|
 epidemic | a sudden rapid increase in how often something bad happens |
| dose / dosage | an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time |
| life expectancy | the number of years that a person is likely to live; the length of time that something is likely to exist or continue for |
| phenobarbital | a long-acting oral or parenteral sedative, anticonvulsant, and hypnotic; also available as a soluble sodium salt; also used in therapeutic management of epilepsy |
| seizure | a sudden attack of an illness, especially one that affects the brain |
| investigation | a scientific or academic examination of the facts of a subject or problem |
| brain damage | permanent damage to the brain caused by illness or an accident |
| diabetes | a medical condition caused by a lack of insulin |
| insulin | a chemical substance produced in the body that controls the amount of sugar absorbed by the blood |
| premature | (of a birth or a baby) being born before the normal length of pregnancy has been completed |
| precaution | something that is done in advance in order to prevent problems or to avoid danger |
| error | mistake, especially one that causes problems or affects the result of sth |
| chemotherapy | the treatment of disease, especially cancer, with the use of chemical substances |
| stroke | a sudden serious illness when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or is blocked, which can cause death or the loss of the ability to move or to speak clearly |
| crippled | a person who is unable to walk or move normally because of a disease or injury |
| injury | harm done to a person's or an animal's body, for example in an accident |
| tremendous | very great |
| testify | to make a statement that sth happened or that sth is true, especially as a witness in a court of law |