Wordlist: Health care basics - List 2

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care
 
the treatment of those in need (especially as a profession)
 
take care of
 
to provide care for someone in need
 
medicine
 
a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; the study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness
 
medical
 
of or pertaining to the practice of medicine
 
take one's medicine
 
 
symptom
 
a perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash
 
condition
 
the health status of a medical patient
 
pain
 
an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence
 
ache
 
an instance of pain, like sudden twinges
 
painkiller
 
a drug that numbs the pain in the body
 
 
  • care
    • care[kɛə](uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • the treatment of those in need (especially as a profession)
    • Example:
      • Does your mother need special care?
    • take care of(phrasal verb)
    • Definition:
      • to provide care for someone in need
    • Example:
      • My elderly mother needs to be taken care of.
      • Synonym(s):
        look after
    • medicine[ˈmɛdəsɪn](uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; the study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness
    • Example:
      • What kind of medicine did the doctor prescribe?
    • medical(adjective)
    • Definition:
      • of or pertaining to the practice of medicine
    • Example:
      • Do you have any medical experience?
  • take one's medicine
    • take one's medicine(Chunk)
    • Example:
      • You need to take your medicine every night.
  • symptom
    • symptom, symptoms(noun)
    • Definition:
      • a perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash
    • Example:
      • A headache can be a symptom of a flu.
      • Synonym(s):
        sign
    • condition, conditions[kɒn'diʃən](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the health status of a medical patient
    • Example:
      • My aunt couldn't walk up the stairs in her condition.
  • pain
    • pain[peɪn](uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence
    • Example:
      • The greatest difficulty lies in treating patients with chronic pain.
  • ache
    • ache[eɪk](uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • an instance of pain, like sudden twinges
    • Example:
      • I've got a bad stomach ache.
  • painkiller
    • painkiller, painkillers(noun)
    • Definition:
      • a drug that numbs the pain in the body
    • Example:
      • Don't take too many painkillers!
 

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        pain
        an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence
        symptom
        a perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash
        medicine
        a substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; the study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness
        take care of
        to provide care for someone in need
        ache
        an instance of pain, like sudden twinges
        take one's medicine
        care
        the treatment of those in need (especially as a profession)
        medical
        of or pertaining to the practice of medicine
        painkiller
        a drug that numbs the pain in the body
        condition
        the health status of a medical patient
         
         
         

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        pain
        an instance of pain, like sudden twinges
        care
        the treatment of those in need (especially as a profession)
        symptom
        a perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash
        take one's medicine
        pain
        an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence
        painkiller
        a drug that numbs the pain in the body
         
         
         
         

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