CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 57
the intentional ending of a pregnancy, often done during the early stages
any of the types into which human blood is divided
permission given by a patient to receive a particular treatment, informed of all the possible consequences and risks
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
a small amount of something such as urine, blood, etc. that is taken for examination
someone who looks after a child or an old, sick, or disabled person at home
the mental or physical strength that makes one continue doing something hard for a long time
a medical condition of the mind caused by extreme shock, which could last for a very long time
a condition in which a person becomes so anxious or depressed that they can no longer handle their everyday life
(of a wound or body part) to slowly release an infectious liquid, called pus
to reduce the severity of a pain
unable to speak
the steps one takes to promote health and avoid disease, particularly by cleaning things or being clean
(of a person's face) to look lively and healthy, specifically as a result of training and exercising
capable of seeing unlike a blind person