Doctors and Hospitals

Patient noun [C]

a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary:I'm a patient of Dr Stephens, please could I make an appointment to see her?

Psychiatrist noun [C]

a doctor who is also trained in psychiatry

In-patient

a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment

Outpatient

a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment

Specialist noun [C]

a doctor who has special training in and knowledge of a particular area of medicine:She's a specialist in childhood illnesses.I've asked to be referred to a specialist about my back pain.a leading cancer/eye specialist

Casualty (INJURED) noun [C]

a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war:The train was derailed but there were no casualties, police said.The rebels suffered heavy casualties.

Surgeon  noun [C]

a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations

Nurse (PERSON) noun [C]

(the title given to) a person whose job is to care for people who are ill or injured, especially in a hospital:He worked as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital.Nurse Millard will be with you shortly.[as form of address] Thank you, Nurse.

Midwife noun [C] plural midwives

a person, usually a woman, who is trained to help women when they are giving birth

Medical   adjective

related to the treatment of illness and injuries:medical advicemedical booksa medical teammedical workers

Medical Student (noun) a student in medical school          

General Practicenoun [C or U] UK

the work of a GP (= doctor) who treats the people who live in the local area and treats injuries and diseases that do not need a hospital visit

general practitioner noun [C] = GP   noun [C]MAINLY UK ABBREVIATION FOR general practitioner: a doctor who provides general medical treatment for people who live in a particular area:I went along to the local GP.

Doctors' Surgeries and Hospitals

Thermometer  noun [C]

a device used for measuring temperature, especially of the air or in a person's body

Stethoscope   noun [C]

a piece of medical equipment which doctors use to listen to your heart and lungs

Temperature noun

[C or U] the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body:Preheat the oven to a temperature of 200 degrees Celsius.There has been a sudden rise in temperature over the past few days (= The weather has become warmer).The doctor examined him and took his temperature (= measured it).

Waiting Room noun [C]

a room in a place where people can sit and rest while waiting, as in a railway station or a doctor's office

Prescription noun [C]

a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs:a doctor's prescriptiona prescription for sedativesUK The doctor should give you a repeat prescription (= another piece of paper allowing more of the same medicine to be given, often without the person seeing the doctor again).These drugs are only available on prescription (= with a prescription from a doctor).Prescription charges (= the standard amount of money you pay for any medicine prescribed by a doctor) are rising in June.

Receptionist noun [C]

a person who works in a place such as a hotel, office or hospital, who welcomes and helps visitors and answers the telephone

Examine verb [T]

to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them:Forensic scientists are examining the wreckage for clues about the cause of the explosion.The council is to examine ways of reducing traffic in the city centre.The research examined the effects of alcohol on long-term memory.[+ question word] We need to examine how an accident like this can be avoided in the future.A psychiatrist was examined (= asked questions) on the mental state of the defendant.

Symptom noun [C]

any feeling of illness or physical or mental change which is caused by a particular disease:He's complaining of all the usual flu symptoms - a high temperature, headache and so on.He's been HIV-positive for six years, but just recently he's started to develop the symptoms of AIDS.

Operate (MEDICAL PROCESS)verb [I]

to cut a body open for medical reasons in order to repair, remove or replace a diseased or damaged part:If the growth gets any bigger they'll have to operate.Are they going to operate on him?

Appointment   noun [C]

a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place:I'd like to make an appointment with Doctor Evans, please.She had to cancel her dental appointment.[+ to infinitive] I've got an appointment to see Ms Edwards at two o'clock/a two o'clock appointment with Ms Edwards.If he didn't have a secretary to remind him, he wouldn't keep (= remember to be present at) any of his appointments.That's the second appointment he's missed (= not been present at).

Treat/ Treatment treat (GIVE MEDICAL CARE)   

verb [T] to use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease or heal an injury:He is being treated for a rare skin disease.Western medicine tends to treat the symptoms and not the cause.

treatment   noun [C or U] free dental treatmentPerhaps it's time to try a new course of treatment.This disease doesn't generally respond to (= improve as a result of) treatment.There are various treatments for this complaint.

Chemist (MEDICINE) UKnoun [C]

(US druggist, ALSO pharmacist) a person whose job is to prepare and sell medicines in a shop

Ward (HOSPITAL)noun [C]

one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, for treating people with a similar type of condition:a geriatric/maternity/psychiatric ward

Pulsenoun [C]

1 the regular beating of the heart, especially when it is felt at the wrist or side of the neck:The child's pulse was strong/weak.Exercise increases your pulse rate.

2 take sb's pulse to hold someone's wrist and count how many times their heart beats in one minute

Pride

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Boast (SPEAK PROUDLY) verb [I or T] DISAPPROVING

to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own:He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting.Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements.[+ that] They boasted that they had never lost a single game.

Conceit (PRIDE)  noun [U]

when you are too proud of yourself and your actions:The conceit of that man is incredible!

Proud (FEELING IMPORTANT)  adjective DISAPPROVING

feeling that you are better and more important than other people:Come on, admit you're wrong and don't be so proud.She knows she's lost, but she's too proud to admit it.

Pride (FEELING OF IMPORTANCE)  noun [U] DISAPPROVING

the belief that you are better or more important than other people:Pride was his downfall.

Vain (SELFISH)adjective

too interested in your own appearance or achievements:He was very vain about his hair and his clothes.

Snob  noun [C] MAINLY DISAPPROVING

a person who respects and likes only people who are of a high social class, and/or a person who has extremely high standards who is not satisfied by the things that ordinary people like:He's a frightful snob - if you haven't been to the right school he probably won't even speak to you.

Thick-skinned adjective

Someone who is thick-skinned does not appear to be easily hurt by criticism:You do need to be thick-skinned to survive as a politician here.

Contemptuous

contemptuous   adjectiveexpressing contempt:a contemptuous manner/laughHe was very contemptuous of 'popular' writers, whom he described as having no talent.

contempt (DISRESPECT)   noun [U]a strong feeling of combined dislike and lack of respect:At school she had complete contempt for all her teachers.You should treat those remarks with the contempt that they deserve.She's beneath contempt (= I have no respect for her)!