Modern Medicine Key Words Flashcards
1
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Public health
A
Aspects of healthcare and quality of life like cleanliness of water, sewers and pollution
3
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Vaccination
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Preventative treatment for disease
Patients are infected with a milder version of disease to provide immunity
4
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Antiseptic
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Chemical or process used to kill or prevent microbes growing
6
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Inoculation
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Deliberately infecting someone with a small dose of disease to make them immune
7
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Patent remedies
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Similar to ‘quack’ treatments
Cheap, ineffective medicines
9
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State intervention
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Actions of governments to improve people’s health
11
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Bacteriology
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The study of microorganisms (especially bacteria)
14
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Anaesthetic
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Pain-killing medication like chloroform and ether
