WordStudyMedicine & Healthcare vocabulary — B2
30 words of level B2 (Upper-intermediate) from the “Medicine & Healthcare” collection. Each one has a short definition in simple English; tap a word to open its dictionary page.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| intensive care | special hospital treatment for very sick people |
| stretcher | a flat bed used to carry a sick or hurt person |
| IV drip | a device that puts liquid medicine directly into a vein |
| cardiologist | a doctor for the heart |
| dermatologist | doctor who treats problems with the skin |
| neurologist | doctor who treats the body's signal system |
| optician | a person whose job is to test eyes and sell glasses |
| gynecologist | a doctor who treats women's health problems |
| oncologist | doctor who treats harmful growths in the body |
| anesthesiologist | doctor who gives medicine to stop pain |
| midwife | a person trained to help women have babies |
| dosage | the amount of medicine you should take |
| antidepressant | medicine that helps people who feel very sad |
| over-the-counter | that you can buy without a note from a doctor |
| swelling | a part of the body that has become bigger than normal |
| rash | small red spots that appear on your skin |
| sprain | an injury to a joint caused by twisting it |
| inflammation | swelling, redness, and pain in part of the body |
| checkup | a visit to a doctor to see if you are healthy |
| ultrasound | way to see inside the body using sound |
| CT scan | many pictures joined by a computer to show inside the body |
| biopsy | taking a small piece of body tissue to test for disease |
| immunization | giving a person protection against a disease |
| transplant | an operation that gives someone a healthy body part |
| chemotherapy | medical treatment using strong drugs to fight cancer |
| rehabilitation | process of returning to normal life or health |
| anesthesia | loss of feeling, especially during surgery |
| outpatient | relating to care given without staying overnight in hospital |
| inpatient | relating to care that needs staying overnight in hospital |
| discharge | the act of letting a patient leave the hospital |
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