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low-dose
measured amount of medicine that is relatively small
asthma
medical condition in which breathing becomes difficult because air passages have narrowed
past history
record of medical conditions a person has experienced
disorder
illness of the body or mind
gastrointestinal disease
illness of the stomach or digestive passages
bowel
tube that carries solid waste out of the body
adverse reactions
unwanted results
stroke
sudden charge in blood supply to the brain causing loss of function of part of the body
conditions
illnesses or physical problems
exceed
take more than
duration
length
side effects
unwanted effects in addition to the intended one
allergic reactions
conditions affecting skin or breathing because of eating or coming into contact with certain substances
particles
small pieces
stools
medical term for excrement (formal) or poo (informal, childish)
symptom
medical meaning = problem indicating an illness
diagnosed
identify what illness a patient has
prognosis
how experts expect an illness to develop
ailing
unwell, sickly or one that has a lot of problems
rash
a lot of small red spots on the skin
a rash of
a number of similar things happening at the same time
fever
high temperature or great excitement
fever pitch
a point of very high intensity
jaundiced
yellow looking skin because of a liver problem or unenthusiastic or sceptical because of previous bad experiences
scar
mark left on skin after an injury such as a cut
carry the scars of / be scarred by
be permanently affected by a negative experience
infect
pass on an illness or pass on to (like enthusiasm)
pulse
regular beating of heart, e.g. as felt on wrist
has his finger on the pulse
understands how things are changing
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