Verbs Related to Medicine and Health

to treat

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/tri:t/ or /trit/

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to provide medical care such as medicine or therapy to heal injuries, illnesses, or wounds and make someone better

to recover

Verb

/rɪˈkʌvɚ/

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to regain complete health after a period of sickness or injury

to get over

Verb

/ɡɛt ˈoʊvɚ/

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to recover from an unpleasant or unhappy experience, particularly an illness

to diagnose

Verb

/daɪəg.noʊs/ or /daiēg.nooos/

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

to infect

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/ɪn.fɛkt/ or /in.fekt/

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to transmit a disease to a person, animal, or plant

to inject

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/ɪn.ʤɛkt/ or /in.jekt/

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to insert a substance or material into the body, often through a needle

to prescribe

Verb

/prɪˈskraɪb/

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(of a healthcare professional) to tell someone what drug or treatment they should get

to dissect

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/daɪ.sɛkt/ or /dai.sekt/

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to carefully cut apart the body or one of its parts to display internal structures for scientific examination or instruction

to hospitalize

Verb

/hɔs.pɪ.tə.laɪz/ or /haws.pi.tē.laiz/

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to send someone to hospital for medical treatment

to implant

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/ɪmp.lænt/ or /imp.lānt/

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

to nurse

Verb

/nɜrs/ or /nērs/

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to provide care and support to individuals who are sick or handicapped, aiding in their recovery or well-being

to rehabilitate

Verb

/ˌɹiəˈbɪɫəˌteɪt/, /ˌɹihəˈbɪɫəˌteɪt/

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to help someone to restore to a healthy and independent state after a period of imprisonment, addiction, illness, etc.

to immunize

Verb

/ɪ.mju.naɪz/ or /i.myoo.naiz/

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

to sedate

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/sɪ.deɪt/ or /si.deit/

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to give a calming substance to a person or animal, often for medical reasons or to reduce anxiety

to drug

Verb

/drʌg/ or /drag/

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ʌ

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to give a substance to a person or animal, typically for medical reasons

to amputate

Verb

/æmp.jə.teɪt/ or /āmp.yē.teit/

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to surgically remove a body part, such as a limb or organ, often due to injury, disease, or medical necessity

to come down with

Verb

/kˈʌm dˈaʊn wɪð/

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to start experiencing symptoms of an illness

to go down with

Verb

/ɡˌoʊ dˈaʊn wɪð/

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to become affected by an illness

to vaccinate

Verb

/væ.ksə.neɪt/ or /vā.ksē.neit/

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