Vocabulary development: Medicine - SS2 English Lesson Note
There are various vocabulary development associated with medicines :
here are some vocabulary development words associated with medicines:
- Addiction: A condition in which a person cannot control their use of a substance, even though it is causing them harm.
- Analgesic: A medicine that relieves pain.
- Antibiotic: A medicine that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.
- Antihistamine: A medicine that blocks the effects of histamine, a substance that is released by the body during an allergic reaction.
- Antipyretic: A medicine that reduces fever.
- Chemotherapy: A type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
- Diarrhea: Frequent, loose, watery bowel movements.
- Emesis: Vomiting.
- Hypotension: Low blood pressure.
- Insulin: A hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy.
- Medication: A drug or other substance that is used to treat or prevent disease.
- Narcotic: A drug that produces sleep or stupor.
- Overdose: Taking too much of a drug, which can be harmful or fatal.
- Prescription: A written order from a doctor that allows a patient to obtain a medication from a pharmacy.
- Side effect: An unwanted or unintended effect of a medication.
- Symptom: A change in the body or mind that indicates the presence of a disease or disorder.
- Tolerance: The need to increase the amount of a drug in order to achieve the same effect.
- Withdrawal: A set of symptoms that occur when a person stops taking a drug that they have become dependent on.