Chapter 2 - Health Flashcards
(163 cards)
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having little strength
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weak
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very weak
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feeble
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weak and easily injured
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frail
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showing good health
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robust
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strong enough to recover from disease or difficulty
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resilient
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strong and firm in the body (physically showing), unlikely to be easily injured
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sturdy
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strong, not easily weakened
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tough
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likely to suffer from, easily affected by
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prone (to) –> accident-prone –> injury-prone
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(not) awake and aware
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unconscious(ness)
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not feel oneself
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feeling unwell = not feeling well
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you’re … when you bring up your food
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sick
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when you have an illness
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ill
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slightly unwell or depressed
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feel somewhat under the weather
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unwell, disconnected or annoyed
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be out of sorts
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when someone’s general condition is not good
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be in bad/poor health
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not very well
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feel poorly
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unwell andl iable to suffer from many illness, usu not seriously, esp over an period of time
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ailling
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feel healthy
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feel fine
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be fit, healthy
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be in good shape
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being in very good health
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be/look in the pink
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feel very well indeed, top fit, feel very happy or proud
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feel on top of the world
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great, unspecified pain
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agony
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continuous, dull pain
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ache
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sudden, sharp pain
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pang
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short and sudden pain
twinge
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(of pain or illness) strong
severe
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(of pain) sudden or severe
sharp
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(of pain) very sharp
piercing
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said of pain that comes again and again like a pulse
throbbing
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(of bodyparts) hurting when touched or used
sore
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very tired, after hard work or an unpleasant or difficult experience
be/feel/look worn out
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very tired
look washed out
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slightly ill, tired
be/feel/look run down
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take a short, quick breaths, with your mouth open, esp after a physical effort
pant
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breath quickly and with difficulty because pain or surprise
gasp
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breathe noisily, with a whistling sound in the chest, bcs of an illness
wheeze
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draw air in through the nose, noisily
sniff
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be unable to breathe because of something stuck in the windpipe
choke (on)
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to begin to suffer from an illness, esp a serious one
fall ill = take ill = be taken ill
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to get a disease or become infected
catch sth = contract sth = go down with sth
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causing to become ill
affect sb
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when you're injured, you are seriouly hurt, usu as result of an accident, fight or physical exercise
be/get hurt = injured
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injured by some sort of object esp a weapon
be/get wounded
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to be forced to stay in bed or not being able to work because of an illness
be laid up with
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to be confied to bed esp permanently because of illness or weakness
bedridden
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return to original state of health and strength
recover = get over sth
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gradually getting better
be on the mend
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gradually recovering from an illness, esp having a lot of rest usu on doctor's advise
convalesce --> convalescent
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having passed the most dangerous and critical moment of the illness
be over the worst
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to live on after a bad illness or accident
pull through
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de griep
the flu
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een verkoudheid
a cold
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zenuwinzinking
a nervous breakdown
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bloeding
a(n) haemorrhage
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aanval
a seizure
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(epileptische) aanval
a fit
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beroerte
a stroke
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hartaanval
heart attack
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kneuzing
a bruise
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blaar
a blister
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gezwel
a growth
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breuk
a fracture
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longontsteking
pneumonio
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mazelen
measles
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windpokken
chickenpox
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bof, dikoor
mumps
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rode koorts
scarlet fever
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kinkhoest
whooping cough
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keelpijn
a sore throat
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loopneus
a runny nose
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blauw oog
a black eye
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(huid)uitslag
a rash
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hees
hoarse
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having a higher temperature than normal
be hot = be running a temperature
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having/showing a fever
feverish = fevered
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... a muscle
strain
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... an ankle or a wrist
sprain
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snee
cut
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snee maar dieper
gash
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schram
scratch
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inkeping
nick
