Infantmortality

^{mortalit)' n} mortalityrate

"

ointment ^{smoothgreasypasterubbedonthesktntohealinJunes}

•^{Rubtheointmentintwiceaday.'}

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operate

^v toperformasurgicaloperationtooperateonsmbforsmth

_{•11redoctordecidedtooperateonherforappendicitis.}

operating-theatre ,

_{operation n}

aroomusedforsurgicaloperations

_{toundergoIperfonnIhaveanoperationforsmth}

pain

painfulpainkiller

patient

in-patient

pill

prescribeprescription

rcco\'er

n

adjn

nnn

v

n

\1

thesufferingofmindorbody

anacuteIconstantIsevereIsharpIdull/steadyIsuddenpaintobeinpain

toscreamwithpain

tocauseIstandIfeel/experienceapaintoeaseIsootheIrelieveIkillapain

•HefeltpaininhisbackIstomach/leg.

•Hecouldhardlyspeakfromthepain.

tobeoutofone'spain

apainfulblowImemoryIexperience

Ant:painless

apainlessinjectionIextraction(ofatooth)

medicineforlesseningpain

apersonwho'sreceivingmedicaltreatmentesp.inahospital,tocureIhandleItreatapatient

apersonwholivesinhospitalwhilereceivingtreatment

Ant:out-patient

tablet

vitaminpillstotakepills

side-effectsofthepill

• (jig)Itwasabitterpill(toswallow).

(smthforsmb)toadviseorordertheuseofacoueoftreatment

•WhatcanyouprescribeforthisiI/ness?

•Donotexceedtheprescribeddose!

_towriteout}

^{tofill aprescription}

tomakeup

tohavetheprescriptionmadeup

•Theprescriptionofdrugsisadoctor'sresponsibility.

toreturntoanonnalstateofhealth,mind,etc.

_theshock

torecoverfrom

_{srisestram

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recovery

reduce

remedy

remedialshiver

theshiversshh·erysick

11 ^{tomakeaquickIslowIgoodrecoveryt}obewellontheroadIwaytorecovery

v ^{1.(fromsmth)(toIbysmth)}

tomakesmthsmallerinsize,number,price.degree,etc.

toreduceone'sweightby6kilostoreducetheswelling

toreducepresureItemperature

toreducepain

2.(infmlesp.AmE)toloseweight;todiet,slim

n ^{(forsmth)(fml)treatment,medicine,etc.t}hatcuresorrelievesadiseaseorpain

•1oftenuseherbalremedies.

•There'snoremedy.forthedisease.

•(alsojig)Theremedyforboredomiswork.

providingaremedyorcure

toundergoremedialtreatmenttherapy

remedialexercises

v ^{(withsmth)totremble,espfromcoldorfear}

Syn:tremble,shudder

•She'sshiveringalloverwithcold.

•Sheshiveredatthethoughtofleamrghomeagain.

"·pl afitoftrembling,resultingfromfeverorfear

•Shewaslyinginbedwithabouto.frhcshivers.

ad) tofeelshivery

•There'sacold,shiverybreeze.frumthesea.

adj l.physicallyormentallyw1well.Syn:ill

asickperson/animal/plant

•He'sojf(lvurk)sick.

•He'sasickman.

sickatheart=vetyunhappy,upset.ordisappointedaboutsmth

• Iwassickathearttothinkthat1wouldtU?\'erseetheplace

again.

2.likelytovomit;nauseous

asickfeelinginthestomach

tomakeoneselfsick

3.(ofsmbIsmth)(infml)boredwithsmb!smth

•1'msickl{mydulljub.

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sickness n illness;illhealth

•Theywereabsentbecauseofsickness

air-Isea-Itravel/-motion-Icarsickness

sick-leave n apennissiontobeabsentfromwork,duty,etc.becauseofill­

ness

tobegrantedasickleavetwoweeks•sickleave

_{tobeonsickleave=tobeonthesicklist(infml.)}

sneeze

sneeze

sore

soundstress

stressful

Sllriery

n asuddenuncontrollablenoisyoutburstofairthroughthenose

(usu.whenonehasacold)

•Coughsandsneezesspreaddiseases.

v •Useahandkerchiefwhenyousneeze.

adj (ofapartofthebody)hurtingwhentouchedorused;

Syn:painful,aching

asoreheadIthroat,knee,etc.

