Kartlar: Doctors by Nature - Vocabulary | Quizlet

a small, common bird with brown or grey feathers

sparrow

a small bird with a short beak, often known for singing

finch

the small part left after a cigarette is smoked

cigarette butt

material used to stop heat, sound, or electricity from passing through

insulation

very clever and original in solving problems

ingenious

used for treating illness or improving health

medicinal

a poisonous substance made by living things

toxin

a very small creature with 8 legs that can live in dust or on skin

mite

to show that an idea or belief is false

to debunk

one after the other; as a result

in turn

farm animals kept for food or work, like cows or chickens

livestock

a quicker or easier way to do something

shortcut

(plural = lice) tiny insect that lives on the skin or in hair and feeds on blood

louse

a small animal with 8 legs that attaches to skin and may spread disease

tick

the babies or young of a person, animal, or plant

offspring

the small, rounded top of a pin

pinhead

(plural = fungi) a living thing such as a mushroom or mould that grows without sunlight

fungus

a small shaking movement in the body - often caused by illness - or the ground

tremor

a fight between armies, or a serious struggle

battle

a small thing like a virus or bacteria that causes disease

pathogen

the organs inside your body that digest food

gut

medicine that helps you go to the toilet more easily

laxative

a scientist who studies monkeys, apes, and related animals

primatologist

a person who protects forests, parks, or wildlife areas

ranger

the soft, white part inside the stems, branches or fruits of plants, especially woody plants

pith

a condition where waste leaves the body too often and in liquid form

diarrhoea

related to the intestines, where food is digested

intestinal

a small part of something taken to show what the whole is like

sample

an extra, often unwanted, effect of a medicine or treatment

side-effect

an animal like a monkey, ape, or human

primate

a quality or feature that something has

property

tamed and trained (animals or plants) to live and grow with people

domesticated

related to the health value of food

nutritional

full of insects or animals that cause damage

infested

a bitter substance found in plants, used in tea or for tanning leather

tannin

a fixed amount of food

ration

allowed to move around freely, not kept in cages

free-ranging

an animal like a cow that chews food twice to digest it

ruminant

the practice of growing only one type of plant in a large area

monoculture

to search for something carefully and actively

to seek out (to seek - sought - sought)

a chemical used in medicine and skincare, especially for acne or pain

salicylic acid

suffering from pain, illness, or trouble

afflicted

a narrow crack, especially in a rock or wall

crevice

someone or something that is annoying or causes problems

nuisance

to send someone or something to a place for a purpose

to dispatch

a place where bees live and make honey

hive

a thick, sticky liquid from trees, used in glue or varnish

resin

when a type of animal or plant dies out completely

extinction

to take something out, usually from another material

to extract

the ability to fight against or withstand something harmful

resistance

able to spread from one person or animal to another

infectious