| 1. allergic (adj.)
| a) to make something less painful or less strong
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| 2. dental (adj)
| b) a small tube-shaped part inside the body below the stomach
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| 3. homeopathy (n)
| c) relating to teeth
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| 4. vaccination (n)
| d) a way of treating illnesses using very small amounts of natural substances
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| 5. deaden (adj)
| e) an illness which causes the parts of the body where bones meet to become painful and often big
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| 6. arthritis (n)
| f) a medical condition which makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked
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| 7. asthma (n)
| g) abbreviation for general practitioner: a doctor who sees people in the local area and treats illnesses that do not need a hospital visit
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| 8. clinical (adj)
| h) when you find it difficult to sleep
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| 9. insomnia (n)
| i) the treatment of injuries to bones and muscles using pressure and movement
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| 10. GP (n)
| j) relating to medical treatment and tests
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| 11. appendix (n)
| k) caused by an allergy
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| 12. miracle (n)
| l) having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future
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| 13. preventive (also preventative) (adj):
| m) something that is very surprising or difficult to believe
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| 14. puncture
| n) preventive action is intended to stop something before it happens
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| 15. significant (adj)
| o) to make a hole in something
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| 16. osteopathy (n)
| p) a substance which contains a harmless form of a virus or bacterium (= extremely small organism), and which is given to a person or animal to prevent them from getting the disease which the virus or bacterium causes
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| 17. worn-out (adj.)
| q) another effect that a drug has on your body in addition to the main effect for which the doctor has given you the drug
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| 18. side effect (n)
| r) a treatment in which your feet are rubbed and pressed in a special way in order to improve blood flow and help you relax
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| 19. reflexology (n):
| s) very tired because you have been working hard
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