CEFR C1 Vocabulary

CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 57

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Here you will learn some English words about health, such as "abortion", "crutch", "remedy", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
antiseptic
antisepticnoun

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

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abortionnoun

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

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anesthetic
anestheticnoun

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

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blood typenoun

any of the types into which human blood is divided

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thermometer
thermometernoun

a device used to measure a person's body temperature to assess for fever or abnormal temperature using various methods like oral, ear, armpit, or forehead readings

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crutch
crutchnoun

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

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healing
healingnoun

the process of making or becoming healthy once more

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hospitalization
hospitalizationnoun

the fact of being placed in a hospital for medical treatment

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informed consentnoun

permission given by a patient to receive a particular treatment, informed of all the possible consequences and risks

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injection
injectionnoun

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

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placebonoun

a medicine without any physiological effect that is given to a control group in an experiment to measure the effectiveness of a new drug or to patients who think they need medicine when in reality they do not

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remedy
remedynoun

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

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specimennoun

a small amount of something such as urine, blood, etc. that is taken for examination

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nose job
nose jobnoun

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

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physician
physiciannoun

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

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caregivernoun

someone who looks after a child or an old, sick, or disabled person at home

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staminanoun

the mental or physical strength that makes one continue doing something hard for a long time

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traumanoun

a medical condition of the mind caused by extreme shock, which could last for a very long time

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breakdownnoun

a condition in which a person becomes so anxious or depressed that they can no longer handle their everyday life

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to administer
to administerverb

to give someone medicines, drugs, etc.

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to cleanse
to cleanseverb

to completely clean something, particularly the skin

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to diagnose
to diagnoseverb

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

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to vaccinate
to vaccinateverb

to protect a person or an animal against a disease by giving them a vaccine

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to admit
to admitverb

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

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to dischargeverb

(of a wound or body part) to slowly release an infectious liquid, called pus

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to immunize
to immunizeverb

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

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to stitch
to stitchverb

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

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to revive
to reviveverb

to make a person become conscious again

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to sootheverb

to reduce the severity of a pain

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dumbadjective

unable to speak

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pharmaceutical
pharmaceuticaladjective

related to the production, use, or sale of medicines

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deaf
deafadjective

partly or completely unable to hear

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hygienenoun

the steps one takes to promote health and avoid disease, particularly by cleaning things or being clean

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to glowverb

(of a person's face) to look lively and healthy, specifically as a result of training and exercising

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blues
bluesnoun

a temporary state of feeling severe sadness and dejection

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sightedadjective

capable of seeing unlike a blind person

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