Medicine & Health Vocabulary
Vocabulary words related to medicine & health that appear on standardized tests including GRE, SAT, TOEFL, and IELTS.
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To order or recommend something authoritatively, especially the use of a particular medication or tr...
A written instruction from a medical practitioner authorizing a patient to receive a specific medica...
The continuous physical force exerted on an object, or emotional stress from demands or expectations...
An established way of doing something, especially in medicine or law.
The conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize a profession or a professional, such as competence...
The likely course or outcome of a disease or situation; forecast.
A sequence or series of developments or advancements.
Having casual sexual relations with multiple partners; also used to describe something lacking selec...
To formally forbid or prohibit something, especially by law.
Relating to the study, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders.
The branch of medicine focused on diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental illness.
Relating to or affected by psychosis, often involving distorted thinking and perception of reality.
Relating to the lungs or the respiratory system.
The rhythmic expansion of arteries caused by the heart beating; also refers to a legume such as bean...
The process of removing contaminants or impurities from something.
An impulse control disorder characterized by a compulsion to start fires.
A state or period of isolation to prevent the spread of disease or infection.
The action of reassuring someone; restoring confidence or removing doubt.
A suggestion or endorsement of a person, course of action, or item.
To regain something lost, such as health, strength, or possession.
To recover from illness, exhaustion, or other physical or mental strain.
The repeated occurrence of something, especially an illness or event.
Compensation or remedy for a wrong or grievance.
Resistant to treatment or control; (of materials) able to withstand high temperatures.
A structured plan or system for diet, exercise, or medical therapy.
To restore someone to health, normal life, or good condition; to rebuild or renew a structure or are...
A deterioration in someone's state of health or condition after a temporary improvement.
A solution or treatment for a problem or illness; to correct or relieve something.
To cause someone to remember something; to warn or inform someone to do something.
A temporary recovery from the symptoms of a disease; the cancellation or reduction of a debt or puni...
Relating to the ability to produce offspring.
A feeling of anger or bitterness due to unfair treatment.
To restore life, consciousness, strength, or interest to someone or something.
A bag-shaped structure in the body that holds fluid or an organ, or a similar natural cavity.
Containing salt, especially sodium chloride; a salt solution.
Health-giving or favorable to health; wholesome.
Free from dirt, infection, or harmful bacteria; promoting health and cleanliness.
The process of keeping places clean and free of health hazards, especially through sewage and waste ...
A crust that forms over a wound as it heals; a person who continues to work during a strike, breakin...
A small, very sharp knife used in surgery or anatomical dissection.
A mark left on the skin after a wound or injury has healed; a lasting sign of damage.
A mental disorder characterized by a breakdown in thought processes and emotional responsiveness, of...
A person or thing that causes great suffering or affliction; a whip used for punishment.
A disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by bleeding gums and weakness.
A drug that reduces anxiety and induces calmness or sleep.
Involving little physical activity; typically sitting while working or living.
To be in a state of intense agitation or anger; or to boil with bubbles.
Infected with harmful microorganisms; contaminated or causing sepsis.
Demanding earnest attention; important or grave in nature.
Extremely serious, intense, or strict.
The system of carrying sewage, including the pipes, pumps, and treatment works.
Affected by physical illness or discomfort; also used informally to describe something impressive or...
The state of being ill; a specific disease or illness.
Showing care, concern, or attentiveness, often to an excessive degree.
Designed or adapted for a specific purpose or function.
A cylindrical device on which thread, wire, or tape is wound for storage or use.
To make or become stable, steady, or firm.
A group of people employed in an organization; also, a long stick used as a support or symbol.
To stop or check the flow of something, especially blood or leakage.
Free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; unable to reproduce.