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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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clinical | adj: of or relating to the examination and treatment of patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies | |
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. | |
mutation | n: the way in which genes of a person, plant, animal, or other organism change and produce permanent differences | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
variant | n: something that is slightly different from others of the same type | |
resistant | adj: not affected by something, especially changes or new ideas; of or relating to immunity to disease or infection | |
outmaneuver | v: to cleverly gain an advantage over someone, especially an opponent | |
immune | adj: protected against a particular disease or toxin due to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered the body | |
lung | n: either of the two organs in the chest that people and some animals use for breathing | |
rampant | adj: (especially of something bad or unwelcome) flourishing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled | |
viral | adj: relating to or caused by a virus | |
tissue | n: an ensemble of similar cells of the animal or plant that together carry out a specific function | |
oxygen | n: the chemical element with the symbol O that is present in air and water and is necessary for people, animals, and plants to live | |
asphyxiate | v: to make someone unable to breathe, usually resulting in unconscious or death | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
functional | adj: designed for or capable of a particular activity, purpose, or task; practical or ready for use or service | |
immunosuppressant | n: a drug that lowers or stops the body’s normal immune response | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
subtype | n: a type that is a subdivision of a more general type; a subdivision of a type of microorganism | |
invade | v: to enter aggressively into another’s territory by military force for conquest and occupation | |
breath | n: the air that is taken into and expelled from your lungs; the process of taking into and expelling air from your lungs | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
frontline | adj: in the most critical or dangerous position; in the military line or part of an army closest to the enemy | |
mucus | n: a slimy liquid produced inside the nose and other body parts for lubrication, protection, etc. | |
drip | v: to fall in drops or make it fall in drops; (noun) liquid or moisture that falls in drops | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
flush | v: to become red on your face, especially because you are embarrassed, angry, or hot; to rinse, clean, or empty something, especially a toilet, by causing large quantities of water to flow | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
inflame | v: to cause very strong feelings such as anger or excitement in a person or a group of people | |
widen | v: to become or make something broader, wider, more extensive | |
vessel | n: a ship or large boat | |
recruit | v: to persuade someone to work for a company; to find new members for an organization, the armed forces, etc. | |
rhinovirus | n: the most common viral infectious agent in humans and is the predominant cause of the common cold | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
vaccine | n: a substance that is put into the body and protects them from disease by causing them to produce antibodies (= proteins that attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
antiviral | adj: inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses; (noun) any drug that destroys viruses | |
attempt | n: an act or effort of trying to do something, especially something difficult | |
vaccinate | v: to treat with a vaccine, usually by injection, to produce immunity against a disease | |
inactivate | v: to make something idle or inoperative; to release from military service or remove from the active list of military service | |
placebo | n: harmless substance, especially given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug | |
afterward | adv: after the time mentioned | |
outbreak | n: a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
mRNA | n: (an abbreviation for messenger RNA) a single-stranded molecule of RNA that corresponds to the genetic sequence of a gene, and is read by a ribosome in the process of synthesizing a protein | |
severe | adj: extremely serious or bad in feeling, manner, or strict and harsh; extremely strong or vigorous | |
hijack | v: to seize control of an airplane or other vehicle during an operation, especially with violence | |
cellular | adj: of or connected with the cells of animals or plants; of or connected with a mobile telephone system that uses several short-range radio stations instead of wires | |
machinery | n: a group of large machines or the components of a machine that make it work; social institution functions or structure for doing something | |
molecule | n: a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds | |
toxic | adj: of or relating to or caused by a poison; poisonous | |
slippery | adj: difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is wet or smooth; not to be trusted | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
eradicate | v: to get rid of or destroy something completely, especially something bad | |
smallpox | n: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, weakness, spots on the skin, and often death | |
untreated | adj: not given medical care or treatment; not subjected to chemical or physical treatment | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
cocktail | n: a drink, usually an alcoholic one, made by mixing one or more spirits (= strong alcoholic drinks) and fruit juice; an appetizer served as a first course at a meal | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
breakthrough | n: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem | |
origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
bacteria | n: single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that exist in large numbers in the air, water, and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
degrade | v: to make something worse, especially in quality; to show or treat someone in a way that makes them seem no value and do not have the respect or reasonable opinion of others | |
coronavirus | n: a group of viruses that cause respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological diseases in humans and other animals | |
influenza | n: (formal for flu) a highly contagious viral disease that causes fever, severe aching, and catarrh and often occurs in epidemics | |
genome | n: the complete set or sequence of genes of a human, animal, plant, or other living things | |
prophylactic | adj: capable of preventing disease or intended to prevent disease |