IELTS: Advanced Anatomy, Health, and Beauty Vocabulary Set 2
(adjective) Not harmful. Used in medicine to describe conditions.
benign
(noun) Sudden and painful muscle movements when a woman is going into
labour to give birth to a child.
contraction
(noun) A violent and jerk-like movement of the muscles resembling spasms.
convulsion
(adjective) Able to be healed or cured; capable of being fixed.
curable
(adjective) A medicine or treatment that can cure a disease.
curative
(adjective) Being tired.
drowsy
(noun) Condition in which gas is produced and accumulated within the
gastrointestinal tract as a result of the digestive process.
flatulence
(adjective) Relating to the stomach.
gastric
(noun) The process of developing within the womb.
gestation
(noun) The process of transferring mental and physical traits from parent to child
through genetics.
heredity
(noun) A study or practise in hypnosis as a healing method.
hypnotism
(adjective) Used to describe the region under the skin where the injection is
given.
hypodermic
(adjective) Used for anything related to the human nervous system.
neural
(verb) To take an overdose of a drug.
overdose
(adjective) Relating to the outer part of the field of vision.
peripheral
(verb) To restore to an original state or level of great shape or to revive someone
to their normal state of health or way of life.
rehabilitate
(verb) To produce the sound and movements that resemble vomiting.
retch
(adjective) Forgetful because of old age.
senile
(noun) A hollow or cavity in a bone or tissue.
sinus
(noun) Substances that make your mind and body work faster.
stimulant
(adjective) Not harmful. Used in medicine to describe conditions.
benign
(noun) Sudden and painful muscle movements when a woman is going into
labour to give birth to a child.
contraction
(noun) A violent and jerk-like movement of the muscles resembling spasms.
convulsion
(adjective) Able to be healed or cured; capable of being fixed.
curable
(adjective) A medicine or treatment that can cure a disease.
curative
(adjective) Being tired.
drowsy
(noun) Condition in which gas is produced and accumulated within the
gastrointestinal tract as a result of the digestive process.
flatulence
(adjective) Relating to the stomach.
gastric
(noun) The process of developing within the womb.
gestation
(noun) The process of transferring mental and physical traits from parent to child
through genetics.
heredity
(noun) A study or practise in hypnosis as a healing method.
hypnotism
(adjective) Used to describe the region under the skin where the injection is
given.
hypodermic
(adjective) Used for anything related to the human nervous system.
neural
(verb) To take an overdose of a drug.
overdose
(adjective) Relating to the outer part of the field of vision.
peripheral
(verb) To restore to an original state or level of great shape or to revive someone
to their normal state of health or way of life.
rehabilitate
(verb) To produce the sound and movements that resemble vomiting.
retch
(adjective) Forgetful because of old age.
senile
(noun) A hollow or cavity in a bone or tissue.
sinus
(noun) Substances that make your mind and body work faster.
stimulant
