Treat disease

Words related to the treatment of disease and injury.

• What words refer to treating someone who is sick or injured?
  give someone treatment treat treatment medical treatment therapy therapeutic medical procedure rehabilitation medical aid first aid go to the aid of
• What words refer to taking care of someone who is sick?
  care for (a patient) nurse (a patient) nurse back to health look after hospice care
• What words refer to treating a disease?
  treat a disease arrest (the spread of a disease)
• What words refer to a particular type of treatment?
  resuscitate acupuncture blood transfusion
• What words refer to treating a wound?
  clean/cleanse a wound bandage Band-Aid compress dress (a wound) dressing tourniquet
• What words refer to treating a broken bone?
  set a bone reduce a dislocation cast splint crutches cane plaster sling brace
• What words refer to surgery?
  surgery surgical operate operation perform an operation have an operation major surgery minor surgery operating theater operating table amputate implant transplant inoperable incision stitch suture sew up scalpel
• What words refer to treating pain?
  alleviate ease anesthesia anesthetic general anesthesia local anesthesia anesthetize
• What words refer to things are done to treat disease?
  radiation scan
• What words refer to trying to find out what is wrong with a sick person?
  diagnose prognosis draw/take a sample examine a patient take an x-ray do a test test for lab report take someone's temperature take someone's blood pressure take someone's pulse check-up take a sample specimen
• What words refer to telling a sick person what to do in order to get well?
  prescribe prescription
• What words refer to curing someone?
  cure make someone better heal fix healing rehabilitate
• What words refer to something that cures someone?
  cure (n) remedy antidote curative
• What equipment is used to treat illness?
  stethoscope blood pressure cuff scalpel catheter forceps needle syringe IV x-ray machine x-ray
• What words refer to preventing disease?
  hygiene immunization immunize inoculate inoculation vaccinate vaccination

• Doctor, nurse
• Medicine
• Medicinal plants
• Hospital
• Traditional medicine