susceptibility to infection; lack of resistance to infection
hormone replacement therapy
examination of somebody's sputum
(bacterial) capsule; ovarian follicle sheath; theca
missing link (e.g. transitional fossil)
palliative medicine; palliative therapy; palliative treatment; palliative care
benign tumor; benign tumour
laboratory test; clinical examination
colored contact lens; coloured contact lens; cosmetic contact lens; decorative contact lens
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (tuberculosis vaccine); BCG
drug addict (esp. stimulants)
clothes hook; clothes hanger
rubefaction (reddening of the skin)
auricle (visible part of the ear); auricular
graft survival; survival of a transplant; engraftment
antibiotic-resistant bacteria
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
voluntary; optional; free; elective
medical practitioner's law
importing goods privately; private importing