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 treatment | something that is done to cure an illness or injury, or to make somebody look and feel good |
| drugstore | a shop/store that sells medicines and also other types of goods, for example cosmetics |
| dispense | to prepare medicine and give it to people, as a job |
| counter | a long flat surface over which goods are sold or business is done in a shop/store, bank, etc |
| compound | a thing consisting of two or more separate things combined together |
| compounding pharmacy | (2 words with space) the process of mixing drugs by a pharmacist to fit the unique needs of a patient |
| prepackaged | put into packages before being sent to shops/stores to be sold |
| interact | if one thing interacts with another, or if two things interact, the two things have an effect on each other |
| manufacturer | a company that produces goods in large quantities |
| hangover | the headache and sick feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol |
| drowsy | tired and almost asleep = sleepy |
| aptitude | natural ability or skill at doing something |
| aptitude test | (2 words with space) an occupation-oriented test for evaluating intelligence, achievement, and interest. |
| license | an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use something |
| administration | the people who plan, organize and run a business, institution, etc |
| paperwork | the written work that is part of a job, such as filling in forms or writing letters and reports |
| develop | to think of or produce a new idea, product, etc. and make it successful |
| research | a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it |
| researcher | the person who does research |
| influenza | an infectious disease that causes fever, pains and weakness |
| relieve | to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain |
| symptom | a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy |
| headache | a continuous pain in the head |
| phlegm | the thick yellowish-green substance that forms in the nose and throat, especially when you have a cold |
| chill | a feeling of being cold |
| nausea | the feeling that you have when you want to vomit, for example because you are ill/sick or are disgusted by something |
| vomit | to bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth |
| ache | to feel a continuous dull pain |
| joint | a place where two bones are joined together in the body in a way that enables them to bend and move |
| fatigue | a feeling of being extremely tired, usually because of hard work or exercise |
| viscous | (of a liquid) thick and sticky; not flowing freely |
| infection | an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus and that affects one part of the body |
| bacterial infection | (2 words with space) infection caused by bacteria |
| viral infection | (2 words with space) infection caused by virus |
| fatal | causing or ending in death |
| antibiotic | a substance, for example penicillin, that can destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria and cure infections |
| analgesic | a substance that reduces pain |
| prescription | an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist/pharmacist |
| drug | a substance used as a medicine or used in a medicine |
| dehydrate | to lose too much water from your body; to make a person's body lose too much water |
| epidemic | a sudden rapid increase in how often something bad happens |
| dosage | an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time |
| life expectancy | (2 words with space) 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 | (2 words with space) 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 |