Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Medicine

any substance that is used for medicinal purposes

a small round medication we take whole when we are sick

a small round piece of medicine, containing an active drug and excipients, that should usually be swallowed

a substance, often administered through needle injections, that stimulates the body's immune response against harmful diseases

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

the pressure at which one's blood circulates one's body

a secondary effect of any drug or medicine, usually an undesirable one

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

an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.

a part of a hospital or a healthcare facility that provides care for patients who do not require an overnight stay

a shop where medicines are sold

a medical process in which a part of body is cut open to repair or remove a damaged organ

a type of medicine that is used to reduce or relieve pain