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Word	Meaning	Advanced
opioid	n: substances that have an effect similar to opium, such as morphine, used in medicines to treat severe pain, but some people take them illegally for pleasure and become addicted
prescribe	v: (of a doctor) to advise and order the use of particular medicine or treatment for someone, especially in writing; to issue commands or orders for something
painkiller	n: medicine used to relieve physical pain
rib	n: each of a series of curved bones that are connected to the spine and surround the chest; (adjective) subject to laughter or ridicule
surgery	n: medical treatment of injuries or diseases involving an incision with instruments and often removing or replacing some parts of the body; the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
misconception	n: a belief or an idea that is wrong because it has been based on faulty thinking, understanding, or hypothesis
medication	n: a drug or other form of medicine that treats, prevents, or alleviates the symptoms of the disease
inflammation	n: a physical condition in which a part of the body becomes red, painful, hot, and often swollen, especially as a reaction to infection or injury
ibuprofen	n: a drug used to reduce pain, fever, and inflammation
perspective	n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something
stub	n: a short piece of something, especially a cigarette, pencil, etc., that is left after the main part has been used
recover	v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength
dam	n: a wall constructed over a river to block the flow of water, mainly used to generate energy
chemical	adj: relating to or connected with chemistry;
receptor	n: an organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation such as heat or cold and makes the body react in a particular way
pathway	n: a track that constitutes or serves as a path; an approach or a way of doing something
acetaminophen	n: a drug used to relieve mild or chronic pain and high temperature
steroid	n: any of several organic compounds that are produced in the body and have important physiological effects and affect the development and growth of sex organs
aspirin	n: a drug used to reduce pain, fever, and inflammation
naproxen	n: a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of headaches and arthritis
bind	v: to tie or fasten someone or something tightly with rope, string, etc. so that they cannot move or are held together strongly
locate	v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something
trigger	v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function
dopamine	n: a chemical substance produced by nerve cells as a neurotransmitter; as a drug, it is used to treat shock and hypotension
hormone	n: a chemical substance made by organs that encourages or influences the development, growth, sex, etc., of an animal and is carried around the body in the blood
associate	v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else
addition	n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers
relief	n: a feeling of happiness and relaxation that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
relax	v: to become or cause someone to become less active or tense and calmer
euphoric	adj: an extreme feeling of well-being or excitement
cognition	n: the psychological process of perception and learning and reasoning; the mental action or process by which knowledge and understanding are developed in the mind
adapt	v: to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose or environment
symptom	n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
withdrawal	n: the act of taking money out of an account; the act of ceasing to participate in an activity and moving or taking something away or back
uncomfortable	adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain
discomfort	n: a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally or being embarrassed; a slight pain
confuse	v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand
norm	n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard
intentionally	adv: in a planned or intended way
paradox	n: a statement, situation, or person that has two opposite facts or features and therefore seems impossible, is difficult to understand, or is strange;
worsen	v: to become or make something worse
addiction	n: the inability to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful
nuance	n: a subtle or slight degree of difference in appearance, meaning, sound, someone’s feeling, etc.
physically	adv: in a way related to a person’s body or appearance rather than their mind
contribute	v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people
therapy	n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc.
educated	adj: having received a high standard of education
acute	adj: extremely sharp or severe
explore	v: to travel to or penetrate an area or a country to learn about it; to thoroughly examine a subject or a possibility to learn more about it
alternative	n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice
taper	v: to become or cause something to become gradually narrower at one end
naloxone	n: a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids (= morphine or a drug that resembles morphine), commonly used to counter decreased breathing in opioid overdose
reverse	v: to change something’s direction, order, position, decision, etc., to the opposite one; (adjective) directed or moving toward the rear
overdose	n: excessive and dangerous ingestion or application of a drug