1 Vocabulary Study aspirin (n): plural aspirin or aspirins [uncountable and countable]: a medicine that reduces pain, *inflammation, and fever aspirin (n): plural aspirin or aspirins [uncountable and countable]: a medicine that reduces pain, *inflammation, and fever 1- regard(v): to think about someone or something in a particular way 1- regard(v): to think about someone or something in a particular way -He was widely regarded as (=considered by many people to be) eccentric. 2- cure(n): a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away 2- cure(n): a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away cure for -There is still no cure for AIDS. *inflammation: enflamasyon: swelling and pain in part of your body, which is often red and feels hot *inflammation: enflamasyon: swelling and pain in part of your body, which is often red and feels hotenflamasyon Adj: active, chronic, intestinal *(small/large intestine) Adj: active, chronic, intestinal *(small/large intestine)

2 Vocabulary Study chronic (adj): 1. a chronic disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and cannot be cured chronic (adj): 1. a chronic disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and cannot be cured -chronic illness chronic fatigue syndrome [uncountable]:kronik yorgunluk sendromu an illness that makes you feel very tired and weak and can last for a long time

3 Vocabulary Study 3- ill(n): 3- ill(n): ills [plural] problems and difficulties ills [plural] problems and difficulties -He wants to cure all the ills of the world. -Voters are looking for fresh solutions to the nation's ills. 4- soluble(adj): a soluble substance can be dissolved in a liquid 4- soluble(adj): a soluble substance can be dissolved in a liquid -soluble aspirin -water-soluble (=that can be dissolved in water) -There are two sorts of vitamins: some are soluble in fat and some soluble in water.

4 Vocabulary Study 5- relief (n): (REDUCTION OF PAIN) 5- relief (n): (REDUCTION OF PAIN) [uncountable] when something reduces someone's pain or unhappy feelings -Marijuana can provide pain relief for some cancer patients. relief of -the relief of suffering relief from -The cool room provided relief from the terrible heat outdoors.

5 Vocabulary Study 6- relieve(v): to reduce someone's pain or unpleasant feelings 6- relieve(v): to reduce someone's pain or unpleasant feelings -Drugs helped to relieve the pain. ****relieve TENSION/PRESSURE/STRESS etc -Some people eat for comfort, to relieve their anxieties.

6 Vocabulary Study 7- reduce(v): 7- reduce(v): -Doctors are urging people to reduce the amount of salt in their diet. - Miriam finds that yoga and meditation help her in reducing stress. - Stopping smoking can significantly reduce your risk of suffering a heart attack. - They gave him drugs to reduce the pain.

7 Vocabulary Study 8- aspirin (n): plural aspirin or aspirins 8- aspirin (n): plural aspirin or aspirins [uncountable and countable] a medicine that reduces pain, inflammation, and fever -Exercise is not a short-term cure like taking an aspirin to cure a headache. 9- indispensable (adj): someone or something that is indispensable is so important or useful that it is impossible to manage without them 9- indispensable (adj): someone or something that is indispensable is so important or useful that it is impossible to manage without them synonym: essential indispensable to indispensable for/in (doing) something -Meat is not indispensable for maintaining a healthy diet.

8 Vocabulary Study 10- particularly (adv): especially 10- particularly (adv): especially -Exercise reduces the risk of cancer, particularly colon cancer. 11- long-lasting (adj): continuing for a long time 11- long-lasting (adj): continuing for a long time opposite: short-lived long-lasting effect/result -This was quite normal, and their professor had said there was no cure, but no long-lasting effect either. the amount of a medicine or a drug that you should take 12-dose(n): the amount of a medicine or a drug that you should take dose of -Never exceed the recommended dose of painkillers. -high/low dose -Start with a low dose and increase it.