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Drug-Induced Liver Disease, Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.

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fat

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US / fæt /

UK / fæt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having too much weight for the body size
  • Bringing or having a large amount of money
  • noun
  • Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
  • Oily part of meat

take

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US / teɪk /

UK / tek /

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  • noun
  • Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
  • verb
  • To accept something that is offered
  • To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
  • To use a camera to make (a photo)
  • To pick up something and go away with it
  • To study a subject in school
  • To attempt to pass (an exam)
  • To require a certain amount of time, money, space

update

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UK / ʌpˈdet /

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  • noun
  • Addition of a current version of something
  • New information or data to make more current
  • verb
  • To download the latest version of software
  • To make more current or modern

all

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US / ɔ:l /

UK / ɔl /

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

its

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US / ɪts /

UK / ɪts /

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  • adjecitve
  • Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
  • determiner
  • Of something; belonging or related to something
  • other
  • Possessive form of “it”

produce

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US / prə'dju:s /

UK / prəˈdus, -ˈdjus, pro- /

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  • noun
  • Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • verb
  • To grow something naturally
  • To make something appear
  • To manufacture something using machines
  • To control the making a movie or television show

return

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US / rɪ'tɜ:n /

UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Do again; repeated
  • noun
  • Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
  • Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
  • Profit made as a result of a business activity
  • Process of going back to a previous way or state
  • verb
  • To hit something back to the other player or team
  • To come back after being away from somewhere
  • To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
  • To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
  • To occur again

harmful

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  • adjecitve
  • Likely to cause damage or injury

herbal

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  • adjecitve
  • Being made of small plants used for food, medicine

old

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  • adjecitve
  • Having existed for a long time, not young or new
  • Age of a person since birth

work

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  • adjecitve
  • Activity completed in order to make money
  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device

diagnose

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  • verb
  • To determine the cause of an illness or problem

symptom

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  • noun
  • Sign that suggests that there is a problem

way

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  • adverb
  • Used to emphasize the amount of something
  • noun
  • Particular aspect of something being thought about
  • One of various choices that could be made
  • Particular existing condition or state
  • (Often long) distance or length of time
  • How something is done
  • Route to go to a place
  • Small street
  • Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

alcohol

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  • noun
  • A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
  • Drinks such as wine, whiskey, beer

severe

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  • adjecitve
  • Very bad; harsh
  • Being very serious or extremely bad
  • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated

virus

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  • noun
  • File secretly put on computers to cause harm
  • Living organism that causes disease or sickness

antifungal

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UK / ˌæntiˈfʌŋɡəl; ˌæntaɪˈfʌŋɡəl /

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  • other
  • Any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

damage

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  • noun
  • Physical harm that is done to something
  • verb
  • To harm physically; to hurt or break something

cascara

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  • noun
  • Dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative

medication

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  • noun
  • Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness

risk

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  • noun
  • Actions that cause potential problems
  • verb
  • To do something potentially dangerous or foolish

they

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  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

topic

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  • noun
  • Subject or issue people talk or write about

toxin

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  • noun
  • Any poisonous substance

thank

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  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

affect

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  • verb
  • To cause a change in something else

only

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  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

put

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US / pʊt /

UK / pʊt /

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  • phrasal verb
  • to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
  • verb
  • To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • To rate something in importance or value
  • To write or say something in a certain manner

where

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US / hwɛə /

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  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

any

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UK / ˈɛni /

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  • adjecitve
  • One, or some, no matter which
  • pronoun
  • One (thing) of many; some

channel

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  • noun
  • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • TV or radio station or its programs
  • Method or way of sending or receiving information
  • Narrow passage through which water travels
  • Method or route used for sending or getting things
  • verb
  • To dig a long hole for carrying water
  • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
  • To direct water or liquid through a passage
  • To direct energy or feelings into something

help

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  • noun
  • Something given to enable a person to do something
  • Assistance given to someone in need
  • Someone who makes something easier or possible
  • verb
  • To act to enable a person to do something; assist
  • To make something better or less difficult

naproxen

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US / nəˈprɒksɛn /

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  • noun
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and mus

malfunction

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  • noun
  • A failure of something to work properly
  • verb
  • To fail to work correctly

aloe

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UK / 'æloʊ /

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  • noun
  • African succulent plants having rosettes of leaves

and

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  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

pain

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  • noun
  • Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • Something or someone that bothers or upsets you
  • verb
  • To cause someone to feel upset or worry

