abandon

give up; leave; quit

abbreviate

cut; shorten

abdomen

stomach

ability

skill

abolish

do away with; end; scrap

accelerate

hurry; speed up

access (v.)

use; get

accessible

at hand; in easy reach; easy to get

accommodation

1. housing; shelter. 2. (workplace) change to make

accompany

go with

accumulate

collect; build up

accurate

correct

acknowledge

admit; agree; point out

acquire

buy; gain; get

acquit

release; clear; free

additional

added; extra; more; other

adequate number

enough

adjacent

beside; next to; touching

administer

give; control; direct; manage; take care of

advise

tell; inform; say; write

advocate

call for; fight for; speak out for; stand up for;

aerosol

spray

affiliated

linked

affirm

agree with

affluent

rich; well-to-do

afford an opportunity

allow; let

aggravate

make worse; annoy; provoke

aggressive

angry; violent

alienate

put off; turn against

allegiance

loyalty

alleviate

ease; lessen; make less; soften

alternate

take turns

alternative

choice; other

amalgamate

combine; join; unite

ambulatory

walk-in; outpatient (e.g., clinic)

ameliorate

make better

amend

change; add to; make better

amicable

friendly; pleasant; nice

amnesia

memory loss

annually

each year; yearly

anonymous

nameless; unknown

answer in the negative

say no

antagonize

anger; offend

anticipate

expect; prevent

apply

put on; use

appreciate

be grateful; thank

appropriate

correct; fit; proper; right (adj)

approximate

close (adj.); come near (verb); near (verb)

approximately

about; almost; nearly

aptitude

gift; knack; talent; skill

arguably

maybe; perhaps

as a consequence of

because of

asphyxiate

suffocate; choke

assist

help; aid

at the present time

now; at this point in time

attached herewith please find

here is

attire

clothes; clothing

authentic

real; genuine; true

authorize

allow; approve; give power

autonomous

free; independent; self-governing

available

at hand; on hand; ready

bargain

deal

be aware of

know about

be entitled

have the right

be hospitalized

be in hospital

be present

be at; be there; come to; attend

beneficial

good for; helpful; useful

beneficiary

person who gets the benefits

benefit

help

bereavement

death; loss

beverage

drink

biannual

every two years; twice a year

bilateral

two-sided

bona fide

in good faith; real

by means of

by; using; with

by which time

by then

capacity

ability; size; space

cardiologist

heart doctor

catastrophe

disaster

cease

stop; end

censure

blame

cerebral hemorrhage

stroke

cessation

stopping

characteristic

feature; mark; trait

chronic

ongoing; constant, long-term

circulation

blood flow

circumstance

condition; event; fact; situation

co-operate

help; work together

coagulate

clot; clump; congeal; set

coerce

force; press

cognition

thinking; thought

cognitive processes

thought processes

cognizant

aware; know; aware of

collaborate

team up; work together

colleague

co-worker; person you work with

commence

begin; start

communicable

catching; infectious

communicate

tell; email; inform; telephone; write

comparable

similar; like

compensate

pay

competence

ability; skill

competent

able; trained; skilled

complete

end; fill out; finish

complimentary

free

comply

follow; obey

compulsion

urge

conceive

imagine; dream up; think up

concerning

about; for; on

conclude

end; finish

conclusive

final; last; firm (evidence)

concur

agree

conduct

carry on; do; run

confide in

open up to, share your thoughts and feelings with

congenital

born with

conscientious

careful; painstaking

consequently

as a result; so

considerable

many; much

console

comfort

conspicuous

obvious; plain; showy

constitute

form; make up

construct

build; make

consult

ask; meet with; see; check with; talk over; talk to

consume

eat; use up

contact

call; talk to; write; e-mail; fax

contagious

spreading

contain

have; hold

contaminate

dirty; poison; pollute; taint

contemplate

study; think

continue to

keep on; still

continuum

range; scale

contraceptive

birth control

contribute

give; add to; help; share

controversy

debate; issue

convenient

handy; useful; easy

correspond

agree with; match; write

corroborate

agree with; confirm

courteous

polite

crisis

immediate problem

criterion

model; rule; standard; test; yardstick

crucial

key

currently

now; right now

de facto

actual; real

de-emphasize

play down

de-escalate

lessen, reduce, become less intense

deactivate

close; shut off

dearth

lack; shortage

deceased

dead

decrease

cut back; drop; make less

deduct

take away from; take off; remove

deductible

amount you pay out first

deem

think

defective

broken; faulty

deficiency

lack

deficient

lacking; poor

deficit

shortage

defraud

cheat; swindle

dehydration

water loss

demonstrate

prove; show

demoralize

discourage; cause to lose hope

depart

check out; go; leave

deplete

empty; reduce; sap

depreciate

cheapen; lessen

designate (n)

