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Syndrome
A combination of medical problems that shows the existence of a particular disease or mental condition.
Treatment
The use of drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of an illness or injury.
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Common infections that happen when bacteria enter the urethra, and infect the urinary tract.
Wound
A damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh.
Administration (medicine)
Procedure related to management of drug administration.
Analgesia
A type of drug that stops you from feeling pain.
Antibiotic
A medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth.
Antipsychotic drugs
Used to treat psychotic and disturbing behavioural symptoms.
Sexual abuse
Any sexual act which takes places without freely given consent or where someone forces or manipulates someone else into unwanted sexual activity.
Threats of reprisal
When someone says something bad will happen if you speak up or that something bad might happen again.
Verbal abuse
Communication that is perceived to be a harsh, condemnatory attack towards the victim, either professionally or personally.
Accidental injury
An injury that happens without apparent or deliberate cause.