sugar

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  • noun
  • Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
  • Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
  • Used to address someone you like or love
  • White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
  • verb
  • To add, put on, or mix a food or drink with sugar

enzyme

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US / ˈenzaɪm /

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  • noun
  • A protein made by cells

large

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UK / lɑ:rdʒ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat

most

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UK / most /

A1
  • adverb
  • Very; extremely
  • Greatest possible degree
  • pronoun
  • Nearly all of something

thorough

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  • adjecitve
  • Done completely; with great attention to detail

form

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  • noun
  • Sports team or person's current winning record
  • Document you complete when making an application
  • Visible shape or style; type; kind
  • verb
  • To organize something such as a club or group
  • To develop; to come into a shape or substance
  • To make something into a particular shape

contraceptive

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US / ˌkɒntrəˈseptɪv /

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  • noun
  • Device used to prevent pregnancy

out

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US / aʊt /

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  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

over

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  • adverb
  • Finished; no longer happening
  • Towards the ground/away from a standing position
  • noun
  • A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
  • other
  • Finished
  • preposition
  • Showing the relation when a thing is above another
  • On or covering something
  • Above or across something
  • More than you need
  • From one side to the other
  • In the direction of; toward

share

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  • noun
  • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
  • verb
  • To divide something between two or more people
  • To allow others to use your things equally
  • To give information, etc. to someone

doctor

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  • noun
  • Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
  • Person awarded the highest university degree
  • verb
  • To treat someone's illness
  • To change something in order to trick someone

environmental

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US / ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Of the natural world of plants and animals

antibiotic

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  • adjecitve
  • (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
  • noun
  • Medicine that kills bacteria to fight infections

bloodstream

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  • noun
  • Blood flowing through the circulatory system

comfrey

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  • noun
  • Leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked

loss

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  • noun
  • Friend, family, or other loved person's death
  • Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
  • Experience or state of failing to have or keep
  • A situation when you lose a game
  • Process of failing to have or keep something
  • Difficulty or trouble caused by someone's leaving
  • Situation when more money is spent than is earned

break

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  • noun
  • Time you stop an activity before continuing
  • End of a relationship
  • An escape from a place such as a jail
  • (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
  • Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
  • Change in the weather
  • verb
  • To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • To form a crack in something
  • To burst or become damaged
  • To end a relationship
  • To escape from a place such as a jail
  • To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
  • To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
  • To act against a law, rule, or promise
  • To become known suddenly, as in the news
  • To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
  • To solve a crime, or answer a problem
  • To stop functioning properly
  • To suddenly start, open or commence
  • To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
  • To fall on the shore, as in waves
  • To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
  • To defeat by causing the person to lose their will

history

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  • noun
  • Established pattern or record
  • Study of past events as an academic subject

mri

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  • abbreviation
  • MRI is an acronym

have

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  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

substance

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  • noun
  • Essence of; most basic or central qualities
  • Particular type of material
  • Having material form; existing
  • Quality of truth, importance, or meaningfulness

statin

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UK / 'stætɪn /

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  • noun
  • A drug to lower cholesterol

store

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UK / stɔr, stor /

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  • noun
  • Place where things are kept for future use
  • Place where you can go to buy things
  • verb
  • To put things in a place for later use

transplant

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US / trænsˈplɑ:nt /

UK / trænsˈplænt /

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  • noun
  • A medical operation to replace organs of the body
  • verb
  • To replace organ in the body by an operation

with

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  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

chemotherapy

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US / ˌki:məʊˈθerəpi /

UK / ˌki:moʊˈθerəpi /

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  • noun
  • Treatment of diseases using chemicals

injury

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  • noun
  • Physical or emotional harm or damage

nonspecific

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  • adjecitve
  • Not detailed

bile

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  • noun
  • Body fluid that helps you digest fat

indicate

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  • verb
  • To show something; direct attention to; point out
  • To represent something using a symbol or sign

blood

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  • adjecitve
  • Related by birth; family
  • noun
  • Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • verb
  • To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club

prescription

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  • noun
  • Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
  • Set of appropriate guidelines for something

properly

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  • adverb
  • In an appropriate or correct manner

body

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  • noun
  • An object distinct from other objects
  • A group of people involved in an activity together
  • Main part of something
  • A person's physical self

image

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  • noun
  • Picture, sculpture or painting of something
  • General idea or opinion of something
  • verb
  • To obtain pictures by scanning them with a machine

