Healthcare and Family Matters Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcards covering vocabulary from the lecture notes on healthcare, family matters and being on the move, designed to aid exam preparation.

Capsule

A small, soluble container enclosing a dose of medicine.

Tablet

A small, solid dose of medicine.

Plaster

A medical strip used to cover and protect wounds.

Cut

An injury where the skin is broken.

Jab

An injection of medicine or vaccine.

Inject

To administer a substance into the body via syringe.

Stethoscope

A medical instrument for listening to internal sounds.

Syringe

A medical instrument used to inject fluids.

Thermometer

An instrument for measuring temperature.

Inhaler

A device for administering medication through the nose or mouth.

Cholera

An infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhea.

Reassure

To say or do something to remove the doubts and fears of someone.

Ignore

To pay no attention to something.

Niece

A daughter of one's brother or sister.

Great-aunt

The sister of one's grandparent.

Half-sister/Stepsister

A sister only through one parent/step-parent

Envy

A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

Psychic/Psychical

Relating to phenomena held to be outside the realm of physical science

Telepathy

The supposed communication of thoughts or feelings by means other than the known senses.

Widow

A woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.

Spouse

A husband or wife.

Inheritance/Heritage

Something that is, or may be, inherited.

Deceased

A person who has died.

Estate

All the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death.

Will

A legal document that instructs how one's estate should be distributed after death.

Amend

To make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date.

Obstacle

A thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.

Buggy/Pram

A folding chair on wheels used to push and transport a baby or young child.

Kin/Relatives/Relations

One's family and relations.

Tremendous/Incredible

Extremely large or great.

Burden

A load, especially a heavy one.

Minor/Teenager

A person under the age of full legal responsibility.

Frequent

Occurring or done many times at short intervals.

Interior

Situated within or inside; relating to the inside.

Old-fashioned/Dated

Out of date; no longer fashionable.

Sufficient/Adequate

Enough to meet needs or requirements.

Lit up/Light up

To illuminate; to make brighter.

Picturesque

Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.

Up-market

Relatively expensive or high quality.

Intimacy

Close familiarity or friendship; closeness.

Conventional/Traditional

Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.

Instability

The state of being unstable; lack of stability.

Family-friendly/Eco-friendly/Child-friendly

Designed or suitable for families, the environment, or children.

Institution

A society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose.

Institute

A society or organization having a particular object or common factor, especially a scientific, educational, or social one.

Undermine

Erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).