Synonyms and antonyms of To perform a medical test, treatment or operation in American Thesaurus

anaesthetize ()

another spelling of anesthetize

anesthetize (verb)

to give someone an anesthetic so that they do not feel pain during a medical operation

attend (verb)

to take care of someone, especially someone who is sick or someone in an important position

bandage (verb)

to wrap a bandage around an injured part of your body

be at someone’s bedside ()

to sit near someone who is sick in bed

bleed (verb)

to take blood from someone’s body as part of a medical treatment, especially in the past

bring back ()

to save someone’s life when they have almost died

bypass (verb)

medical to perform a medical operation to make someone’s blood flow past a blocked or damaged part of their heart rather than through it

catch (verb)

to discover a problem or medical condition and stop it from becoming worse

catheterize (verb)

to put a catheter into a part of someone’s body

cauterize (verb)

to close a cut by using a hot instrument in order to prevent infection or to stop blood from flowing out

cleanse (verb)

to clean a cut in your skin

close (verb)

if you close a wound (=injury or cut in your skin), or if it closes, the edges join and the skin becomes healthy again

detain (verb)

to keep someone in hospital because they are too sick to leave

detox (verb)

informal to have treatment in order to stop taking drugs or drinking alcohol, or to make someone do this

dissect (verb)

to cut the body of a dead person or animal into parts in order to examine them

dress (verb)

to clean an injury and cover it with a piece of soft cloth called a dressing

drip-feed (verb)

medical to give food or medicine to someone who is ill through a special piece of equipment with a tube that goes into their body

excite (verb)

medical to make a nerve or other part of the body start to become more active

graft (verb)

to take a piece of skin or bone, etc. from one part of someone’s body and use it to replace or repair a damaged part of their body

heal (verb)

to make a part of the body healthy again after an injury

heal (verb)

to make someone healthy again after they have been sick, especially by using methods other than medicine

ice down (mainly British)

mainly British to put ice on a part of your body that you have hurt in order to stop it from swelling

immunise ()

a British spelling of immunize

immunize (verb)

to prevent someone from getting a particular illness by putting a substance into their body, especially using a needle

implant (verb)

to put something into someone’s body in a medical operation

incise (verb)

to cut into the body with a sharp knife

irradiate (verb)

medical to use radiation on something as a medical treatment, for example in order to destroy cancer cells

irrigate (verb)

medical to wash an injury using a continuous flow of liquid

lance (verb)

to cut an infected part of someone’s skin in order to remove pus (=yellow liquid under the skin)

lobotomize (verb)

to perform a lobotomy on someone

manipulate (verb)

medical to use your hands to move or press part of someone’s body as part of a medical treatment

massage (verb)

to press, squeeze, and rub someone’s body in order to reduce pain in their muscles or to make them relax

modulate (verb)

medical to control or affect a medical process or condition

open up (informal)

informal to cut into someone’s body for medical reasons

operate (verb)

to cut into part of someone’s body for medical reasons

palpate (verb)

to examine a part of the body by pressing your fingers on it

patch up ()

to give basic medical treatment to someone who is injured

probe (verb)

to examine part of someone’s body by pressing a probe into it

pump someone’s stomach ()

to empty someone’s stomach using a piece of medical equipment called a stomach pump

put out ()

to make someone unconscious by giving them a drug, usually before a medical operation

put/send someone to sleep ()

to give someone a drug that makes them unconscious for a medical operation

put/set someone right (informal)

informal to make someone feel better

put under ()

to make someone unconscious before a medical operation by giving them a drug

rehabilitate (verb)

to help someone who has been sick or in prison to return to a healthy, independent, and useful life

reset (verb)

to put a broken bone back into the correct position

resuscitate (verb)

to make an unconscious person start to breathe again

scan (verb)

to use a piece of equipment to produce a picture of the inside of a part of your body

scan (verb)

to use a piece of equipment to produce a picture of the inside of an object

screen (verb)

to test someone to find out if they have a particular illness

scrub up ()

if a doctor or nurse scrubs up, they wash their hands and arms thoroughly before doing a medical operation

section (verb)

medical to cut something during an operation

sedate (verb)

to give someone a sedative

set (verb)

to put the two ends of a broken bone back into the correct position so that they can grow into one piece again

stabilize (verb)

to reach a point where a medical condition is not likely to suddenly become worse, or to make someone reach this point

sterilize (verb)

to perform an operation on someone to make them unable to produce children

stitch (verb)

to join someone’s skin together after it has been cut

stitch up ()

to join someone’s skin together after it has been cut

strap (verb)

mainly British to wrap a piece of cloth tightly around something, especially around a part of your body that has been injured

swab (verb)

to apply medicine or clean an injury with a swab

tape (verb)

to wrap a part of your body tightly with a special band of cloth because it is injured or weak

test (verb)

to produce a particular result after taking a medical test

tranquilize (verb)

to make a person or animal calm or unconscious, especially by using a drug

tranquillise ()

a British spelling of tranquilize

tranquillize ()

a British spelling of tranquilize

X-ray (verb)

to take a picture of the inside of something using X-rays