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Topic-Related Verbs of Human Actions - Verbs Related to Medicine and Health

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to medicine and health such as "heal", "treat", and "recover".

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Categorized English Topic-Related Verbs of Human Actions
to heal
[Verb]

to become healthy again

Ex: Patients have healed after undergoing medical procedures .
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to cure
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to make someone regain their health

Ex: If the clinical trial is successful , the treatment will cure the disease .
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to treat
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to provide medical care such as medicine or therapy to heal injuries, illnesses, or wounds and make someone better

Ex: Dermatologists may recommend creams or ointments treat skin conditions .
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to regain complete health after a period of sickness or injury

Ex: With proper treatment , many people recover from mental health challenges .
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to recover from an unpleasant or unhappy experience, particularly an illness

Ex: She got over her fear of public speaking .
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to find out the cause of a problem or disease that a person has by examining the symptoms

Ex: Experts diagnose conditions based on observable symptoms .
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to infect
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to transmit a disease to a person, animal, or plant

Ex: If proper precautions are not taken , the virus will infect more individuals .
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to inject
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to insert a substance or material into the body, often through a needle

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

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

Ex: The class was excited dissect a plant to examine its roots , stems , and leaves .
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to send someone to hospital for medical treatment

Ex: The elderly woman hospitalized due to complications arising from pneumonia .
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to insert a living tissue or an artificial object into the body via medical procedure

Ex: To treat severe arthritis , the orthopedic surgeon implanting an artificial joint in the patient 's knee .
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to nurse
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to provide care and support to individuals who are sick or handicapped, aiding in their recovery or well-being

Ex: During the rehabilitation process , physical therapists nurse patients back to mobility and strength .
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to help someone to restore to a healthy and independent state after a period of imprisonment, addiction, illness, etc.

Ex: The program rehabilitated many individuals who had struggled with substance abuse .
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to protect an animal or a person from a disease by vaccination

Ex: Veterinarians recommend pet owners immunize their dogs and cats to prevent the spread of certain diseases .
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to sedate
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to give a calming substance to a person or animal, often for medical reasons or to reduce anxiety

Ex: The calming music in the waiting room is designed to sedate nervous patients .
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to drug
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to give a substance to a person or animal, typically for medical reasons

Ex: The anesthesiologist is drugging the patient to induce sleep before the operation .
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to surgically remove a body part, such as a limb or organ, often due to injury, disease, or medical necessity

Ex: Surgeons may choose amputate a tumor-affected breast as part of breast cancer treatment .
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to start experiencing symptoms of an illness

Ex: came down with a stomach virus and experienced nausea and vomiting .
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to become affected by an illness

Ex: She was careful to wash her hands frequently to going down with the contagious stomach bug .
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to protect a person or an animal against a disease by giving them a preventive shot against specific diseases

Ex: Before traveling abroad , it is advisable to visit a clinic vaccinate against region-specific infections .
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