Medical History Terminology

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as 'admit'

adverb a word that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb, such as 'not'

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence, such as 'not'

• The defendant's lawyer advised him to not admit to any wrongdoing without consulting with legal counsel.
• I would not admit to eating the last cookie if I were you.
• He would never admit to being wrong, even if he clearly is.
• She could not admit defeat and continued to argue her point.

noun an infectious disease caused by bacteria transmitted by lice, fleas, or ticks

• Typhus is a bacterial infection transmitted by fleas or lice.
• My great-grandfather contracted typhus during the war.
• I feel like I've been hit by a typhus truck.
• The spread of misinformation can be compared to a typhus outbreak in the digital age.