Health Words Saying More than Health (6)

Tablet:
(a) small solid piece of medicine
(b) many sheets of paper fastened together (c) flat piece of stone or metal with words on it
Terminal:
(a) of or being an illness that will cause death
(b) main building for passengers or goods at an airport, port, etc. (c) apparatus for giving instructions to and getting information from a computer (d) place for electrical connections
Test:
(a) short medical examination
(b) set of questions or jobs to measure someone's knowledge or skill (c) use of something to see how well it works (d) put to the test – find out the qualities of (something) by use (e) study or examine with a test (f) provide difficult conditions for (g) search by means of tests
Thrush:
(a) infectious disease of the mouth, throat and vagina
(b) common singing bird with a spotted breast
Treat:
(a) try to cure medically
(b) deal with or handle (c) act or behave towards (d) put through a chemical or industrial action (e) pay for (someone's) food, drink, amusement, etc. (f) something that gives great pleasure especially when unexpected (g) act of treating someone

Ward:
(a) part of a hospital for a particular group of sick people
(b) political division of a city (c) person legally protected by another (d) ward off – keep away (something bad)
Weak:
(a) do not have very much strength or energy
(b) having little taste (c) unable to control people (d) not reaching a good standard (e) likely to break, be destroyed or fail
Well:
(a) in good health
(b) in a good way (c) thoroughly (d) much; quite (e) suitably; properly (f) as well – also (g) as well as – in addition to (h) come off well – be lucky in the end (i) do well – succeed or improve (j) do well out of – gain profit from (k) do well to – act wisely to (l) just as well – it is fortunate (that); there's no harm done (m) may well – could suitably (n) pretty well – almost (o) well and truly – completely (p) well under way off - to a good start (q) Well done ! - (said when someone has been successful (r) place where water can be taken from underground (s) deep narrow space inside a building for stairs or an elevator (t) flow

Yawn:
(a) open the mouth wide and breathe deeply especially from tiredness
(b) be (come) wide open (c) act of yawning (d) something dull

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