The Hindu Editorial (Taking on TB) – Aug 19, 2019

The anti-tuberculosis drug pretomanid recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will be a game changer for treating people with extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB)… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Taking on TB)- Aug 19, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Taking on TB) – Aug 19, 2019:

1. take on (phrasal verb) – compete against, face, oppose/challenge.
2. uptake (noun) – the action of taking up or absorbing something given.
3. tolerate (verb) – consume, take, be treated with (a drug).
4. scarcity (noun) – shortage, undersupply, dearth/lack, rarity.
5. resistance (noun) – ability to fight off, ability to counteract/withstand, immunity from.
6. regimen (noun) – plan, course of action, procedure (of medical treatment).
7. potent (noun) – strong, powerful, effective.
8. adherence (noun) – commitment to, attachment to.
9. efficacy (noun) – effectiveness, efficiency, power/ability to give estimated results.
10. efficacious (adjective) – effective, successful, powerful.
11. generic-drugs (noun) – unbranded drugs; copies of brand-name drugs that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents.
12. prohibitive (adjective) – excessively high, exorbitant, excessive.
13. in line with (phrase) – in alignment with, in accordance with.
14. sustainable (adjective) – acceptable, valid/reliable, dependable.
15. commendable (adjective) – admirable, praiseworthy, laudable.
16. desperately (adverb) – seriously/urgently, pressingly, intensely.
17. compulsion (noun) – impulse, need, desire.

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