make

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  • noun
  • Product made by a particular company; brand
  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To cause something to happen or be formed

necrosis

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  • noun
  • State of death and decay of living tissue

treat

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  • noun
  • Something you buy for others as a surprise present
  • something that tastes good and that is not eaten often
  • verb
  • To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
  • To use medical methods to try to cure an illness
  • To act in a certain way toward someone

chemical

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US / ˈkemɪkl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Made of various elements
  • noun
  • Basic substance produced by mixing elements

essential

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  • adjecitve
  • Extremely or most important and necessary

gray

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  • adjecitve
  • Color between black and white (also spelled grey)
  • Lacking cheer or brightness
  • noun
  • Person's name

level

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  • adjecitve
  • (Sports) equal to another
  • Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
  • noun
  • Specific height of something
  • Amount of ability you have compared to others
  • Floor or deck within a building
  • Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
  • verb
  • To aim a gun at someone
  • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
  • To make things flat or even
  • To make a score equal to another, in sports

physical

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the body of a person
  • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
  • noun
  • Health check at the doctors' or hospital

truly

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  • adverb
  • In accordance with truth, fact or reality; really

ibuprofen

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  • noun
  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used

might

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  • other
  • Used to politely request an action
  • Used to express that something could happen
  • Power, strength, force or influence

urine

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  • noun
  • Yellow liquid waste from the body

the

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US / ðə /

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  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family

vomit

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  • noun
  • Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
  • verb
  • To bring (blood, etc.) up and out of mouth

may

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  • noun
  • 5th month of the year
  • other
  • Used to express a desire
  • Expresses permission, possibility or probability
  • Used to show that a thing could be true

also

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US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

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  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

mutation

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US / mju:'teɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Change that changes genetic structure

niacin

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US / ˈnaɪəsɪn /

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  • noun
  • B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract

you

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US / jʊ /

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  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

fever

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US / 'fi:və(r) /

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  • noun
  • A high body temperature, indicating illness
  • State of excited emotion or activity

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

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  • adjecitve
  • A thing different from that mentioned
  • determiner
  • (Something) else; not the first (one)
  • pronoun
  • Being the one and only thing of that category

than

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US / ðən /

UK / ðən /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

follow

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US / ˈfɔləu /

UK / ˈfɑlo /

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  • verb
  • To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
  • To be the logical result of something
  • To happen after something else happens
  • To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
  • To understand something happening or being said

patient

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US / 'peɪʃnt /

UK / ˈpeʃənt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
  • noun
  • Person who receives medical treatment or care

secretion

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US / sɪˈkri:ʃn /

UK / sɪˈkriʃən /

B2
  • noun
  • Release of a liquid from a gland or cell

clot

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US / klɒt /

UK / klɑ:t /

B2
  • noun
  • Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
  • verb
  • To make a liquid such as blood turn thick or solid

immune

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US / ɪˈmju:n /

UK / ɪˈmjoon /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law

transport

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US / ˈtrænspɔ:t /

UK / ˈtrænspɔ:rt /

A2
  • noun
  • Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
  • Vehicle used to take soldiers to other places
  • verb
  • To carry things from one place to another
  • To cause to feel you are in a previous time

decrease

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US / dɪˈkri:s /

UK / dɪˈkris /

B1
  • noun
  • Amount by which something has been reduced
  • verb
  • To reduce the size, amount or number of something

recommend

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US / ˌrekə'mend /

UK / ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd /

A2
  • verb
  • To advise or suggest that someone do something

solvent

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US / ˈsɒlvənt /

UK / ˈsɑ:lvənt /

B2
  • noun
  • Substance used to dissolve or melt others

stay

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US / steɪ /

UK / ste /

A1
  • noun
  • Legal order to stop or delay an action
  • Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
  • Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
  • verb
  • To keep trying without giving up
  • To remain in the same place and not move away
  • To spend time visiting a place or someone's home

tell

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US / tel /

UK / tɛl /

A1
  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

aware

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US / əˈwɛə /

UK / əˈwɛr /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Knowing or feeling that something exists

get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

A1
  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

glycogen

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US / 'glɪkəʊdʒen /

UK / 'glaɪkoʊdʒən /

A1
  • noun
  • One form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose wh

