Health and Medicine Flashcards

(53 cards)

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dazed

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ошелешений

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indolent

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lazy

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invidious

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unpleasant, especially because it is likely to offend people or make you unpopular

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listless

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feeling tired and not interested in things

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premonitory

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formal giving a warning that sth unpleasant is going to happen

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prompt

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done quickly, immediately, or at the right time

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reluctant

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slow and unwilling

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sickening

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very unpleasant and making you feel as if you want to vomit

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superficial

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not serious

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10
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ailment

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an illness that is not very serious

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blister

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a swelling on your skin containing clear liquid, caused for example by a burn or continuous rubbing

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12
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general practitioner

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a doctor who is trained in general medicine

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malady

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an illness

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14
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medical kit

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аптечка

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responder

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a member of the police, fire, or medical services who has been specially trained to be the first person to go to a very serious accident or to an extremely dangerous and unexpected situation that must be dealt with quickly

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sting

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a wound or mark made when an insect or plant stings you

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administer temporary relief

A

надати тимчасову допомогу

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18
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overwhelmed

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приголомшений

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sustain a major injury

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отримати серйозну травму

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take one’s temperature

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вимірювати температуру

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21
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additive

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a substance that is added to food to improve its taste, appearance etc

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22
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chum

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a good friend

23
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contingency

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an event or situation that might happen in the future, especially one that could cause problems

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co-pay

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additional payment

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mishap
a small accident or mistake that does not have very serious results
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scourge
sth that causes a lot of harm or suffering
27
acupuncture
to insert very fine needles into the body at points along the meridians
28
integrative medicine
a combination of traditional and alternative medicine
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light up
to light a cigarette
30
sort sth/sb out
to successfully deal with a problem or difficult situation
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pass sth on
to give sth, especially a disease, to your children through your genes; to give a slight illness to someone else
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put sth together
to make a machine, model, etc. by joining all the different parts
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turn over
to turn a page in a book or a sheet of paper to the opposite side
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abrasion
an area on the surface of your skin that has been injured by being rubbed against sth hard
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ague
a fever that makes you shake and feel cold
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chickenpox
вітрянка
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distemper
a serious infectious disease that affects animals, especially dogs
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gout
a disease that makes your toes, fingers and knees swollen and painful
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hay fever
поліноз
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measles
кір
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ulcer
виразка
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be on the line
if sth important is on the line, there is a risk that you might lose it or sth bad could happen to it
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do sb a good/bad turn
to do sth helpful or unhelpful for someone
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keep/hold sb at bay
to prevent sth dangerous or unpleasant from happening or from coming too close
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phone/ring/call a sick
to call to say you are not coming to work because you are ill
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bruise
синяк
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gland
залоза
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as pale as a ghost
extremely pale
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be as fit as a fiddle
to be healthy
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fancy
to think or believe sth without being certain
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lunge
to make a sudden strong movement towards sb or sth, especially to attack them
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ponder
to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about a problem, a difficult question or sth that has happened
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promote recovery
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