take teik (и T] take sb's pulse/temperature/blood pressure to measure how hot someone is, how fast their heart is beating etc. as part of a medical examination: The doctor will take your blood pressure and check your weight.
taking - took - have taken
MEDICAL TREATMENT
kave an operation My mother's having an operation tomorrow - she's having her appendix removed. + on I had an operation on my knee last year.
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MEDICAL TREATMENT
surgery ss^d^ri, (л (J] treatment by doctors in which they cut into someone's body to remove or repair a part that is damaged: She needed emergency surgery after the Occident. have/undergo surgery Before undergoing surgery, patients can discuss their operation with a doctor, major/minor surgery (=serious/not very serious operations) This is a dangerous condition, and she will require major surgery
Surgery js m0re technical than operation
injection /шЯзекрп/ [я С] when a doctor or nurse gives someone a drug using a special needle: / hate having injections.
X-ray 'eks rei, [n CI a medical examination that uses a beam of radiation to photograph the inside of someone's body: The X-ray showed that William had broken his jaw.
have an X-ray The doctor said 1 had to have a chest X-ray.
physiotherapy im*)Oeropi [n U]
treatment lor people who have injured their muscles, broken their legs etc, in which they have to do special exercises, have parts of their body rubbed and pressed etc
acupuncture /'аек&рлдкг/э'/ [n U] а
treatment in which many needles are put into your skin to stop pain or cure an illness
herbal remedy /.hxtwl rem^dif|,3ir. Vm- In С) a medicine that is made from special plants
medicines
medicine /'medsjnfl'med^n, (n C/U J a
substance used for treating illnesses, especially a liquid that you drink: Emergency supplies of food and medicine were sent to the earthquake area. I Chinese herbal medicines
take medicine Have you taken your medicine this morning?
drug drAg [n CI a chemical substance used for treating illnesses: a drug used in the treatment of stomach ulcers I The side effects of this drug may include fever and dizziness. I о big drug company
medication medi'keipn/ [n U] one or more drugs that your doctor has told you to take regularly: Don't forget your medication
be on medication She's on medication for her heart.
Medication js a word used especially j by doctors. i
alternative medical treatment
homeopathic haombpaeBik* [adj]
homeopathic treatments or medicines are based on the idea of giving a person very small amounts of a substance which, in larger amounts, would give them an illness similar to the one they have homeopathic remedy (=a homeopathic medicine) a homeoparhic cure for flu homeopathy дЬэотгорэйЦ-скр- [n U)
Homeopathy is becoming more popular.
reflexology ^tlek'snbd^l-'sa:- (n l\ а treatment in which areas of a person's feet and hands are pressed in order to treat problems in another part of their body
aromatherapy э.гашпэвегэрь \n U) а treatment using special oils which are used in a bath or rubbed into your skin
dose \r, CJ a measured amount of a drug that you take at one time + оfa massive dose of insulin
prescription Pr skuppn [n C] a piece of paper from your doctor that says which medicine you need and allows you to get it + /or a prescription for sleeping tablets
to give someone medical treatment
treat tri:t [и T] to try to make someone better when they are ill or injured, for example by giving them drugs or hospital care treat sb/or sth Doctors are treating him for cancer.
treat sth with sth Many common infections can be treated with antibiotics.
operate /'орэгеЩ'а:-/ [и I] if a doctor operates, he or she cuts someone open in order to remove or repair a part of their body that is damaged
MEDICAL TREATMENT
■f on It can be risky to operate on very old people. I They had to operate on my arm because it was broken in two places.
examine /igzaemj,n [и T] if a doctor examines someone who is ill, he or she
looks carefully at them in order to find out what is wrong: He was examined by three doctors, but none of them could find anything physically wrong. examination ig ziem^neipn/ [n U] when a doctor looks at someone who is ill in order to find out what is wrong with them
И places where you can get medical treatment
Qthe doctor's british the doctor's
office AMERICAN /ЙЭ 'dokt3rZ, (>Э 'dDkt9rZ
,Df^s||-'da:k-, -,э:1Ч -a:f-/ especially spoken the office where a doctor works, where people who are ill can go at certain times to be examined and treated: You'd better go to the doctor's if your sore throat doesn 't get any better.
clinic /'klmik, In C] In the US, a place where several doctors have offices; in Britain, a place where people come for treatment or advice about a specific medical condition: a family-planning clinic I о clinic for people with alcohol problems
Health centre British health center
american 'helti ,sent3r/ [n C] in Britain, a building where several doctors have offices, and people can go to see them for treatment: in the US, a similar place in a college or university, where the students can go to see a doctor
surgery /S3:rd^?ri/ [n c] british the office where a doctor works, where people can go to be examined and treated The