in the body
- Example:
- Don't take too many painkillers!
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/people/health-care/health-care-basics/list-2/
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