The Hindu Editorial (Miles to go) – Jul 02, 2019

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Miles to go) – Jul 02, 2019:

miles (noun) – a very long way.
intervention (noun) – action taken to improve medical disorder.
deluge (noun) – a great/large quantity of something.
reliance (noun) – dependence; trust/confidence on something.
acute (adjective) – serious, severe, drastic/awful.
diverse (adjective) – various, manifold/variety, very different.
strata (plural form of stratum) (noun) – level, class, echelon/rank.
vulnerability (noun) – weakness, frailty, susceptibility.
means (noun) – method, way, mode.
non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (noun) – also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person. They are of long duration and generally slow progression. The four main types of noncommunicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes (Courtesy: WHO).
abortion (noun) – medical termination of pregnancy.
morning-after pill (noun) – a contraceptive pill; a type of birth control pill.
mifepristone (noun) – a drug used to cause an abortion during the early part of a pregnancy
misoprostol (noun) – a (chemical) analog used for medical abortion. (An analog is a drug whose structure is related to that of another drug but whose chemical and biological properties may be quite different)
supervision (noun) – observation, inspection, control.
over the counter (phrase) – (able to be obtained in a retail purchase) without a doctor’s prescription.
pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) (noun) – a way for people who do not have HIV but who are at substantial risk of getting it to prevent HIV infection by taking a pill every day.
come up with (phrasal verb) – produce, propose/put forward, submit/recommend.
diagnosis (noun) – identification, recognition, discovery.
screening (noun) – evaluation or investigation.
shy away from (phrasal verb) – avoid, recoil, withdraw nervously (due to fear/surprise/pain).
stigma (noun) – shame, disgrace, dishonour.
discrimination (noun) – inequity, prejudice, bigotry/intolerance.
diagnose (verb) – identify, determine, detect.