Health

A substance that prevents infection when applied to a wound, especially by killing bacteria.

antiseptic

The intentional ending of a pregnancy, often done during the early stages.

abortion

A type of drug that makes the whole or part of the body unable to feel pain when administered.

anaesthic

Any of the types into which human blood is divided.

blood type

A device used to measure a person's body temperature to assess for fever or abnormal temperature using various methods like oral, ear, armpit, or forehead readings.

thermometer

One of a pair of sticks that people with movement difficulties put under their arms to help them walk or stand.

crutch

The process of making or becoming healthy once more.

healing

The fact of being placed in a hospital for medical treatment.

hospitalization

Permission given by a patient to receive a particular treatment, informed of all the possible consequences and risks.

informed consent

The action of putting a drug into a person's body using a syringe.

injection

A medicine without any physiological effect that is given to a control group in an experiment to measure the effectiveness of a new drug or to patients who think they need medicine when in reality they do not.

placebo

A treatment or medicine for a disease or to reduce pain that is not severe.

remedy

A small amount of something such as urine, blood, etc. that is taken for examination.

specimen

A surgical procedure performed on someone's nose that changes its appearance to make it look more attractive.

nose job

A medical doctor who specializes in general medicine, not in surgery.

physican

Someone who looks after a child or an old, sick, or disabled person at home.

caregiver

To give someone medicines, drugs, etc.

to administer

To completely clean something, particularly the skin.

to cleanse

To find out the cause of a problem or what disease a person has by examining the symptoms.

to diagnose

To protect a person or an animal against a disease by giving them a vaccine.

to vaccinate

(of a hospital) To take in a patient so that they can receive treatment.

to admit

(of a wound or body part) To slowly release an infectious liquid, called pus.

to discharge

To protect an animal or a person from a disease by vaccination.

to immunize

To join the edges of a wound together by a thread and needle.

to stitch

To make a person become conscious again.

to revive

To reduce the severity of a pain.

to soothe

Unable to speak.

dumb

Related to the production, use, or sale of medicines.

pharmaceutical

Partly or completely unable to hear.

deaf

The steps one takes to promote health and avoid disease, particularly by cleaning things or being clean.

hygiene

(of a person's face) To look lively and healthy, specifically as a result of training and exercising.

to glow

A temporary state of feeling severe sadness and dejection.

blues

Capable of seeing unlike a blind person.

sighted

Put a limit to.

restrict

An illness or condition which can't be cured and is likely to lead to someone's death.

terminally ill

A ward is a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often people who need similar treatment.

Hospital Ward

Hurt.

injure