arthritis

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US / ɑ:ˈθraɪtɪs /

UK / ɑrˈθraɪtɪs /

B2
  • noun
  • Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling

down

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US / daʊn /

UK / daʊn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

include

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US / ɪnˈklu:d /

UK / ɪnˈklud /

A1
  • verb
  • To make someone, something part of a group

cause

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US / kɔ:z /

UK / kɔz /

A2
  • noun
  • Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • Reason for
  • verb
  • To make something happen; create effect or result

itch

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US / ɪtʃ /

UK / ɪtʃ /

B1
  • noun
  • Something you are desperate to do
  • Feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch
  • verb
  • To have a skin irritation you want to scratch

jaundice

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US / 'dʒɔ:ndɪs /

UK / ˈdʒɔndɪs, ˈdʒɑn- /

A1
  • noun
  • Illness that causes a person's skin to turn yellow

pill

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US / pɪl /

UK / pɪl /

A2
  • noun
  • Person who is difficult to deal with
  • Small, round piece of medicine that is swallowed

own

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US / əʊn /

UK / on /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Belong to oneself
  • determiner
  • Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
  • pronoun
  • (Something) belong to myself
  • verb
  • To have something as your property

similar

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US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /

UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Nearly the same; alike

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

vein

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US / veɪn /

UK / ven /

B1
  • noun
  • Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
  • Mood or particular turn of mind
  • Thin line of something that has a different color

biopsy

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US / ˈbaɪɒpsi /

UK / ˈbaɪɑ:psi /

A1
  • noun
  • Removal and analysis of body tissue

case

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US / keɪs /

UK / kes /

A1
  • noun
  • Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • Set of facts about a crime
  • Set of facts about an event
  • Example or instance of something
  • verb
  • To find out about a place, as in planning to steal

oxygen

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US / 'ɒksɪdʒən /

UK / ˈɑksɪdʒən /

B1
  • noun
  • A gas in the air that we need to breathe

require

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US / rɪ'kwaɪə(r) /

UK / rɪˈkwaɪr /

A2
  • verb
  • To demand that someone does something
  • To need to do something, to make it necessary

supplement

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US / 'sʌplɪmənt /

UK / ˈsʌpləmənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Added extra to support or make something complete
  • Vitamins, etc. added to diet for health reasons
  • Additional section, e.g. of a newspaper
  • verb
  • To add extra to support or make something complete

watch

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US / wɒtʃ /

UK / wɑtʃ /

A1
  • noun
  • Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
  • Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
  • Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
  • verb
  • To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
  • To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
  • To look at carefully to work out what is happening
  • To protect and care for someone or something

ability

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US / ə'bɪlətɪ /

UK / əˈbɪlɪti /

A2
  • noun
  • The power, resources or skill to do something

especially

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US / ɪˈspeʃəli /

UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /

A1
  • adverb
  • More than usual; extremely

avoid

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US / ə'vɔɪd /

UK / əˈvɔɪd /

A2
  • verb
  • To prevent from happening
  • To stay away from

weight

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US / weɪt /

UK / wet /

A2
  • noun
  • How heavy something is
  • Metal object to measure how heavy something is
  • Importance, power, and influence person, thing has
  • A source of worry, sadness, or emotional stress

video

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US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /

UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Of a moving film, with sound
  • noun
  • Recording capturing action with sound
  • verb
  • To make a moving film of, with sound

antiviral

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US / ˌæntiˈvaɪrəl /

UK / ˌæntiˈvaɪrəl, ˌæntaɪ- /

A1
  • noun
  • Any drug that destroys viruses
  • Inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses

aspirin

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US / 'æsprɪn /

UK / ˈæspərɪn, -prɪn /

B2
  • noun
  • Medicine used to treat pain and fever

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

A1
  • noun
  • A metal container for storing food
  • other
  • Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
  • verb
  • To have permission to
  • To be possible to do
  • To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

herb

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US / hɜ:b /

UK / ɜ:rb /

B1
  • noun
  • Small leafy plant used in medicines or food

hiv

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US / ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈviː /

UK / ˌeɪtʃ aɪ ˈviː /

B1
  • noun
  • Infection by the human immunodeficiency virus

resolve

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US / rɪ'zɒlv /

UK / rɪˈzɑlv /

B1
  • verb
  • To make a decision to do something
  • To find an answer, solution to a problem/ question
  • To change gradually into a different form
  • To decide to try to do something
  • To change into something, other parts, etc.

wide

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US / waɪd /

UK / waɪd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • adverb
  • Fully; completely

