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word
meaning example sentence
part of speech
This amount of weight loss is
abnormal not normal for the human
abnormal for women your
adj body
age.
ache I can't sleep because my knees
pain that won't go away
noun/verb ache in the night.
We knew the baby was
acute coming right away because the
quick to become severe/bad
adj woman's labour pains were
acute.
a body's abnormal reaction to
allergy noun Your son is extremely allergic
certain foods or environmental
allergic adj to peanuts.
substances (eg causes a rash)
ambulance emergency vehicle that rushes We called the ambulance
noun people to a hospital when Josh stopped breathing.
amnesia a condition that causes people I can't remember the accident
noun to lose their memory because I had amnesia.
We had to amputate his leg
amputation noun
permanent removal of a limb because the infection spread
amputate verb
so quickly.
anaemia noun occurs when the body doesn't I have low energy because I
anaemic adj have enough red blood cells am anaemic.
antibiotics medication that kills bacteria My throat infection went away
noun and cures infections after I started the antibiotics.
The anti-depressants helped
anti-depressant medication that helps relieve
me get on with life after Lucy
noun anxiety and sadness
died.
I've made you an
appointment a scheduled meeting with a
appointment with a specialist
noun medical professional
in three week's time.
a disease that causes the joints My grandmother can't knit
arthritis
to become swollen and anymore because the arthritis
noun
crippled in her hands is so bad.
a condition that causes a
asthma (attack) blockage of the airway and I carry an inhaler when I run
noun makes it difficult for a person because I have asthma.
to breathe

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 To prevent the spread of
bacteria
a disease-causing organism bacteria it is important that
noun
nurses wash their hands often.
wounds that develop on a If you don't get up and take a
bedsore
patient's body from lying in walk, you will develop painful
noun
one place for too long bedsores.
We're hoping that the tests
benign
not harmful (not cancerous) will show that the lump in
adj
your breast is benign.
removal of human tissue in
biopsy The biopsy ruled out a
order to conduct certain
noun number of illnesses.
medical tests
You will be happy to know
blood count the amount of red and white
that your blood count is
noun blood cells a person has
almost back to normal.
Blood donors have to answer
blood donor a person who gives blood to a
questions about their medical
noun blood bank or other person
history.
blood pressure the rate at which blood flows High blood pressure puts you
noun through the body (high/low) at risk of having a heart attack.
You will probably always
brace a device that holds injured
have to wear a brace on your
noun body parts in place
ankle when you jog.
position of an unborn baby in We thought it was going to be
breech
which the feet are down and a breech birth, but the baby
adj
the head is up turned himself around.
a bone that is divided in two We thought it was just a
broken
or more pieces as a result of sprain, but it turned out his leg
adj
an injury was broken.
The woman was badly
bruise noun injured body tissue that is
bruised when she came into
bruised adj visible underneath the skin
the emergency room.
procedure that involves
The baby was so large that we
Caesarean section, C-section removing a baby from its
had to perform a Caesarean
noun mother through an incision in
section.
the woman's lower abdomen
There are many different
cancer disease caused by the
options when it comes to
noun uncontrollable growth of cells
treating cancer.
cardiopulmonary
restoring a person's breath and You saved your brother's life
resuscitation (CPR)
circulation by performing CPR.
noun
a hard bandage that is
cast My leg was in a cast for
wrapped around a broken bone
noun graduation.
to keep it in place
chapel, chapeline a place where loved ones can If you want a place to pray,

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 go to pray for a patient's
recovery; the chapel is on the third
noun
a priest who visits patients in floor.
the hospital
My mother has already had
chemotherapy type of treatment used on
three rounds of
noun cancer patients
chemotherapy.
a virus commonly contracted It is best to get chickenpox as
chickenpox
by children, characterized by a child so that you don't get it
noun
itchy spots all over the body worse as an adult.
a person who determines the
coroner We only call the coroner if
cause of death after a person
noun we think a death is suspicious.
dies
critical condition requiring immediate and You can't see her right now;
noun constant medical attention she's in critical condition.
objects that people with
crutches I'd rather hop on one foot than
injured legs or feet use to help
noun use crutches.
them walk
a sac in the body-tissue filled We're going to remove the
cyst
with fluid (sometimes cysts just to be on the safe
noun
diseased) side.
deaf The accident left the patient
unable to hear
adj both deaf and blind.
deficiency a lack of something necessary The tests show that you have
noun for one's health an iron deficiency.
It is easy for the elderly to
dehydrated
in need of water become dehydrated in this
adj
heat.
dementia It is hard to watch a loved one
loss of mental capacity
noun suffering with dementia.
People with diabetes have to
diabetes type of disease typically
constantly check their blood
noun involving insulin deficiency
sugar levels.
The doctor would prefer to
diagnosis medical explanation of an
share the diagnosis with the
noun illness or condition
patient himself.
This pain medication should
discomfort
experiencing pain relieve some of your
noun
discomfort.
disease a medical disorder that is I understand that this disease
noun harmful to a person's health runs in your family.
You will have to wear a sling
dislocated when a bone is temporarily
because of your dislocated
adj separated from its joint
shoulder.
emergency a medical problem that needs It is important that children
noun immediate attention know which number to dial in

