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the inability to stop using or doing something, particularly something harmful or unhealthy

beroende, missbruk

caused by or relating to allergy

allergisk, relaterad till allergi

an injury on the skin that appears as a dark mark, caused by a blow involving the rupture of vessels underneath

blåmärke, kontusion

a swelling on the body caused by illness or injury

knöl, svullnad

a serious disease caused by the uncontrolled growth of cells in a part of the body that may spread to other parts

cancer, malign tumör

to make someone regain their health

bota, kurera

a serious medical condition in which the body is unable to regulate the blood sugar levels because it does not produce enough insulin

diabetes

a state characterized by constant feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of enegry or interest in activities

depression

a physical or mental condition that prevents a person from using some part of their body completely or learning something easily

funktionsnedsättning, handikapp

a disease or a medical condition that prevents a part of the body or mind from functioning normally

störning, oordning

safe from catching a disease or being infected

immun, skyddad

physically active and strong, often with a fit body

atletisk, sportig

to become more powerful over time

stärka, bli starkare

any type of treatment such as herbalism, faith healing, etc. that does not follow the usual methods of Western medicine

komplementärmedicin, alternativ medicin

the process of looking closely at something to identify any issues

undersökning, inspektion

to insert a living tissue or an artificial object into the body via medical procedure

implanttera, införa

someone who is an expert in the field of food and nutrition

nutritionist, dietist

an operation performed by medical professionals to diagnose, treat, etc. a medical condition or injury

procedur, ingrepp

a doctor who is highly trained in a particular area of medicine

specialist, läkare specialist

a person who is trained to treat a particular type of disease or disorder, particularly by using a specific therapy

terapeut, specialist

to surgically remove an organ from someone's body and put it in someone else's body

transplantera, förflytta

(of diseases) passed on from one's parents

genetisk, ärftlig

the act in which a disease-causing organism, such as a virus or parasite, causes a particular illness

infektion, smitta

extremely overweight, with excess body fat that significantly increases health risks

fet, extremt överviktig

the condition of having such a high amount of body fat that it becomes very dangerous for one's health

fetma

the process of becoming healthy again after an injury or disease

återhämtning, rehabilitering

very badly or to a serious extent

allvarligt, svårt

relating to the study and treatment of mental illness

psykiatrisk

a medical doctor who specializes in general medicine, not in surgery

läkare, doktor

a person whose job is to test people's eyes and sight or to make and supply glasses or contacts

optiker, ögonläkare

a profession or a series of professions that one can do for a long period of one's life

karriär, yrke