the ability to learn, understand and think in a logical way about things; the ability to do this well
intelligence
a small thin piece of steel that you use for sewing, with a point at one end and a hole for the thread at the other
needle
a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it
research
to manage without something that you usually have or need
go without
to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening
prevent
to gradually grow or become bigger, more advanced, stronger, etc.; to make something do this
develop
to train the body by physical exercise
work out
a person who is 100 years old or more
centenarian
to make a disease or an illness spread to a person, an animal or a plant
infect
the feelings that you have in your body when you have been hurt or when you are ill
pain
the condition of being unable to sleep
insomnia
the pleasure that you get from something
enjoyment
a substance, for example penicillin, that can destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria and cure infections
antibiotic
to cut open somebody’s body in order to remove a part that has a disease or to repair a part that is damaged
operate
a disease that causes one or more joints of the body to become painful and swollen (= larger than normal)
arthritis
the process of cutting open a part of a person’s body in order to remove or repair a damaged part
operation
one of the things from which something is made, especially one of the foods that are used together to make a particular dish
ingredient
any type of treatment that does not use the usual scientific methods of Western medicine, for example one using plants instead of artificial drugs
alternative medicine
something important, interesting or typical of a place or thing
feature
to make somebody feel sad because something that they hope for or expect to happen does not happen or is not as good as they hoped
disappoint
a person in your family who lived a long time ago
ancestor
something that you decide when you have thought about all the information connected with the situation
conclusion
to stop trying to do something
give up
a method of treating pain and illness using special thin needles that are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body
acupuncture
a building or part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment or advice
clinic
a medical condition in which a person feels very sad, anxious and without hope and often has physical symptoms such as being unable to sleep, etc.
depression
a continuous pain in the head
headache
something that is done to cure an illness or injury, or to make somebody look and feel good
treatment
a drug that makes a person or an animal unable to feel anything, especially pain, either in the whole body or in a part of the body
anaesthetic
a serious disease in which growths of cells, also called cancers, form in the body and kill normal body cells. The disease often causes death.
cancer
physical or mental pain
suffering
to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness
cure
a medical condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to control the amount of sugar in the blood
diabetes
to study something carefully and try to discover new facts about it
research
the point from which something starts; the cause of something
origin
a substance that flows freely and is not a solid or a gas, for example water or oil
liquid
to experience something unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss
suffer
to learn or start to do something, especially for pleasure
take up
a medicine or medical treatment that cures an illness
cure
the quality in something that makes it funny; the ability to laugh at things that are funny
humour
a scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge
experiment
the simplest and smallest forms of life. Bacteria exist in large numbers in air, water and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease.
bacteria
a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim
campaign
to give medical care or attention to a person, an illness, an injury, etc.
treat
to take an organ, skin, etc. from one person, animal, part of the body, etc. and put it into or onto another
transplant
the act or process of causing or getting a disease
infection
the condition of a person’s body or mind
health
an act or the process of finding somebody/something, or learning about something that was not known about before
discovery
to change something to a later time or date
put something off
to deal with or gain control of something
get over
a mild form of a disease that is injected into a person or animal's blood to protect the body against the disease
vaccinate
to reduce the size, amount or number of something
cut down
to do tests to see if something works or to try and improve it
experiment
to become heavier, especially by the amount mentioned
put on
to be the first person to become aware that a particular place or thing exists
discover
unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to
lonely
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