abandon to leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for
abnormal very different from usual in a way that seems strange, worrying, wrong, or dangerous
accommodate to provide someone with a place to stay, live, or work
acute pain short-term pain
adaptable able to change in order to be successful in new and different situations
adaptation the process of changing something to make it suitable for a new situation
adequate/sufficient enough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purpose
adjustment a change in the way that someone behaves or thinks
advocate someone who publicly supports someone or something
achieve to successfully complete something or get a good result, especially by working hard
aid help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation; something such as a machine or tool that helps someone do something
anaesthetist a doctor or nurse specially trained to give people anaesthetics, especially during an operation
applicant a person who applies for a job/training etc.
assessment a process in which you make a judgment about a person or situation, or the judgment you make
assistance help or support
benefit an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from something
bond something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea
cardiologist a doctor working in cardiology
cardiology deals with the conditions of the heart
care the work of caring for or attending to someone or something
cause give rise to; be the cause of an action or event
circumstance the conditions that affect a situation, action, event
civil relating to the people who live in a country; 
coherent if someone is coherent, they are talking in a way that is clear and easy to understand
commitment a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way; an amount of money that you have to pay regularly
compassion a deep awarenes of and sympathy for another's suffering
content subject matter (the content of a book: It is about…)
dentist a doctor working in dentistry
dentistry deals with the condition of the mouth and teeth
diarrhoea frequent and watery bowel movements
disease/illness an impairment of health
geriatrician (gerontologist) a doctor working in geriatrics (gerontology)
geriatrics (gerontology) deals with old people and their illnesses
gnawing pain feeling of biting
GP a general practitioner; a family doctor
griping pain a sudden severe pain in your stomach
gynaecologist a doctor working in gynaecology
gynaecology deals with conditions and illnesses which affect only women
health insurance insurance which will pay the cost of your medical treatment
chiropodist a doctor working in chiropody
chiropody the treatment and prevention of foot injuries and deseases
chronic pain long-term pain
individual a person
midwife a specially trained nurse whose job is to help women when they are having a baby
mould a fungus
n/a not applicable – not known, has not been stated
nociceptive pain caused by stimulation of nociceptors, which are pain receptors for tissue injury
nurse someone whose job is to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital
obstetrician a doctor working in obstetrics
obstetrics deals with the birth of children
oncologist a doctor working in oncology
oncology deals with cancer and tumours
ophthalmologist a doctor working in ophthalmology
ophthalmology deals with the condition of the eyes
orthodontics the skill or job of helping teeth to grow straight when they have not been growing correctly
orthodontist a doctor working in orthodontics
orthopaedics deals with illnesses or injuries of bones and muscles
orthopaedist a doctor working in orthopaedics
paediatrician a doctor working in paediatrics
paediatrics deals with children and their illnesses
pain ache
paramedic someone who has been trained to help people who are hurt or to do medical work, but they are not a doctor or a nurse
patient a person in need of medical help
psychiatrist a doctor working in psychiatry
psychiatry the study and treatment of mental illnesses
relocate if a person or business relocates, or if they are relocated, they move to a different place
respiratory breathing (respiratory problems)
scrub nurse a nurse trained to help surgeons in the operating theatre
severe pain deep pain
shelter a structure that provides protection from danger
shooting pain a severe pain that starts in one place then quickly moves to another
skill ability that has been acquired by training
somatic pain usually feels like a constant aching or gnawing sensation
stool solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
surgeon a doctor who performs operations in a hospital
symptom any sensation or change in bodily function; usually associated with a disease
syringe injection
throbbing pain a feeling of pain that regularly starts and stops (pulsující bolest)
tissue the material formed from cells
triage nurse a nurse who makes the initial assessment of a patient’s condition
ultrasound scan a medical examination of the inside of someone’s body that is done using sound that is too high to hear; it produces an image (e.g. an unborn child in the uterus)
unconventional not usual, or not done in the usual way
undergo if you undergo a change, an unpleasant experience etc, it happens to you or is done to you
voluntary work or service that is done by people who do it because they want to, and who are not paid
volunteer people who do work or service because they want to, and who are not paid
vomit to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
ward a hospital department (e.g. cardiology)
welfare someone's welfare is their health and happiness; money that is paid by the government in the US to people who are very poor or unemployed
X-ray a medical examination of the inside of someone’s body using X-rays (i.e. a type of radiation); it produces an image (e.g. bones)

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