Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Healthcare and Medicine

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

a substance that treats injuries or illnesses

something that we take to prevent or treat a disease, or to feel less pain

to become healthy again

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

to make someone regain their health

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

to reduce the severity of a pain

to make a person become conscious again

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

the act of treating mental or physical illnesses

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

the process or an act of introducing a vaccine into the body as a precaution against contracting a disease

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

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

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

safe from catching a disease or being infected

the professional work or business of a doctor, lawyer, dentist, or other experts providing services to clients or patients

a shop where medicines are sold

a method of treatment in which thin needles are inserted in specific spots on the body, originated in China

the well-being of a person's mind

the arrangement with an institute or agency according to which they guarantee to make up for the damages in the event of an accident or loss

the steps one takes to promote health and avoid disease, particularly by cleaning things or being clean

a type of drug that makes the whole or part of the body unable to feel pain when administered