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

steatosis

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US / /

UK / /

A1
  • noun
  • Infiltration of liver cells with fat, associated with disturbance of the metabolism by, for example,

alongside

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US / əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd /

UK / əˌlɔ:ŋˈsaɪd /

B1
  • preposition
  • Side by side with something

perform

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US / pə'fɔ:m /

UK / pɚˈfɔrm /

A1
  • verb
  • To carry out an action well or successfully
  • To entertain an audience by dancing, singing etc.

organ

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US / 'ɔ:ɡən /

UK / ˈɔrɡən /

B1
  • noun
  • Part of a person's body with a particular function
  • Large institution or body
  • Large wind instrument similar to a piano

protein

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US / ˈprəʊti:n /

UK / ˈprəʊˌtiːn /

B1
  • noun
  • Group of molecules made from amino acids

oral

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US / ˈɔ:rəl /

UK / ˈɔrəl /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the mouth
  • Spoken text

become

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US / bɪ'kʌm /

UK / bɪˈkʌm /

A1
  • verb
  • To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
  • To be suitable for a particular job or role

carry

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US / ˈkæri /

UK / ˈkæri /

A1
  • verb
  • To have a child, be pregnant
  • To have a disease you might give to others
  • (Of stores) to sell a particular product
  • To hold something and move it to another place
  • To travel a long distance (sound)
  • To support the weight or burden of something

disease

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US / dɪˈzi:z /

UK / dɪˈziz /

A2
  • noun
  • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant

liver

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US / ˈlɪvə(r) /

UK / ˈlɪvɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Organ from animals served as food
  • Organ that absorbs food and cleans the blood

slow

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US / sləʊ /

UK / sloʊ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
  • (Clock) showing time earlier than the actual time
  • Having difficulty understanding simple things
  • Moving or happening without speed; not fast
  • verb
  • To move, with less speed than before
  • To move or go without much speed

subscribe

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US / səb'skraɪb /

UK / səbˈskraɪb /

B1
  • verb
  • To regularly pay to receive a service

necessary

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US / 'nesəsərɪ /

UK / ˈnɛsɪˌsɛri /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Needed or required; unavoidable

please

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US / pli:z /

UK / pliz /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used when you politely ask people for things
  • verb
  • To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
  • To make someone happy by doing something

saturate

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US / ˈsætʃəreɪt /

UK / ˈsætʃəˌret /

B2
  • other
  • To cause something to become very wet
  • verb
  • To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
  • To try to fill up e.g. a market
  • To cause something to become very wet

stomach

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US / 'stʌmək /

UK / ˈstʌmək /

A2
  • noun
  • Place in the body where food is processed
  • verb
  • to be able to accept something unpleasant

stool

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US / stu:l /

UK / stul /

B1
  • noun
  • Single seat without support for the arms or back
  • Med. feces; excrement

acetaminophen

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US / əˌsi:təˈmɪnəfen /

UK / əˌsitəˈmɪnəfən, ˌæsə- /

A1
  • other
  • An analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol,

contain

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US / kənˈteɪn /

UK / kənˈten /

A2
  • verb
  • To keep something from spreading
  • To hold something inside something else

toxic

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US / ˈtɒksɪk /

UK / ˈtɑksɪk /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Poisonous; harmful
  • (Of relationships) harmful; causing conflict

drug

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US / drʌɡ /

UK / drʌɡ /

A2
  • noun
  • Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
  • Chemical used as a medicine
  • verb
  • To give drugs to someone to make them sleep

many

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US / 'menɪ /

UK / ˈmɛni /

A1
  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

A1
  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

erythromycin

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US / ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈmaɪsɪn /

UK / eˌrɪθrəˈmaɪsɪn /

A1
  • noun
  • Antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the a

hepatitis

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US / ˌhepəˈtaɪtɪs /

UK / ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtɪs /

A1
  • noun
  • Disease of the liver that causes inflammation

normal

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US / 'nɔ:ml /

UK / ˈnɔrməl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Standard or regular way of doing something
  • Having standard mental or physical ability, health

previous

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US / ˈpri:viəs /

UK / ˈpriviəs /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Existing or happening before the present time

rid

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US / rɪd /

UK / rɪd /

A2
  • verb
  • To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)

nausea

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US / ˈnɔ:ziə /

UK / ˈnɔziə, -ʒə, -siə, -ʃə /

B2
  • noun
  • Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting

production

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US / prəˈdʌkʃn /

UK / prəˈdʌkʃən, pro- /

A2
  • noun
  • Process of producing or growing food naturally
  • Process of making something on a large scale
  • Process of making a movie or TV show

