Medicine

Medicine plays a very important role in our life. Its main task is to maintain and restore health of people by the prevention and treatment of illness.

Medicine is derived from the Latin words ars medicina meaning "the art of healing". It is a branch of the health sciences and is the sector of public life. It is both an area of knowledge, a science of body system and their diseases and treatment.

Traditional medicine is the sum of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs and experiences, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness.

3. Post-reading activities

3.1 Suggest the Ukrainian equivalents

plays a very important role; to maintain and restore health of people; the prevention and treatment of illness; the sector of public life; the sum of the knowledge; used in the maintenance of health; physical and mental illness.

3.2 Suggest the Ukrainian equivalents

головне завдання; попередження та лікування захворювань; мистецтво лікування; галузь науки; лікування; традиційна медицина; заснована на теоріях, віруваннях та досвіді; фізичні та психічні захворювання.

3.3 Answer the questions to the text

1. What role does medicine play in our life? 2. What is its main task? 3. What language is the word “medicine” derived from? 4. Traditional medicine is the sum of the knowledge, skills, and practices, isn’t it? 5. What is the sum of the knowledge, skills, and practices used in?

3.4 Say if it true or false

1. Medicine is derived from the Greek words.

2. Medicine means "the art of healing".

3. It is only a branch of the health sciences.

4. Traditional medicine is the sum of the knowledge, skills, and practices.

5. The main task of medicine is to take care of people’s.

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