person acting for you

designate (v)

call; label; name

desire

want

despair

sadness; hopelessness

detect

find

deter

prevent

determine

decide; find; fix; settle; test

develop

change; grow

deviate

move aside; stray; turn; vary

diagnose

find out

difficult

hard

difficulty

problem; trouble

dilemma

problem; concern

dimension

size

diminish

become less; slow down

discard

throw away; throw out

discharge planning

plans for leaving the hospital

disciplines

fields; areas; jobs

disclose

tell of; show; uncover

discolouration

change in colour

discontinue

end; give up; stop

discuss

talk about

disintegrate

break up; crumble; fall apart

dispatch

issue; send

dispense

give; sell; hand out

display

show

distinguish

make out; set apart; tell apart

distribute

sell; give; hand out; spread

divulge

give; reveal; tell

donate

give

donation

gift; present

drowsy

sleepy

dubious

doubtful; unsure

duplicate

copy; repeat

dwelling

home

e.g.

for example

eccentric

odd; strange

economical

cheap; thrifty

economize

spend less

effect

make

elect

choose

electrolytes

blood salts

elevate

lift; raise; raise higher

eligible

can receive; can take part

eliminate

drop; get rid of; throw out

emaciated

bony; gaunt; thin; wasted

embolism

blood clot

eminent

famous; high; noted

emphasize

stress; underline

employ

apply; hire; use

employable

able to work

empower

enable; give a person the strength/ability/control

encounter

have; come upon; meet

endeavor (n)

effort; project

endeavor (v)

try

endorse

support

enhance

add to; improve

ensue

develop; follow; happen

ensure

make sure

enter

go in

enumerate

add up; cite; count

envision

see; foresee; imagine

equilibrium

balance

equivalent of

equal to; same as

erroneous

false; wrong

escalate

step up; worsen; make worse

eschew

avoid

essential

key; important

establish

set up; start; set; create; build; prove; decide

evident

obvious; plain

exacerbate

make worse

excessive

too much; undue

exempt

make an exception; excuse

exhale

breathe out

exhibit

show; display; reveal

exorbitant

overpriced; too high

expedite

push; speed up

expenditure

cost; expense; spending

expensive

costs a lot

experience

feel; go through; have; live through; undergo

expertise

know-how; knowledge; skill

explicit

clear; exact; precise

extend

offer; reach; stretch

extended

drawn out; long

extensive

broad; large; roomy; wide

fabricate

build; lie; make

facilitate

ease; help; lighten; make easy

factor

cause; reason

failed to

did not

fallacy

error; fault

feasible

workable; can be done; possible

fetus

unborn baby

finalize

complete; end; finish

fluctuate

rise and fall

following careful consideration

after thinking it through

for the purpose of

for; to

fortunate

happy; lucky

fracture

break

frequently

often

function

act; live

functioning

day-to-day life; daily living

fundamental

basic; real

geared to

aimed at

geared to the needs of

will help

generate

cause; make; produce

glucose

sugar

gradually

slowly; gently

hallucinate

see, hear, smell, feel things that are not there

have the capability

be able; can

have the capacity

can; to be able

hazardous

dangerous; risky; unsafe

hospitalized

in hospital

humidify

make moist

humourous

funny

hypertension

high blood pressure

hypotension

low blood pressure

I am of the opinion that

I think

i.e.

