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This flashcard set helps university-level students learn English, focusing on vocabulary related to health, medicine, and common expressions. It includes words like "life-threatening," "medication," and "immune system," along with phrases like "is nothing to sneeze at" and "running amok." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for advanced learners, this set aids travelers, students, and professionals in expanding their vocabulary and understanding medical terminology.

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communications

communication noun

› (an act, or means, of) conveying informationdie Kommunikation

Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.

communications noun plural

› means of sending messages or of transporting (eg troopsand supplies).

envision

to imagine or expect that something is a likely ordesirable possibility in the future:

He envisioned a partnership between business and government.The company envisions adding at least five stores next year.

sich etwas vorstellen/ vergegenwärtigen

emerge

sich entwickeln, hervorkommen, aufkommen

auftreten (zum Vorschein kommen)

pollen

the powder inside a flower which fertilizes other flowersder Pollen

Bees carry pollen from flower to flower.

allergy

a condition that makes a person become sick or develop skin or breathing problems because they have eaten certain foods or been near certain substances

:an allergy to wheata wheat allergy

immune system

the cells and tissues in the body that make it able toprotect itself against infection

positive

› meaning or saying ‘yes’positiva positive answer

They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).

manifestation

› [C] a sign of something existing or happening:

She claimed that the rise in unemployment was just a furthermanifestation of the government's incompetence.

› [U] appearance:

Unlike (Im Gegensatz zu) acid rain or deforestation, global warming has novisible manifestation.

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running amok

If something is runnung amok, it has gone into frenzy, acting in a wild or dangerous manner

is nothing to sneeze at

When we say something is nothing to sneeze at, we're saying it's actually important and deserves serious attention

federal legislation

(of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only Bundes-…

the federal government of the United States of America.

the act of legislating.

die Gesetzgebung

› a law or group of laws.

gegebene Gesetze

to release

to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something elsefrom moving, operating etc lösen

He released the handbrake and drove off.

to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly freigeben

The list of winners has just been released.

antagonistic

It things or people are antagonistic toward each other, they oppose (ablehnen) each other behaving like enemies (Feinde)

asthmatic

Someone who ist asmatic suffers from asthma, which is a lung condition that causes difficulty in breathing

solely

only, just

solely adverb

› only ausschließlich

She is solely responsible for the crisis.

confer

verleihen , erteile, übertragen

› [T] to give an official title, honour, or advantage to someone:

n honorary doctorate was conferred on him by Columbia University.

antioxidants

Antioxidants are molecules, often found in plants, that are known to prevent cell damage

suppress

to stop or prevent

An antihistamine suppresses allergic reactions

to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).

unterdrücken

› to keep back or stifle

unterdrücken

She suppressed a laugh.

erfassen

virtually

almost entirely

the traffic came to a virtual standstill

nahezu, gewissermassen

vaccine

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a substance made from the germs that cause a particular disease, especially smallpox, and given to a person oranimal to prevent him from catching that diseaseder Impfstoff

a flu vaccine.

emit

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to give out (light, heat, a sound, a smell etc).ausstrahlen

ambiguous

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having more than one possible meaning

doppeldeutig

After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie itis not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).

against

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in order to protect against gegen

You’ll need a vaccination against tuberculosis.

sooth (soothing)

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to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc)

besänftigenShe was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.

› to ease (pain etc)

mildernThe medicine soothed the child’s toothache.

prevent people from suffering

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(a feeling of) pain or misery das LeidenThe shortage of food caused widespread suffering

She keeps complaining about her sufferings.

amplify

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› to make larger, especially by adding details to.

erweitern

› to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.

verstärken

amplification /-fi-/ noun

›die Erweiterung, die Verstärkung

amplifier noun

› a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness

der Verstärker

having a seizures

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A seizure is also a medical condition that can cause you to lose control of your muscles and, often, cause you tobecome unconscious:[C]

The cat suffered several seizures after eating some poison.

principle

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a general truth, rule or lawdas Gesetz

the principle of gravity.

heal wounds

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Wundheilung

capture (captured)

einfangen/ erfassen/ ergreiffen

2 to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force:

Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured.Rebel forces captured the city after a week-long battle.

key function

Schlüsselfunktion

key functions like heart rate and breathing

emit

to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas:

The alarm emits infrared rays which are used to detect anyintruder.The machine emits a high-pitched sound when you press thebutton.

medication

a medicine, or a set of medicines or drugs, used toimprove a particular condition or illness:

He is currently on/taking medication for his heart.

In the study, patients were taken off their usual medications.

medium

something by or through which an effect is produceddas Mittel

Air is the medium through which sound is carried.

life threatening

A life-threatening disease is a very serious one that cancause death:

life-threatening diseases such as cancer

prone to

anfällig für

(prone to/to do something) Likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable:

farmed fish are prone to disease

cure

to make betterheilen

That medicine cured me

That will cure him of his bad habits.

care for

to look after (someone)sich kümmern um

The nurse will care for you.

induce

[T] to cause something to happen: cause (Grund)

Pills for seasickness often induce drowsiness.

(bewirkt, induziert)

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is nothing to sneeze at

When we say something is nothing to sneeze at, we're saying it's actually important and deserves serious attention

federal legislation

(of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only Bundes-…

the federal government of the United States of America.

the act of legislating.

die Gesetzgebung

› a law or group of laws.

gegebene Gesetze

to release

to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something elsefrom moving, operating etc lösen

He released the handbrake and drove off.

to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly freigeben

The list of winners has just been released.

antagonistic

It things or people are antagonistic toward each other, they oppose (ablehnen) each other behaving like enemies (Feinde)

asthmatic

Someone who ist asmatic suffers from asthma, which is a lung condition that causes difficulty in breathing

solely

only, just

solely adverb

› only ausschließlich

She is solely responsible for the crisis.

confer

verleihen , erteile, übertragen

› [T] to give an official title, honour, or advantage to someone:

n honorary doctorate was conferred on him by Columbia University.

antioxidants

Antioxidants are molecules, often found in plants, that are known to prevent cell damage

suppress

to stop or prevent

An antihistamine suppresses allergic reactions

to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).

unterdrücken

› to keep back or stifle

unterdrücken

She suppressed a laugh.

erfassen

virtually

almost entirely

the traffic came to a virtual standstill

nahezu, gewissermassen

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