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lange dunne (diepe) snee
slash
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a medical problem or a stat or period of being ill
illness
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a serious illness that usually lasts a long time
a disease --> diseased
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a less serious illness
an ailment
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an illness which causes the body to stop functioning properly (can be mortal)
a disorder
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an illness caused by a bacteria or virus
an infection --> infectious --> infect sb
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an uncurable medical problem which you have to live with
a condition
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physical or mental condition preventing full use of body or mind
disability --> disabled -> the disabled
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illness or bad health; often used in a context or work or insurance; can also be used to refer to a sudden feeling of nausea
sickness
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the spreading of a disease by people touching each other
contagion --> contagious
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make sth impure or sb ill by the input of poisonous matter
contamination --> contaminate
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a small organism that causes an infectious disease
a virus / bug
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all kinds of viruses
a germ
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sudden appearance of a dangerous disease, can develop in an epidemic
an outbreak of
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feeling slightly ill for a short time with digestion problems
upset --> upset sb/sth
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having a feeling like you're going to vomit
nausea --> nauseous --> nauseate --> nauseateing
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iets reinigen
cleanse sth
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onderzoeken
examine sb
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genezen
cure sb (of sth)
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dokterspraktijk
a surgery
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ziekenzaal
a ward
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spreekkamer
a consultation room
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huisdokter
a general practitioner (GP)
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vroedvrouw
a midwife
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chirurg
a surgeon
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apotheker
a chemist
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hoestdrankje
a coughing mixture
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zalf
an ointment
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pleister
sticking plaster = band-aid
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draagverband
a sling
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spalk
a splint
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watten/wattenbolletje
cotton (wool)
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gipsverband
a plaster cast
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verband
a bandage (around a bodypart) can be around dressing to keep it in place
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verband
a dressing (on a wound)
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any substance used for treating a disease
a medicine = a drug --> a drugstore
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a drug in the form of a small ball or capsule
a pill
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flat and roundly shaped pills
tablets
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chemical product used to cleanse a wound or room or medical instrument, t make sure no microbes are passed on
a disinfectant
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a substance that kills germs and bacteria, only used for cleansing wounds
an antiseptic
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a drug that helps to take tension away from sb, making him less nervous or stressed, while at the same time causing sleepiness
sedate --> a sedative
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a recent type of sedative that takes away tension and anxiety without much dulling the patient's awareness
tranquillizer
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a drug that lessens pain
painkiller
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when you can obtain medical prescription and treatment for free or at reduced cost
be on the NHS (National Health Service)
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when you pay a lot but most treatments can be covered if you take out good insurance
go private
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in verwachting zijn
having a baby = going to have a baby
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zwanger zijn
(be) pregnant = (be/put)in the family way = (be) expecting
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bevalling
labour, delivery
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weeën
contractions
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keizersnede
a caesarean
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said of a baby that is born dead
stillborn --> still birth live birth
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the use of contraceptives in order to prevent pregnancy
birth control or contraception, a contraceptive = contraceptive device
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overlijden
die / pass away, depart his life, expire / kick the bucket, snuff it
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de overledenen
the dead / the departed, the late
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zelfmoord
commit suicide / die by one's own hand
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jong sterven
die young / come to an untimely end
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sterven
dying / far gone, not long for this world / have one foot in the grave
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natuurlijk sterven
die a natural death meet a violent death / end
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rouwkrans
a wreath
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begrafenisondernemer
an undertaker = a mortician
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doodkist
a coffin = a casket
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lijkwagen
a hearse
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a (usu religious) ceremony accompanying a burial or a cremation
a funeral
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person present at a funeral
a mourner
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a building or a room in a hospital where dead bodies are kept so that they can be examined before the funeral
a mortuary = a morgue
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a place where dead bodies are prepared for burial or cremation
a mortuary = a funeral parlour
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(usu ancient) area where dead bodies are buried
a burial (ground site) --> bury sb
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area of land where dead bodies are buried esp one which is not next to a church
graveyard= cemetery
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area of land around a church where dead bodies are buried
churchyard
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area next to the grave where relatives stand during the burial
the graveside
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graf
a grave
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large tone structure or undergound room
tomb
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cremeren
cremate sb -> cremation --> crematorium = crematory
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assen
ashes
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urne
urn
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gedenkteken
memorial
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testament
will
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grafsteen
gravestone tombstone
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a few lines or a poem about a dead person , written on the gravestone
an epitaph
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report, esp in newspaper, of a person's death usu with short account of his life and achievements
an obituary
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feel or show great sadness, esp at sb's death
mourn for sb, sb's death/loss --> be in mourning
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feel very sad at sb's death
grieve for qsb --> grief
