Vocabulary

Diagnosis (n): 1- a judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after examining it.
E.g.: The doctor has made an initial diagnosis.

Placebo (n): 1- a substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine, either to make that person feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others.
E.g.: She was only given a placebo, but she claimed she got better – that’s the placebo effect.

Guarantee (n): 1- a promise that something will be done or will happen, especially a written promise by a company to repair or change a product that develops a fault within a particular period of time.
E.g.: The TV comes with a two-year guarantee.

Humidity (n): 1- a measurement of how much water there is in the air.
E.g.: I don’t like the humidity of this climate.

Rheumatism (n): 1- a medical condition that causes stiffness and pain in the joints (= places where two bones are connected) or muscles of the body. 2- 风湿病
E.g.: She suffers from rheumatism.

Calcium (n): 1- 钙