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Unit 14 Medical Care

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  • Modular
    made from a set of separate parts
  • Radiologist
    a person who specializes in radiology
  • Prescribe
    to say what medical treatment someone should have
  • Provide
    to give someone something that they need
  • Classification
    the act or process of dividing things into groups according to their type
  • Therapist
    someone whose job is to treat a particular type of mental or physical illness or disability, usually with a particular type of therapy
  • diagnose
    To identify a disease or a problem
  • Optician
    doctor specialized in vision
  • Facility
    the buildings, equipment, and services provided for a particular purpose
  • Injury
    physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack
  • Promote
    to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something
  • Casualty
    a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war
  • Perform
    To do an action or a work
  • Manual
    done with the hands
  • Patient
    a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary
  • Restore
    to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position
  • Inadequate
    not good enough or too low in quality
  • Surgeon
    doctor specialized in performing medical operations
  • Emergency
    something dangerous or serious that happens suddenly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results
  • Dentist
    doctor specialized in teeth
  • Eligible
    having the necessary qualities or fulfilling the necessary conditions
  • Treatment
    The use of drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of an illness or injury
  • Incidents
    an event that is either unpleasant or unusual
  • Registered
    officially listed and accepted
  • Injection
    the act of putting a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle and a syringe
  • Alleviate
    to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe (less bad)
  • Stretcher
    used for carrying people who are ill, injured, or dead
  • Stethoscope
    a piece of medical equipment that doctors use to listen to your heart and lungs
  • Gratitude
    a strong feeling of appreciation to someone or something for what the person has done to help you
  • Prevent
    To stop something from happening
  • Appropriate
    suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion
  • Paramedic
    a person who is trained to do medical work, especially in an emergency, but who is not a doctor or nurse