that is

identical

the same

ideology

beliefs; ideas

illustrate

show; draw; picture

illustration

picture

immediately

at once; now; right away

immense

huge; vast

immerse

completely cover

immovable

firm; fixed; set

impartial

fair; just; neutral

impede

hamper; hinder; slow; stall

imperative

pressing; urgent; vital

imperceptible

hard to see; hidden; slight

impersonate

copy; mimic; pretend to be

impetus

push; spur; urge

implement

begin; carry out; do; set up; start

impolite

rude

impotent

helpless; powerless; weak

in accordance with

by; under

in addition

also

in addition to

besides

in all probability

probably

in association with

with

in close proximity to

near

in excess of

more than; over

in favour of

for

in lieu of

instead of

in spite of the fact that

although

in the absence of

without

in the amount of

of

in the course of

during

in the event that

if

in the near future

soon

inaccuracy

error; mistake

inadvertently

without meaning to

inadvisable

risky; unwise

inaugurate

begin; launch

incapacitate

damage; disable; lay up

incarcerate

imprison; jail

inception

beginning; start

incision

cut

incite

cause; goad; prod; rouse

inclement

harsh; nasty; stormy

incompetent

inept; unfit

incomprehensible

baffling; hard to understand

inconceivable

beyond belief; beyond imagining

incorrect

wrong, false

increase

gain; go up; grow; rise

incumbent upon

must

indefinite

uncertain; vague

independent

free; well-off; separate from

indicate

hint; imply; point out; show; suggest

indigenous

native

indignant

angry; upset

indispensable

essential; necessary; vital

individual (adj)

unique; is different for every person (often redun

individual (n)

person; man; woman

individually

on your own; on their own

ineffectual

not effective; useless

inexpensive

cheap; low-priced; low cost; modest

infant

baby

inflexible

firm; rigid; stiff

inhale

breathe in

inherent

innate

inherit

be born with (a disease or condition)

inhibit

check; curb; hinder; slow down

initial

first

initiate

begin; create; open; start

initiative (1)

program, project, plan

initiative (2)

will; motivation; ability to start an activity

injection

needle; shot

injunction

ban; order

innate

inborn; natural

inquire

ask

insecure

unsafe; unsure

institute (v)

begin; set up; start

instrument

agent; means; tool

insufficient

not enough; short of

intention

aim; goal; plan

interact

relate to; work with; get along with

interactions

relationships

intermission

break; pause

interrogate

question; quiz

interrupt

break in; butt in; hinder; stop

intersection

corner; cross street

inundate

flood; overflow

invaluable

valuable; helpful

irrelevant

beside the point, off-base; unimportant

irresponsible

careless, harsh, reckless

irritable

grumpy

issues

concerns; problems; subjects

lacerate

tear, cut

laceration

cut; gash; tear

latitude

range; scope

laud

praise

legislation

law

lenient

gentle; mild; sparing

liberate

free; rescue

limited number

few

linkage

link

locality

area; place; site; spot

locate

find; pinpoint

location

place; site; spot

magnitude

extent; size

maintain

keep; support; take care of

majority

bulk; mass; most

manufacture

build; make; produce

mask (v)

hide

material

information

maximum

biggest; longest; most

medication

drug; remedy; medicine; pill

mediocre

ordinary; average

methodology

method

milieu

culture; scene; setting

minimal

least; small; smallest; token

minimize

lessen; play down

miniscule

tiny

mitigate

ease; soften

momentous

important; big

monitor

check; watch; follow

motivate

cause; drive

motor vehicle

car; truck; van

motor vehicle accident

car crash

multidisciplinary

simply list examples of the various disciplines in

narrate

tell

nebulous

cloudy; hazy; vague

necessitate

call for; compel; need

negligent

careless

negotiate

bargain; talk business

neo-natal

newborn

neutralize

cancel; offset

nominal

small; token

normal

usual

not applicable

does not apply

notification

notice

notify

give notice; let someone know; tell; warn

numerate

count

numerous

many; most

nutrition

food

nutritious

wholesome; nourishing; healthy

objective

aim; end; goal; mission

obligation

debt; duty

obscure

hidden; rare

observation

remark

observe

comment; look; note; remark; say; see; watch

obstruct

block; hinder; prevent; stop

obstruction

barrier; block; hurdle

obtain

come by; gain; get

occasion

cause (verb); event (noun); time (noun)

