English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Medical language
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Medical information leaflets
Read this extract from a leaflet included in a packet of painkillers.
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measured amount of medicine that is relatively small
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medical condition in which breathing becomes 
diff icult because air passages have narrowed
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record of medical conditions a person has experienced
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illness of the body or mind
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illness of the stomach or digestive passages
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tube that carries solid 
waste out of the body
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unwanted results
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sudden change in blood supply to the brain causing loss 
of function of part of the body
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illnesses or physical problems
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take more than
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length
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unwanted eff ects in addition to the intended one
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conditions aff ecting skin or breathing because of 
eating or coming into contact with certain substances
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small pieces
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medical term for 
excrement 
(formal) or 
poo (informal, childish)
Medical metaphors
Social and other problems are oft en talked about as if they were illnesses: The current spate of car 
theft s is a 
symptom of a deeper underlying problem. 
[medical meaning = problem indicating an illness] 
This behaviour is 
symptomatic of his general lack of self-confidence.
The causes of a problem can be 
diagnosed and the outlook for a situation can also be referred to as 
the 
prognosis. 
[medical meaning = identify what illness a patient has] [medical meaning = how experts expect 
an illness to develop]
The medical meaning of the key word is given in brackets before the examples below: 
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