Vocabulary: Healthcare and medical English

English · C1 · Lesson 38 · 20 words

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administer

verb

manage

chronic

adjective

long-lasting

immunize

revitalize; give new energy

deteriorate

get worse

adverse

harmful

expedite

verb

Speed up a process

susceptible

adjective

vulnerable

prognosis

noun

Expected course of a disease

palliative

adjective

Pain-relieving without curing

contraindication

noun

Reason a treatment should not be used

remission

noun

Disease going away or improving

malignant

adjective

Dangerous or life-threatening

pathology

noun

Study of disease

rehabilitate

verb

Restore to health or function

etiology

noun

Cause or origin of disease

benign

adjective

Harmless or not dangerous

complication

noun

Problem arising during treatment

contraceptive

noun

Birth control method

terminal

adjective

Ending in death

pharmaceutical

adjective

Drug or medicine