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21 dose
[dəus] 1. noun1) (the quantity of medicine etc to be taken at one time: It's time you had a dose of your medicine.) lyfjaskammtur2) (an unpleasant thing (especially an illness) which one is forced to suffer: a nasty dose of flu.) skammtur; kast2. verb(to give medicine to: She dosed him with aspirin.) setja á lyfjagjöf- dosage -
22 fever
['fi:və]((an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat: She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement.) hiti- feverish- feverishly
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23 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) öðlast2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) hagnast; græða3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) öðlast; ná; fá4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) flÿta sér2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) aukning, vöxtur2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) hagnaður; hagur; gróði•- gain on -
24 invalid
I [in'vælid] adjective((of a document or agreement etc) having no legal force; not valid: Your passport is out of date and therefore invalid.) ógildur- invalidity II 1. ['invəlid] noun(a person who is ill or disabled: During his last few years, he was a permanent invalid.) sjúklingur; öryrki2. [-li:d] verb1) ((with out) to remove (especially a soldier) from service, because of illness: He was invalided out of the army.) leysa frá þjónustu vegna sára/veikinda2) (to cause (especially a soldier) to be disabled: He was invalided in the last war.) gera að öryrkja -
25 poison
['poizn] 1. noun(any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body: She killed herself by taking poison; ( also adjective) poison gas.) eitur2. verb1) (to kill or harm with poison: He poisoned his wife.) eitra, byrla eitur2) (to put poison into (food etc): He poisoned her coffee.) eitra, setja eitur út í•- poisoner- poisonous
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26 prone
[prəun]1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) flatur, endilangur2) ((with to) inclined to; likely to experience etc: He is prone to illness.) hneigður (til e-s) -
27 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) slökkva á2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) fresta3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) fresta fundi með e-m4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) fá til að missa lyst/fá ógeð á -
28 sanatorium
[sænə'to:riəm]plurals - sanatoriums, sanatoria; noun1) ((American also sanitarium) a hospital, especially for people with certain diseases of the lungs or for people who are recovering from an illness.) heilsuhæli2) (a place in a school, college etc for those who are ill.) sjúkrastofa -
29 suffer
1) (to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc: He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly - he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.) þjást2) (to undergo or experience: The army suffered enormous losses.) verða fyrir, bíða3) (to be neglected: I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer.) gjalda fyrir; verða fyrir vanrækslu4) ((with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc): She suffers from stomach-aches.) þjást af• -
30 terminal
['tə:minəl] 1. noun1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) flugstöð2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) umferðarmiðstöð3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) skaut, póll, úttak4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) útstöð2. adjective((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) ólæknandi, sem er á lokastigi
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