Cambridge English: CAE (C1 Advanced) - Prácticas y Tratamientos Médicos

a substance that prevents infection when applied to a wound, especially by killing bacteria

the intentional ending of a pregnancy, often done during the early stages

a type of drug that makes the whole or part of the body unable to feel pain when administered

a device used to measure a person's body temperature to assess for fever or abnormal temperature

one of a pair of sticks that people with movement difficulties put under their arms to help them walk or stand

the process of becoming healthy again after an injury or illness

the act of admitting a patient into a hospital for clinical care, observation, or treatment

the action of putting a drug into a person's body using a syringe

a treatment or medicine for a disease or to reduce pain that is not severe

a surgical procedure performed on someone's nose that changes its appearance to make it look more attractive

to give someone medicine, drugs, etc.

to completely clean something, particularly the skin

to find out the cause of a problem or disease that a person has by examining the symptoms

to protect a person or an animal against a disease by giving them a preventive shot against specific diseases

(of a hospital) to take in a patient so that they can receive treatment

to join the edges of a wound together by a thread and needle

to make a person become conscious again

to reduce the severity of a pain

to protect an animal or a person from a disease by vaccination

relating to the observation, examination, and treatment of patients in a medical setting

related to or involving medical procedures that involve making incisions in the body to treat injuries, diseases, or deformities

a room in a hospital where surgical operations are performed

a doctor who performs medical operations to repair body parts or make them look more attractive