General English Verbs Related to "Medicine"

to admit

Verb

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

Example

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The hospital admitted the patient immediately after they arrived in the emergency room.

The doctor decided to admit him for observation overnight due to his persistent symptoms.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to certify

Verb

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ɜ

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to officially declare someone mentally ill or insane

Grammatical Information:

complex transitive

to commit

Verb

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mm

m

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ɪ

t

to officially order to send a person to prison, psychiatric hospital, etc.

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to cure

Verb

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k

u

jʊ

r

e

to make someone regain their health

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to hospitalize

Verb

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p

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t

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l

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aɪ

z

e

to send someone to hospital for medical treatment

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to prescribe

Verb

/prɪˈskraɪb/

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to treat

Verb

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to dispense

Verb

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s

p

e

ɛ

n

s

e

to prepare and provide medicine to patients according to a doctor's orders

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to dose

Verb

d

o

oʊ

s

e

to give or measure out a specific amount of medication or substance

to inject

Verb

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ɪ

n

j

ʤ

e

ɛ

c

k

t

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

to take

Verb

t

a

eɪ

k

e

to consume a drug, medication, or substance in a specified manner, such as swallowing, inhaling, or injecting

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to vaccinate

Verb

v

a

æ

cc

ks

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ə

n

a

eɪ

t

e

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to come off

Verb

/kˈʌm ˈɔf/

to stop taking medicine, a drug, alcohol, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

come

phrase's particle

off

to administer

Verb

a

ə

d

m

i

ɪ

n

i

ə

s

t

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ɜ

r

to give someone medicine, drugs, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to discharge

Verb

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ɪ

s

ch

ʧ

a

ɑ

r

g

ʤ

e

to allow a patient to leave the hospital because they have recovered and no longer need to receive inpatient care

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to tape

Verb

t

a

eɪ

p

e

to tie an injury or a wound with tape, particularly adhesive tape

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to infuse

Verb

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ɪ

n

f

u

ju

s

z

e

to slowly administer a drug or other substance through a needle or catheter into the bloodstream

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to isolate

Verb

i

aɪ

s

o

ə

l

a

eɪ

t

e

to keep a person or an animal apart to stop a contagious illness from spreading

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to revive

Verb

r

e

i

v

i

aɪ

v

e

to make a person become conscious again

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to bandage

Verb

b

a

æ

n

d

a

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

to cover a wound or part of the body with a piece of cloth for protection

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to detox

Verb

d

e

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t

o

ɑ

x

ks

to undergo a process to remove toxins, typically associated with substances like drugs or alcohol, from the body

to dress

Verb

d

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

to clean the wound properly and apply bandages in order to promote healing and to protect it from further harm

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to heal

Verb

h

ea

i:

l

to cause a person or thing to return to a state of physical or emotional health

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to immunize

Verb

i

ɪ

mm

m

u

ju

n

i

aɪ

z

e

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to irrigate

Verb

i

ɪ

rr

r

i

ə

g

a

eɪ

t

e

to cleanse a wound or body cavity with a liquid, usually saline solution, for hygiene or therapeutic purposes

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to manipulate

Verb

m

a

ə

n

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p

u

j

ə

l

a

eɪ

t

e

to skillfully adjust or move body parts for diagnostic, therapeutic, or corrective purposes

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to rehabilitate

Verb

/ˌɹiəˈbɪɫəˌteɪt/, /ˌɹihəˈbɪɫəˌteɪt/

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

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to resuscitate

Verb

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s

ə

u

s

c

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ɪ

t

a

eɪ

t

e

to bring someone to a state of consciousness, typically by administering medical aid or CPR

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to sedate

Verb

s

e

ɪ

d

a

eɪ

t

e

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

stimulate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to stabilize

Verb

s

t

a

eɪ

b

i

ə

l

i

aɪ

z

e

to make something steady and prevent it from fluctuating

destabilize

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to sterilize

Verb

s

t

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ɛ

r

i

ə

l

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aɪ

z

e

to remove all bacteria or other microorganisms from something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to strap

Verb

s

t

r

a

æ

p

to bind or cover a wound or an injured part of the body with a strip of cloth

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to swab

Verb

s

w

a

ɑ

b

to clean, apply medication to, or remove liquid from a wound using a swab

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to tranquilize

Verb

t

r

a

æ

n

q

k

u

w

i

ə

l

i

aɪ

z

e

to make a person or animal calm or unconscious using drugs, like sedatives

stimulate

to donate

Verb

d

o

oʊ

n

a

eɪ

t

e

to give parts of one's body like blood, organs, tissues or other substances for medical purposes such as research, transplants, or treatment

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to come around

Verb

/kˈʌm ɐɹˈaʊnd/

to awaken from a state of unconsciousness

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

come

phrase's particle

around

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