scan

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US / skæn /

UK / skæn /

B1
  • noun
  • A look inside the body with a special machine
  • verb
  • To look inside of the body with a special machine
  • To look at something very quickly for information
  • To look at all parts to find something
  • To make a digital copy of an image or a paper

agent

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US / 'eɪdʒənt /

UK / ˈedʒənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
  • Person who represents or decides for others
  • A spy; someone who spies on other countries

associate

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US / ə'səʊʃɪeɪt /

UK / əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Part of a job title indicating a junior position
  • noun
  • Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
  • verb
  • To spend time with other people; mix with
  • To form a connection in your mind between things

certain

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US / ˈsə:tn /

UK / ˈsɚtn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Definite, fixed
  • Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
  • Being sure about something; without doubt

develop

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US / dɪ'veləp /

UK / dɪˈvɛləp /

A1
  • verb
  • To explain something in steps and in detail
  • To create or think of something
  • To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
  • To make a photograph from film

gene

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US / dʒi:n /

UK / dʒin /

B1
  • noun
  • Part of cell controlling development of a thing

flow

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US / fləʊ /

UK / flo /

A2
  • noun
  • Amount of something that moves through an area
  • verb
  • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction

mild

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US / maɪld /

UK / maɪld /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Gentle in nature or behavior
  • Being neither too cold nor too hot

age

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US / eɪdʒ /

UK / edʒ /

A1
  • verb
  • To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
  • To get older
  • noun
  • Period of time in history
  • Number of years a person or thing has lived

medical

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US / ˈmedɪkl /

UK / ˈmɛdɪkəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Of or relating to physical health or medicine
  • noun
  • A health check or test

white

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US / waɪt /

UK / hwaɪt, waɪt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Belonging to a race of people with light skin
  • Of the color of fresh snow and milk
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Lightest color; The color of fresh snow.

ensure

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US / ɪn'ʃʊə(r) /

UK / ɛnˈʃʊr /

A2
  • verb
  • To make something sure, certain, or safe

sodium

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US / 'səʊdɪəm /

UK / ˈsodiəm /

B2
  • noun
  • A soft, white chemical element

use

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US / ju:s /

UK / ju:s /

A1
  • noun
  • Ability to employ something
  • Need to enable it to work
  • Permission to do something with something
  • Act of spending money
  • Operation of a machine for its function
  • verb
  • To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
  • To need to operate or work
  • To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
  • To treat a person badly
  • To do something with, for a task or purpose

kava

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US / ˈkɑːvə /

UK / ˈkɑvə /

A1
  • noun
  • Alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub

diarrhoea

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US / ˌdaɪə'rɪə /

UK / ˌdaɪə'ri:ə /

C1
  • noun
  • Frequent and watery bowel movements

injure

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US / ˈɪndʒə(r) /

UK / ˈɪndʒɚ /

A2
  • verb
  • To do (usually physical) harm or damage to

those

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US / ðəʊz /

UK / ðoz /

A1
  • determiner
  • The people or things we are talking about
  • pronoun
  • The objects far from the speaker

check

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US / tʃek /

UK / tʃɛk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Decorated with squares made up of lines
  • noun
  • Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
  • A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
  • Mark used to show that something is correct
  • Procedure to prevent errors or control something
  • verb
  • To confirm the details of something are correct
  • To leave your things with staff who look after it
  • To examine something to see if something is wrong
  • To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem

difficult

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US / 'dɪfɪkəlt /

UK / ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it

nutrient

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US / ˈnju:triənt /

UK / ˈnutriənt /

B1
  • noun
  • A chemical living things needs to be healthy

steroid

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US / ˈsterɔɪd /

UK / ˈstɪrˌɔɪd, ˈstɛr- /

B2
  • noun
  • Drug making muscles bigger and giving more energy

abnormality

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US / ˌæbnɔ:ˈmæləti /

UK / ˌæbnɔrˈmælɪti /

B2
  • noun
  • Something not normal, typical, usual, regular

excessively

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US / ɪk'sesɪvlɪ /

UK / ɪkˈsɛsɪvlɪ /

B2
  • adverb
  • In a manner more than is necessary; too much

job

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US / dʒɒb /

UK / dʒɑ:b /

A1
  • noun
  • Something that must be done
  • Regular work at which you earn money

