cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
university hospital; teaching hospital
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
diagnosis; medical examination
hospitalization; hospitalisation
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
already; now; no longer; not any more
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
is something that; is that which
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
summer vacation; summer holiday
(going straight) from heaven to hell
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
to close (one's eyes); to shut
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
comfort; consolation; diversion
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to have a meal; to take a meal
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
absorption; suction; attraction