Treatment and care – English vocabulary
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50 English words with meanings: treatment, patient, injection, infusion, emergency… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking practice on OpenQuiz.
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- treatment /'tri:tmənt/ (noun) — care given to cure or manage an illness
Example:The patient is receiving treatment for pneumonia.
Synonyms: therapy, care, remedy - patient /'peɪʃənt/ (noun) — person receiving medical care
Example:The patient is resting after surgery.
Synonyms: sufferer, case - injection /ɪn'dʒɛkʃən/ (noun) — a shot or injection
Example:He received an injection of antibiotics.
Synonyms: shot, inoculation - infusion /ɪn'fju:ʒən/ (noun) — giving fluids through a vein
Example:The nurse started the IV infusion.
Synonyms: drip, IV - emergency /ɪ'mɜ:rdʒənsi/ (noun) — a serious and urgent situation
Example:Call the doctor in case of emergency.
Synonyms: crisis, urgency - monitor /'mɒnɪtər/ (verb) — watching closely
Example:We need to monitor the patient’s vital signs.
Synonyms: observe, watch, check - recovery /rɪ'kʌvəri/ (noun) — getting better again
Example:She is showing good signs of recovery.
Synonyms: healing, restoration - diagnosis /,daɪəɡ'nəʊsɪs/ (noun) — finding out what illness someone has
Example:The doctor made a diagnosis of diabetes.
Synonyms: analysis, identification - surgery /'sɜ:rdʒəri/ (noun) — medical operation
Example:He underwent heart surgery last week.
Synonyms: operation, procedure - discharge /'dɪstʃɑ:rdʒ/ (verb) — let a patient leave the hospital
Example:The patient was discharged this morning.
Synonyms: release, send home - ward /wɔ:rd/ (noun) — hospital department or ward
Example:She works in the surgical ward.
Synonyms: room, unit - stretcher /'strɛtʃər/ (noun) — a bed-like frame for carrying patients
Example:The paramedics carried the patient on a stretcher.
Synonyms: gurney, litter - paramedic /,pærə'mɛdɪk/ (noun) — emergency medical worker
Example:The paramedic provided first aid at the scene.
Synonyms: EMT, medical responder - ambulance /'æmbjələns/ (noun) — a vehicle for taking sick people to hospital
Example:The ambulance arrived within minutes.
- pulse /pʌls/ (noun) — heartbeat
Example:Her pulse is slightly low.
Synonyms: heartbeat, throb - blood pressure (noun) — the force of blood in the body
Example:He has high blood pressure.
- respiration /,rɛspɪ'reɪʃən/ (noun) — breathing
Example:Monitor the patient’s respiration rate.
Synonyms: breathing - oxygen /'ɒksɪdʒən/ (noun) — a gas we need to breathe
Example:The patient needs more oxygen supply.
- IV line (noun) — a tube put into a vein
Example:Check the IV line connection carefully.
Synonyms: drip line - syringe /sɪ'rɪndʒ/ (noun) — a tool for giving injections
Example:Use a sterile syringe for injection.
- bandage /'bændɪdʒ/ (noun) — cloth strip used to cover a wound
Example:Apply a clean bandage to the wound.
Synonyms: dressing, wrap - temperature /'tɛmpərətʃər/ (noun) — how hot or cold the body is
Example:His temperature is 38 degrees Celsius.
Synonyms: heat level - fever /'fi:vər/ (noun) — high body temperature
Example:She has a mild fever.
Synonyms: high temperature - medicine /'mɛdɪsɪn/ (noun) — drug taken to treat illness
Example:Take your medicine twice a day.
Synonyms: drug, remedy - prescription /prɪ'skrɪpʃən/ (noun) — doctor's order for medicine
Example:He needs a prescription for the antibiotics.
Synonyms: order, medication list - nurse /nɜ:rs/ (noun) — person who cares for patients
Example:The nurse administered the medication.
Synonyms: caregiver - doctor /'dɒktər/ (noun) — person who treats sick people
Example:The doctor examined the wound carefully.
Synonyms: physician, medical practitioner - caregiver /'keəɡɪvər/ (noun) — person who looks after someone
Example:The caregiver assists the elderly patient daily.
Synonyms: attendant, helper - painkiller /'peɪn,kɪlər/ (noun) — medicine that reduces pain
Example:He took a painkiller after the operation.
Synonyms: analgesic - infection /ɪn'fɛkʃən/ (noun) — illness caused by germs
Example:The wound shows signs of infection.
Synonyms: contamination, disease
…and 20 more words in this set.
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