such

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US / sʌtʃ /

UK / sʌtʃ /

A1
  • determiner
  • Being similar to
  • (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
  • adverb
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  • Introduction to Video Content
  • Drug-induced liver disease is a condition that can occur as a result of taking certain medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, as well as vitamins, herbs, and illicit drugs. It can also be caused by exposure to environmental toxins. The liver, being the largest solid organ in the body, performs several crucial functions such as protein production, blood clotting, oxygen transportation, and immune system support. Additionally, it helps store sugar in the form of glycogen, breaks down saturated fat, produces cholesterol, eliminates harmful substances from the bloodstream, and stores excess nutrients. However, when drugs damage the liver and impair its proper functioning, it can lead to the development of symptoms and signs of liver disease. The abnormalities seen in drug-induced liver diseases are similar to those seen in liver diseases caused by other factors such as viruses and immunologic diseases. The liver can suffer various types of injury from drugs and chemicals, including cirrhosis, blood clots in the liver veins, necrosis, fat accumulation in the liver, reduced bile secretion or flow (cholestasis), hepatitis, mild elevations in liver enzyme levels, and more. Several medications and substances have been associated with drug-induced liver disease, including acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium (especially when taken excessively or with alcohol), NSAIDs, steroids, antiviral drugs for HIV, arthritis drugs like methotrexate, antifungal drugs, niacin, antibiotics, statins, vitamin A, oral contraceptive pills, and chemotherapy.
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  • Today's topic is drug-induced liver diseases.
  • Drug-induced liver diseases are diseases of the liver that can develop following the use of certain drugs, physician-prescribed medications, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, herbs, and illicit drugs,
  • As well as environmental toxins.
  • The liver is the largest solid organ in the body and has many essential body functions, including the production of protein important for blood clotting, transporting oxygen, and helping the immune system,
  • Helping the body store sugar in the form of glycogen, breaking down saturated fat and producing cholesterol, getting rid of harmful substances in the bloodstream, including drugs and alcohol, storing excess nutrients and returning some to the bloodstream.
  • When drugs injure the liver and slow down its ability to function properly, symptoms and signs of liver disease may develop.
  • Abnormalities of drug-induced liver diseases are similar to those of liver diseases caused by other agents, such as immunologic diseases and viruses.
  • Drugs and chemicals can cause a wide range of injury to the liver, such as cirrhosis, blood clots in the veins of the liver, necrosis, steatosis or fat accumulation in the liver, cholestasis or decreased secretion and or flow of bile,
  • Hepatitis or inflammation of the liver, mild elevations in blood levels of liver enzymes, Causes, medication, over-the-counter and prescription that have been associated with drug-induced liver disease includes acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium when taken excessively or taken with alcohol,
  • NSAIDs, steroids, antiviral drugs for HIV infection, arthritis drugs like methoxetrate, antifungal drugs, niacin, antibiotics such as erythromycin, statin, vitamin A, oral contraceptive pills, chemotherapy,
  • Herbal supplements that contain aloe vera, cascara, comfrey or kava, chemical and solvents.
  • Factors that may put you at a higher risk of having the infection include a previous history of liver disease, old age, a gene mutation that affects the way liver works, working in a job that uses industrial chemicals which may be toxic,
  • Taking alcohol alongside some medications or supplements, symptoms, fever, dark-colored urine, itching, jaundice, headaches, nausea, weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, white or gray stool.
  • Diagnosis and Treatment Diagnosing the condition may be difficult as patients may not have symptoms of liver disease or may have mild, nonspecific symptoms.
  • To make a diagnosis, the doctor will carry out a physical exam, go over your symptoms and perform a thorough medical history, blood tests to check for signs of liver malfunction as well as for certain enzymes that might indicate liver disease,
  • Imaging tests such as a CT scan, ultrasound or MRI scan, a biopsy of the liver to check for severe liver disease.
  • Treatment To treat the condition, you will have to stop using the drug that is causing your symptoms.
  • In most patients, symptoms of the liver disease will resolve and blood tests will become normal and there will be no long-term liver damage.
  • In some cases where damage is severe, a liver transplant may be required.
  • To help avoid the condition, only take supplements and medications when they are truly necessary.
  • Do not take more than the recommended amount of any medication.
  • Ensure that your doctors are aware of all medications that you are using, especially herbs and vitamins you take on your own.
  • Tell the doctor if you have had a previous history of liver disease.
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