occasionally

sometimes

occupation

job; profession; trade

occurrence

event

on the basis of

by; from

operate

run; work

opportunity

chance

optimal

best

optimistic

hopeful

option

choice; way

originate

create; invent; set in motion; start

overabundance

excess; too much

owing to the fact that

because

palatable

pleasing, tasty

parameter

boundary; limit

participate

join in; share in; take part

pending

coming; in the air; until

perceive

regard; see; view

perforation

hole

perform

carry out; do

permanent

lasting

permission

consent

permit

allow; consent; go ahead

persevere

endure; hold on; keep at; persist; stand

persistent

continuing; ongoing; hard to get rid of

personnel

people; staff

perspire

sweat

persuade

coax; sway; talk into; win over

pertinent

apt; fit; right

philosophy

idea; system; view

physical examination

check-up

physician

doctor (unless unclear whether its an MD or a PhD

pigmentation

colour

place

put

pollute

dirty; poison; taint

polyurethane

plastic

portion

part; piece; share

position

job

possess

have; own

postpone

delay; put off

practitioners

workers

pragmatic

practical

preclude

prevent; shut out

prejudicial

harmful

preliminary

early

preparedness

readiness

prerogative

privilege; right

presently

in a moment; soon

prestigious

famous; honoured; important

principal

chief (adj.); first (adj.); head (adj.); main (adj

prior to

before

probability

hance; likelihood

procedure

course of action; how-to; method; steps; way

proceed

go; go forward

proficient

skilled

prohibit

ban; forbid; prevent

proliferate

grow; spread

proponent

supporter

propose

offer; plan

protocol

rules

provide

give; offer; send; supply

provided

as long as; if

proviso

condition

provoke

cause; make angry; stir up

purchase

buy

qualified

suited

qualify for

get; get into

quandary

problem

rampant

raging; unchecked

ratify

accept; approve; sign

rationale

reason; thinking

receive

get

recipient

person who gets

reciprocate

give in kind; return; share

recognize

see; accept; know; notice

recover

get back; get better; improve; get well

recuperate

get better; get well

recur

come back

reduce

bring down; cut

redundant

extra; not needed

regimen

diet; rule; system

register

sign up

regulate

control; restrict; watch over

regulation

bylaw; law; rule

rehabilitate

bring back; restore

reimburse

pay back; refund

reinforce

strengthen

reiterate

repeat; say again

relevant

important

remainder

others; rest

remark

say

replica

copy; model

representative

agent

reprimand

give a warning (verb); scold (verb); warning (noun

require

ask for; call for; need

requirements

needs

rescind

cancel; set aside; take away; take back

reside

be in; live

residence

apartment; home; house

respond

answer; reply

restrain

check; hold back; stop

retain

keep

retrieve

bring back; get back

reveal

show; uncover

review

check; go over

sanitary

clean; germ free; healthful

sanitize

clean; clean up; disinfect; make germ-free; wash

saturate

drench; fill; soak

segment

part

select

choose; pick

self-injurious

self-harming

sensation

feeling

several

many

severe and persistent

severe and ongoing

severity

how bad

significant

big; important; major; serious

similar

like

situate

place; put

situated

placed

socialize

make friends; meet; mingle

socioeconomic status

income

solicit

ask for

spacious

big; roomy

spasm

cramp

spontaneous

unplanned

state

say; tell

state of readiness

now ready

status

state

stigma

define as, for example: a negative attitude toward

stigmatize

mark as different or bad

stimulate

arouse; excite; stir up

strategy

plan

stringent

strict; tight

studies (n)

research

subordinate

assistant; helper; staff

subsequent

following; later; next

subsequent to

after

subsequently

after that; later

substantiate

back up; prove; support

suffice

be enough

sufficient

ample; enough; plenty

suffocate

choke; smother

summon

call for; send for

superficial

flimsy; shallow; skin-deep; slight

supersede

replace; take the place of

supply

give; send

symptom

sign

systematic

orderly; regular

technicality

detail; minor point

terminal

fatal

terminate

end; stop

termination

end

the manner in which

how

therapeutic

healing; related to therapy

therapy

treatment

therefore

so

this serves to illustrate

this shows

time period

time

to the extent that

if; when

transform

alter; change

transition

change

transmit

send

transparent

see-through; open

transpire

happen; take place

tremor

shakiness

trigger

cause

turbulent

stormy; wild; intense

ulterior

hidden

ultimate

final; last

uncommonly

rarely

underprivileged

poor

unequivocal

clear; plain

unfavourable

bad; damaging; harmful

unique

special

unmistakable

clear; easy to see; plain

unnecessary

needless; not needed

unpretentious

humble; modest

until such time as

until

unveil

announce

urbane

polished; well-bred

utilize

use

vacillate

be unsure; falter; hesitate

validate

prove (in MH context, simply define)

validity

proof; truth

vary

change; differ

vehicle

bus; car; truck

velocity

speed

venue

place; site

verbatim

exact; word for word

verify

check; find out if

viable

able to live; practical; usable; workable

vicinity

area

visualize

foresee; imagine; picture; see

voluminous

bulky; large

we have no option but to

we must

whereas

but

with a view to

to

with reference to

about

with regard to

about; as to; on

with respect to

about; on

with the exception of

except for

withhold

hold back; refuse

withstand

bear; cope; endure; resist

witness

see