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 case of an emergency.
the hospital room used for
The child was rushed into the
ER (emergency room) treating patients with
ER after he had a severe
noun immediate and life-threatening
allergic reaction to a bee sting.
injuries
This cream is for external use
external
on the outside only. Do not get it near your
adj
ears, eyes, or mouth.
false negative We had two false negative
a test that incorrectly comes
noun pregnancy tests, so we didn't
back negative
adj know we were having a baby.
The doctor was concerned
family history medical background of a
about my family history of
noun person's family members
skin cancer.
The doctor made a fatal error
fatal
causing death when he wrote the wrong
adj
prescription.
He is very feverish, and his
fever noun higher than normal body
temperature is near danger
feverish adj temperature
point.
many types of respiratory or People who have the flu
flu (influenza)
intestinal infections passed on should not visit hospital
noun
through a virus patients.
fracture noun Your wrist is fractured and
broken or cracked bone
fractured adj needs a cast.
Flowers are not allowed in the
germ a micro-organism, especially
ward to avoid the risk of
noun one that causes disease
germs being brought in.
a medical condition or
genetic The disease is part genetic and
physical feature that is passed
adj part environmental.
on in the family
a ball of tissue that grows
growth That growth on your shoulder
bigger than normal, either on
noun is starting to worry me.
or under the skin
People who smoke are at
heart attack instance in which blood stops
greater risk of having a heart
noun pumping through the heart
attack.
the virus that infects the
HIV HIV can be passed down from
human T-cells and leads to
noun the mother to her fetus.
AIDS
bumps that appear on the
hives I broke out in hives after I ate
surface of the skin during an
noun that potato casserole.
allergic reaction
general term for any condition
illness noun Her illness went away when
that makes a person feel sick
ill adj she started eating better.
for a certain period of time

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 the parts of the body that fight You can't have visitors
immune system
diseases, infections, and because your immune system
noun
viruses is low.
immunization noun an injection that protects Babies are immunized three
immunize verb against a specific disease times in their first year.
incision cut in the body made during I had to have stitches to close
noun surgery the incision.
We have to do more x-rays
inconclusive
unclear because the first ones were
adj
inconclusive.
infant The nurse will demonstrate
young baby
noun how to bathe an infant.
The wound should be covered
infection noun diseased area of the body
when you swim to prevent it
infected adj (viral or bacterial)
from becoming infected.
My right ankle was so
inflamed appearance (red and swollen)
inflamed it was twice the size
adj of an injured body part
of my left one.
injury Her injuries were minor; just
damage to the body
noun a few cuts and bruises.
section of the hospital where
She will remain in the ICU
intensive care unit (ICU) patients get constant attention
until she can breathe on her
noun and doctors rely on specialized
own.
equipment
The doctors will be
internal under the skin, inside the
monitoring her for any
adj organs
internal bleeding.
If you are allergic to this
itchy feeling discomfort on the
medication your skin will get
adj skin's surface
red and itchy.
a tube that pumps liquids and The toddler was so dehydrated
IV
medication into a patient's that the doctor decided to get
noun
body him on an IV.
tests that come back from a
lab results The lab results have come in
laboratory and help doctors
noun and you are free to go home.
make a diagnosis
place where samples of
lab (laboratory) I'll take these samples down to
blood/urine etc. are taken for
noun the lab on my way out.
testing
The woman has severe brain
life support a machine that keeps patients
damage and is currently on
noun alive by helping them breathe
life support.
The victim was shot in two
life-threatening when injuries and conditions
places but the bullet wounds
adj are extremely serious
are not life-threatening.
light-headed feeling of dizziness and being If you are feeling light-

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 off-balance, caused by lack of headed again, lie down and
adj
oxygen in the brain call me.
expected to grow and get
malignant I'm afraid at least one of the
much worse (especially
adj tumours is malignant.
related to cancerous cells)
After eight years of medical
medical school (med. school) place where someone trains to
school I can finally practice
noun be a doctor
medicine.
newborn an infant that is less than three You have to support her neck
noun months old because she is still a newborn.
numb no feeling in a certain body The needle will make your
adj part lower body feel numb.
the place where major You must wear a face mask
OR (operating room)
surgeries and operations take and gloves while you are in
noun
place the OR.
a medical procedure that
operation noun involves going inside a The operation lasted seven
operate on verb person's body in an attempt to hours, but it was successful.
fix a problem
We gave your husband some
pain strong discomfort in certain
medicine to relieve some of
noun areas of the body
the pain.
type of medicine that takes
pain killer, pain reliever away some or all of the You can take two pain killers
noun discomfort of an illness or every four hours.
injury
We thought her legs were
paralyzed unable to move certain areas
paralyzed for life, but she is
adj of the body
learning how to walk.
patient a person staying in a hospital The patients in Room 4 are
noun or medical facility not getting along.
a person who fills a doctor's Ask the pharmacist if there is
pharmacist
prescription and gives people a generic brand of this
noun
advice about medication medication.
a place where people go to
pharmacy, drugstore You should be able to buy a
buy medication and other
noun bandage at the pharmacy.
medical supplies
physician Ask your family physician to
doctor
noun refer you to a specialist.
a substance that is very
poison noun The child was bitten by a
dangerous if it enters the
poisonous adj poisonous snake.
human body
The woman was well prepared
prenatal of the time period leading up
for labour because she took
adj to giving birth
the prenatal classes.
prescription noun the correct amount and type of You will need to visit your

