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demand
–
1 ask for if ordering, or as if one has a right to
2 need; require
discharge
–
send (a person) away; allow (a person) to leave
lesion
–
1 wound
2 harmful change in the tissues of a bodily organ,
caused by injury or disease.
stretcher
–
framework of poles, canvas, etc for carrying a
sick, injured or wounded person.
cavity
–
empty space; small hole, within a solid body:
a
cavity in a tooth.
treat
–
1 act or behave towards
2 consider
3 discuss; deal with
4 give medical or surgical care to:
Which doctors
are treating her for her illness?
5 put (a substance) through a process
6 supply at one’s own expense (to)
treatment
–
(particular way of ) treating a person or a thing;
what is done to obtain a desired result:
They are
trying a new treatment for cancer.
sample
–
specimen; one of a number, part of a whole, taken
to show what the rest is like.
specimen
–
1 one as an example of a class
2 part taken to represent the whole
3 something to be tested, etc for a special purpose:
supply the doctor with a specimen of urine.
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Background
Some hospitals specialize in a particular condition (cancer, reha-
bilitation, tropical diseases, etc.) or in a particular type of patient
(children, the elderly, etc.) Others are training hospitals connected to
universities, where patients can see highly-skilled specialists familiar
with the latest scientific and technical developments. But the best-