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| Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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| placebo | n: harmless substance, especially given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug | |
| beneficial | adj: helpful, useful, or sound; promoting or enhancing well-being | |
| influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
| treatment | n: the way in which someone deals with or behaves towards someone or something; medical care provided to a patient for an injury or illness. | |
| medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
| inject | v: to put a liquid such as a drug or other substance into a person’s or an animal’s body using a needle and syringe (= small tube) | |
| nonetheless | adv: in spite of what has just been said or done; nevertheless | |
| assess | v: to judge or decide the nature or quality of someone or something | |
| disorder | n: an untidy state or a lack of organization; a physical condition or illness that causes problems with how a section of the body or brain functions | |
| migraine | n: a severe headache typically felt as a throbbing pain on one side of the head | |
| depression | n: a mental condition in which a person feels very unhappy and without hope for the future; a severe recession in an economy or market | |
| therapeutic | adj: relating to or involved in the treatment of illness or injury | |
| ascribe | v: to attribute something to a particular cause or source | |
| medication | n: a drug or other form of medicine that treats, prevents, or alleviates the symptoms of the disease | |
| brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
| chemistry | n: the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | |
| release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
| naturally | adv: as might be expected; by natural manners | |
| morphine | n: a powerful narcotic drug used to relieve pain and induce sleep | |
| relieve | v: to make something burdensome, unpleasant, or painful less severe | |
| trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
| endorphin | n: a natural hormone-like substance that is produced by the body and that acts on the nervous system to reduce pain and induce a feeling of well-being | |
| nocebo | n: a harmful effect on health caused by the belief that an intervention will be harmful | |
| negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
| induce | v: to persuade someone to do something; to cause to act in a specific manner | |
| vomit | v: to eject food, blood, etc., from the stomach through the mouth; (noun) the matter ejected from the stomach through the mouth | |
| similarly | adv: in almost the same way | |
| realm | n: a domain of activity, interest, or knowledge | |
| antidepressant | n: any of a class of drugs used to reduce feelings of sadness and worry | |
| depressed | adj: sad and without any hope | |
| improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
| widespread | adj: existing or happening in various places or among many people | |
| advertise | v: to draw attention to something such as a product, service, or event in public to encourage people to buy, use, or attend it | |
| faith | n: complete trust in something or someone’s ability or knowledge; a strong belief in religion, divine power, etc. | |
| psychiatric | adj: of or relating to the treatment or study of mental illness or disorders | |
| opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
| injection | n: the act of introducing a liquid, especially a drug, into the body using a needle and a syringe |
