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HEALTH-MEDICAL

 

abuse                        indication of substance abuse

affiliate, v.                 affiliate with the hospital

AIDS                           Is HIV + or has AIDS?

alcoholism               a problem with alcoholism

anesthesia               a local anesthesia

antibiotic                   a specific antibiotic

anything                   Have anything for a stomachache?

appointment            a dental appointment

aspirin                       an aspirin tablet

bad                             feel so bad

blood-type                had what blood type?

bottle                         the label on the bottle

cache                         a cache of drugs

caught                       caught a cold

center                        the medical center

convalescent           that convalescent hospital

counselor                 Talk with a counselor.

CPR                           saved a life with CPR

deep breaths           Keep taking deep breaths.

diagnose                  diagnose her illness                  

diagnosis                 The doctor's diagnosis was scoliosis.

                                                OR his signature on the diagnosis

drop-in, adj.              a drop-in patient

drugstore                 headache medicine at the drugstore

emergency               in an emergency

ER                              went to the ER late at night

excuse, n                  His excuse was illness.

feel okay                   Do you feel okay?

feeling                       feeling fine, thanks

felt good                   felt good last week

flu                               a flu shot

gave vital                  gave vital information

genes                        genes for red hair

gesundheit               said "gesundheit" when he sneezed

groan                         groan in pain

headache                 headache medicine at the drugstore

heal                            The wound will heal.

health                        in excellent health

heart surgery           had recent heart surgery

Heimlich                    knew the Heimlich maneuver

hereditary                 hereditary factors

HMO                           belong to an HMO

hoarse                       a hoarse voice

hospital                     the hospital fiscal policy

hurt                            He hurt himself.

injury                         disabled by an injury

IV                                had an IV in the hospital

label                           the label on the bottle

medical                     medical tests were normal

medicine                   Take some medicine.

normal                       Medical tests were normal.

OD                              a drug OD

pain                            suffered in pain

pharmacy                 a  24-hour pharmacy

prescription             a prescription from the pediatrician

Rx                               an Rx for medicine

sight                           His sight is fine.

skeleton                    a human skeleton

stomach                    had an upset stomach

stomachache          Have anything for a stomachache?

substance                indication of substance abuse

surgery                     might need surgery

susceptible              is susceptible to infection

symptom                  a symptom of the disease

TB                               a negative TB test

temp                           Had a high temp.

temperature             Had a high temperature.

Tuesday                    was sick Tuesday

vein                            vein or artery

weighed                    weighed a lot

weight loss              a large weight loss

wreck                         broke bones in a wreck