Thẻ ghi nhớ: Unit 8: Medical issues

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chronic

(adj) lasting for a long time (especially an illness or sth negative)

snore

(v) make a loud noise through your nose while you sleep

insomnia

(n) the inability to sleep.

intense

(adj) requiring much effort, extreme

clinical

(adj) referring to medical work or medical teaching

inhibition

(n) feeling of worry/embarrassment that stops you doing sth

lapse

(n) a moment in time when sth temporarily stops or fails

cognitive

(adj) connected to thinking and the mind

persist

(v) continue to exist

standardise

(v) make things the same as regular

deprivation

(n) the state of not getting enough or any of sth

disorder

(n) illness

a case in point

(exp.) a (good) example of sth (just mentioned)

trigger

(n) sth that causes sth to start or happen

monitor

(v) watch and check carefully

procedure

(n) set of actions, method of doing sth

beverage

(n) a drink

vice versa

(adv) true the other way round, or in the opposite order

impose

(v) force sb to accept/do sth

impaired

(adj) damaged in a way that makes sth less effective

jet lag

(n) tiredness after lying from one country to another where the times are different

be (only) a matter of time

(exp.) it is certain to happen but no one knows when

undiagnosed

(adj) for a disease/illness that hasn't been recognized and is therefore not treated

irritability

(n) the state of easily being annoyed

novel

(adj) original, new

elusive

(adj) hard to find or achieve

apathy

(n) a lack of interest in anything

nod off

(phr.v) fall asleep

hallucination

(n) when you think you see sth isn't actually there