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1- succeeding (adj): coming after something else
-coming after something else
-The effects of exposure to atomic radiation at Hiroshima have been passed on to succeeding generations.
2- pharmacy(n): plural pharmacies
1. [countable]a shop or a part of a shop where medicines are prepared and sold
synonym: chemist -an all-night pharmacy
2. [countable] the place where medicines are prepared in a hospital
3. [uncountable] the study or practice of preparing drugs and medicine
pharmacology (n): the scientific study of drugs and medicines
pharmacologist (n)
pharmacological (adj)
pharmaceuticals (n): [plural] technical: drugs and medicines
3- therapy (n): 1. the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time
-new drug therapies
-radiation therapy for cancer treatment
2. [uncountable]the treatment or examination of someone's mental problems by talking to them for a long time about their feelings
synonym: psychotherapy
in therapy
-Rob was in therapy for several years.
-a therapy group
4- practitioner (n): 1. someone who works as a doctor or a lawyer
medical/legal practitioner
-a practitioner of alternative medicine
family practitioner: general practitioner: a doctor who is trained in general medicine and treats people in a particular area or town
clinical(adj): 1. relating to treating or testing people who are sick
-The drug has undergone extensive clinical trials (=tests to see if it is effective in treating people) .
clinical medicine/experience/training etc (=medicine etc that deals directly with people, rather than with research or ideas).
2. relating to a hospital or clinic
-The program gives the students experience in a clinical setting.
5- caution (n): the quality of being very careful to avoid danger or risks
-We must proceed with extreme caution.
-The physician must exercise caution when prescribing anti-depressants.
6- agent (n): 4. (technical) a chemical or substance that is used for a particular purpose or that has a particular effect
-Soap is a cleansing agent.
7- well-established (adj): something that is well-established has existed for a long time and is respected or trusted by people
-a well-established scientific theory
8- efficacious (adj) (formal): working in the way you intended
synonym: effective
-an equally efficacious method of treatment
-More efficacious treatments may soon be available.
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