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| constitution |
If you have a strong constitution, it means that your body is strong. You don't get sick easily and you can recover quite well if you do get sick. [1/2 definitions] |
| get over |
to recover from. |
| medical |
Something "medical" has to do with the things that doctors and nurses do and study. For example, a medical problem is a problem with the body that needs the help of a doctor or nurse. A medical treatment is a way of helping someone recover from an injury or illness. |
| medicine |
Medicine is something you take into your body when there is something wrong with it. Medicine helps the body recover or stay healthy. [1/2 definitions] |
| rally1 |
to recover quickly after being weak, ill, or hurt by loss. [1/5 definitions] |
| recover |
When you recover something, you get it back. [1/2 definitions] |
| regain |
to get back; recover. [1/2 definitions] |
| relaxation |
Relaxation is rest or recreation that is good for the mind or body. Relaxation helps the mind and body recover from stress or too much work. |
| rest1 |
When you need rest, it means that you need to sleep, lie down, or sit down for a while so that your body can recover. After you get rest, you don't usually feel tired or weak anymore. [1/11 definitions] |
| retrieve |
to bring or get back; recover. [1/2 definitions] |
| ruin |
When something ruins a person, it destroys them in some way. Maybe it makes them lose all their money or all their friends, or maybe it destroys their health. When someone is ruined, they can't recover, or they feel that they can never recover. [1/6 definitions] |
| serious |
If something is serious, it is bad or dangerous. It can cause a lot of harm or damage. When someone has a serious illness, it means that they might need a lot of time or treatment to recover, or they might even die. [1/5 definitions] |
| treatment |
A treatment for a disease or injury is a way of helping a person get better when they have it. Sometimes a treatment is medicine. Sometimes it is something to do that helps--like drinking a lot of liquids and staying in bed when you're sick with the flu. Doctors study treatments so that they can help their patients fight disease or recover from their injuries. [1/2 definitions] |
| tuberculosis |
Tuberculosis is a serious disease that is passed from one person to another through the air. It usually affects the lungs. Many people die from tuberculosis around the world. It can be treated with medicine, but it can take a long time to recover, and some people are not able to get the medicine. Because tuberculosis is a long word, people usually use its abbreviation to talk about it. The abbreviation is "TB." |
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