•Myeyesarestillverysore.

likeabearwithasorehead(infm/.)=irritable;bad-tempered

v (Jml)totestorexamine(smth)listeningcarefully;

tosoundsmb'schest/lungs,etc.

n 1.mentalorphysicaldistress,difficultcircumstancesmental/nervousstress

tobeunderstress

tocontrolstress

tosufferfromstress

thestressesandstrainsofmodernlife

2.aspecialemphasisorsignificance

• Shelaysgreatstressonaccuracy.adj causingstress

•Ifindmynewjobverystressful.

n }.treatmentofinjuriesordiseasesbycuttingorremoving

partsofthebody

toperformsurgerytoundergosurgeryemergency

_major

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radicalcosmeticopen-heart

surgery

surgeonsurgical

survive

survival

swell

swellingtemperature

test

testtooth

_.toothache

n

adj

vn

v

n

n

nvn

n

_{•Surgerylastsfrom9to10am.}

^{2.(BrE)aplacewhereadoctor,dentist,etc.seeshispatients}

surgeryhours

adoctorwhoperformssurgicaloperationsaheansurgeon

instrumentssurgical treatment

_{^skills

^wards

(fromsmth)tocontinuetoliveorexist

•Hesurvivedtheillness.

•Wecan'tsurviveon$30aweek.

•Theplantsmaynotsurvivethefrost.

_I.surviving

2.aperson,thing,custom.beliefthathassurvivedfromanear-

liertime

•Thiscustomisasurvivalofthepast.

(swelled,swollenorswelled)tobecomelargerorbulgeout­

wards

•Myeyesswelledwithtears.

•Hisfacewasswollenwithtoothache.

•Hislegswelledup.

•Theswellingwentdown.Hereducedtheswellingwithice-packs.

togetIhaveIrunatemperaturetoraisethetemperature

totakesmb'stemperature

tobringdownIreducethetemperature

anexaminationconductedformedicalpurposestohaveabloodtesttaken

totestanewmedicine

tobaveone'seyesighttested

(pl.teeth)

falseteeth

tohaveatoothout

topull/takeoutIextractatooth

tofillIstopatooth

•I'vegot(a)toolhache

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Creal v I.toactorbehaveinacertainwaytowardssmh

•^{Youshouldtreatyourpalientsbeuer.}

2.(smbforsmthwithsmth)togivemedicalorsurgic:Ucarero

(aperson)

_•^{Howwouldyoulreatacasev.frheumalism?}

^{•HewastreatedforpneumoniaIsunstrokeImalaria,etc.}

treatment II (for)

tohaveacourseoftreatmcnttoundergomedicaltreatment

•^{There'sanewtreatmentforca11cer.}

vital	adj	!.connectedwithoressentialtolife •Theheartperformsavitalbodivfunction. 2.theexistence,success,etc.
		aquestionofvitalimportance
vitally	ad1•	extremely vitallyinlportantInecessary
vitality	Jl	persistentenergy,liveliness •Thechildrenarefullofvitality.
vomit	\'	toeject(food,etc.fromthestomach)throughthemouth •Tiremixturemademevomit.
vomit	fl	•Hevomited(up)allhehadeaten.=Hethrewup....
vomitive	II	aremedythathelpstovomit
X-ny	n	X-ray {machine
		hand
X-ra·	\.	tohavenne'schestX-rayed

l

•

_therapy

^chest }X-ray

·i

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!fjl PHRASALVERBS

tocomeIgodownwithtogetover

topickup

togetthrough

tocutdown(on)

tocutouttoputontotakeup

topassout

tocomeroundIto

tocomethroughtobuildup

tofightoff

togoaheadwith

towearofftofeeluptototryout

@I'J IDIOMATICEXPRESSIONS

tobeasfitasafiddletofeelofTcolour

tofeeloutofsorts

tofeelundertheweathertobeoutofcondition

tobeIfeelrundown

HisIherlifeishangingbyathread.

tobumthecandleatbothends

tobeoutofdangerIotTthedangerlisttobeonthemend

tobeupIoutandabouttobeasrightasrain

_{tobeasgoodasnew}

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