# Doctors & Medicine Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Health & Body
- Words: 20
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Doctors and hospitals vocabulary for a hospital stay, including a ward, a surgeon, a diagnosis and being discharged, plus the antibiotics and prescriptions…

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## Word list

* **GP**: The local doctor you see first about most everyday health problems. — “I'll ask my **GP** about the results next week.”
* **surgeon** /ˈsɜrdʒən/: A doctor trained to cut into the body to repair or remove something. — “The **surgeon** explained the operation very clearly.”
* **ward** /wɔrd/: A large room in a hospital where several patients stay in beds. — “She spent three nights on the children's **ward**.”
* **diagnosis** /ˌdaɪəɡˈnoʊsəs/: The doctor's decision about what illness someone has, made after tests. — “It took months to get a clear **diagnosis**.”
* **discharge** /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/: To officially let a patient leave hospital because they are well enough. — “They **discharged** her two days after the operation.”
* **intensive care**: The hospital department where very seriously ill patients are watched all the time. — “He spent a week in **intensive care** after the crash.”
* **inpatient** /ˈɪnˌpeɪʃənt/: A patient who stays in hospital overnight while receiving treatment. — “After the operation, she stayed on as an **inpatient** for a week.”
* **physician** /fəˈzɪʃən/: A formal word for a doctor, especially one who treats illnesses rather than performing operations. — “The **physician** listened carefully to her symptoms.”
* **prescribe** /prəˈskraɪb/: To officially tell a patient what medicine or treatment they should have. — “The doctor **prescribed** antibiotics for the infection.”
* **examine** /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/: To look closely at a patient's body to check for signs of illness or injury. — “The doctor **examined** her throat with a small light.”
* **prescription** /prəˈskrɪpʃən/: A written note from a doctor that lets you get a particular medicine. — “The pharmacist wouldn't sell it to me without a **prescription**.”
* **side effect**: An extra, unwanted result that a medicine can cause besides helping you. — “Drowsiness is a common **side effect** of these tablets.”
* **antibiotics** /ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks/: Medicine a doctor gives you to kill the germs that are making you ill. — “The doctor put me on **antibiotics** for a week.”
* **vaccine** /ˌvækˈsin/: An injection that protects you from catching a disease later. — “The flu **vaccine** is free for over-sixties.”
* **inhaler** /ˌɪnˈheɪlər/: A small device you breathe from to get medicine into your chest quickly. — “He never leaves the house without his **inhaler**.”
* **drip** /drɪp/: Hospital equipment that slowly puts liquid medicine into a patient through a tube. — “She was on a **drip** for two days after her operation.”
* **tweezers** /ˈtwizərz/: A small tool with two thin arms for pulling out splinters or hairs. — “He used **tweezers** to get the splinter out.”
* **overdose** /ˈoʊvərˌdoʊs/: An amount of a drug that is dangerously more than the amount that should be taken. — “He was rushed to hospital after taking an **overdose**.”
* **relief** /rɪˈlif/: A feeling of comfort when pain or discomfort becomes less, or something that reduces pain. — “The tablets gave her some **relief** from the pain.”
* **soluble** /ˈsɑljəbəl/: Describing a tablet that can be dissolved in water before you drink it. — “Drop the **soluble** tablet into a glass of water.”

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