One word substitution–29
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| The science of diseases of the human body. | Pathology |
| A forecast to the result of a disease or illness. | Prognosis |
| Affecting the lungs. | Pulmonary |
| Confinement to one place to avoid spread of infection. | Quarantine |
| A disease affecting scattered groups of people. | Sporadic |
| The mosquito which transmits yellow fever. | Stegomyia |
| An instrument used by physicians for listening to the action of the heart and lungs. | Stethoscope |
| A powder or paste used for cleaning teeth. | Toothpaste |
| Fainting or death due to lack oxygen. | Asphyxia |
| An examination of a dead body, postmortem. | Autopsy |
| A frame on which a dead body is conveyed. | Bier |
| The dead body of an animal. | Carcass |
| Dead and decaying flesh. (esp. of animals) | Carrion |
| Underground caves with burying places for the dead. | Catacombs |
| A place where dead bodies are interred. | Cemetery |
| A monument set up for persons who are buried elsewhere. | Cenotaph |
| The dead body of a human being. | Corpse |
| Disposal of a dead body by burning. | Cremation |
| A vault beneath a church used for burial. | Crypt |
| Killed by an electric current. | Electrocuted |
| To treat a dead body with preservatives to avoid putrefaction. | Embalm |
| An inscription on a tomb. | Epitaph |
| The practise of putting a suffering person painlessly to death. | Euthanasia |
| To dig up a corpse. | Exhume |
| Murder of one’s own brother. | Fratricide |
| A vehicle for taking dead bodies to the cemetery. | Hearse |
| The act of killing a human being. | Homicide |
| Murder of a new-born child. | Infanticide |
| To die without leaving a will. | Intestate |
| The property left to someone by a will. | Legacy |
| Murder of one’s own mother. | Matricide |
| A very expensive and elaborately built tomb. | Mausoleum |
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