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 medication needed to cure an doctor to get another
prescribe verb
illness or relieve symptoms prescription.
You will have to pay for a
privacy noun being alone; personal (eg test
private hospital room if you
private adj results)
don't want a room-mate.
If the radiation doesn't kill all
radiation high energy X-rays that
of the abnormal cells, the
noun destroy cancer cells
cancer will come back.
part of a doctor's training that
residency
takes place in the hospital; John is a resident under Dr
resident
a student working under a Brown.
noun
doctor
routine check-up a doctor's appointment to I'd like to see you a year from
noun check a person's general health now for a routine check-up.
plain uniform (usually green,
scrubs I have some extra scrubs in
white, or blue) worn by
noun my locker.
medical professionals
scrub up carefully wash hands before I have to scrub up and get
verb and after seeing a patient ready for surgery.
I went to another doctor to get
second opinion input from a second doctor
a second opinion about these
noun about an illness or symptom
headaches.
sudden violent movements or
seizure unconsciousness caused by People who suffer from
noun electrical signal malfunction epilepsy are prone to seizures.
in the brain
shock body not getting enough blood The woman was in shock after
noun flow being pulled from the river.
other symptoms that might One of the side effects of
side effects
occur as a result of a certain antidepressants is a loss of
noun
medication or procedure appetite.
sore I have a sore throat and a
painful
adj runny nose.
Ever since I injured my leg
spasm the uncontrollable tightening
I've been having muscle
noun of a muscle
spasms in my upper thigh.
specialist a doctor that is an expert in a My family doctor is sending
noun certain kind of medicine me to a specialist.
an injury (less serious than a
sprain I sprained my knee playing
break) to a joint (ankle, wrist,
noun/verb soccer.
knee etc)
a patient is stable if their You can see your husband
stable condition
medical condition is no longer now; he is in a stable
noun
changing rapidly condition.
sting It may sting when I insert the
sharp, temporary pain
noun/verb needle.

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 worry that causes muscles to You need to take some time
stress noun
tighten and blood pressure to off work and relieve some of
stressed adj
rise your stress.
ligaments (parts that hold the
swelling noun joints together) growing I knew my ankle was sprained
swollen adj bigger and rounder after an because it was so swollen.
injury to a joint
pain or physical changes that
symptoms You have all of the symptoms
occur because of an illness or
noun of a diabetic.
disease
amount of heat measured in a We brought Jesse to
temperature
body; higher than normal emergency because he was
noun
temperature running a (high) temperature.
tender The incision was tender after
painful when touched or used
adj the surgery.
medical information that helps
test results The test results came back
doctors understand a patient's
noun negative. You aren't pregnant.
condition or body
treatment aimed at improving I was able to go back to work
therapy
a person's mental or physical a few weeks after starting the
noun
condition therapy.
transplant moving of an organ from one The heart transplant saved
noun human to another your life.
a test that examines the body's
ultrasound internal organs and processes The ultrasound shows that we
noun using sound waves (often used are expecting a baby boy.
during pregnancies)
I had an emergency C-section
the lifeline from the mother to
umbilical cord because the umbilical cord
the fetus (when cut at birth
noun was wrapped around the
this forms the belly button)
baby's neck.
I hit my head on the steering
alive, but appearing to be
unconscious wheel and was still
asleep and unaware of the
adj unconscious when the
surroundings
ambulance arrived.
a small amount of the body's
urine sample The urine sample tells us how
liquid waste that is tested for
noun much alcohol is in your blood.
different medical reasons
the thin tubes that transport I'm just looking for the best
vein
blood around the body and vein in which to insert the
noun
back to the heart needle.
a dangerous organism that The virus is contractable
virus
causes the spread of minor and through the exchange of
noun
major diseases bodily fluids.
visiting hours time of day when friends and I'm afraid you'll have to come
noun family are allowed to visit back during visiting hours.

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 patients in hospital
vomit discharge of a person stomach The pregnant woman can't
noun/verb contents through the mouth stop vomiting.
a section of a hospital or I should warn you that we're
ward
health facility where patients entering the mental health
noun
stay ward.
a chair on wheels used for If you get in the wheelchair
wheelchair
transporting patients from I'll take you down to see the
noun
place to place garden.
wound noun injury to body ("flesh wound" The wounded soldiers are
wounded adj means not deep) being airlifted to the hospital.
The technician took x-rays of
x-ray a photograph of a person's
my shoulder to make sure it
noun/verb bones and organs
wasn't broken.