| A | B |
|---|
| amputate (AM pyoo TAYT) | to cut off a part of the body |
| deceased (di SEEST) | dead |
| diagnosis (DY uhg NOH sis) | identification of or opinion about an illness or disease through examination |
| embalm (em BAHM) | to treat with preservatives so as to protect from decay |
| epidemic (EP i DEM ik) | a contagious disease that spreads quickly |
| fracture (FRAK chur) | a break or crack, as in bone |
| immune (i MYOON) | protected from a disease; safe from harm |
| incurable (in KYUR uh buhl) | unable to be healed or remedied |
| insomnia (in SAHM nee uh) | sleeplessness |
| lifesaving (LYF SAYV ing) | providing protection or help in a crisis or emergency |
| massage (muh SAHZH) | the rubbing of parts of the body to help circulation and to relax the muscles |
| nausea (NAW zee uh) | an upset stomach that makes a person feel like vomiting |
| prescribe (pri SKRYB) | to recommend a remedy or treatment |
| preventable (pri VENT i buhl) | capable of being stopped or eliminated |
| sensation (sen SAY shuhn) | feeling |
| specialist (SPESH uh list) | an expert in a particular area or field |
| susceptible (suh SEP tuh buhl) | ikely to be stricken with or by something |
| tendon (TEN duhn) | band of tough, fibrous tissue |
| therapeutic (THER uh PYOO tik) | having to do with treating and curing a condition or disease |
