The Hindu Editorial (Undoing the undoing) – Sep 07, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Undoing the undoing) – Sep 07, 2024:

undo (verb) – reverse, nullify, revoke, cancel, annul, make ineffective, bring to an end.
undoing (noun) – fatal flaw, weak point, weakness, affliction, misfortune, trouble.
Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) (noun) – an outcomes-based approach to the design, implementation, and evaluation of education programs and to the assessment of learners across the continuum that uses competencies or observable abilities. The goal of CBME is to ensure that all learners achieve the desired patient-centered outcomes during their training.
curriculum (noun) – syllabus, course of studies, subjects. (curricula is the plural form of the curriculum).
National Medical Commission (NMC) (noun) – The National Medical Commission (NMC) has been constituted by an act of Parliament known as National Medical Commission Act, 2019 which came into force on 25.9.2020. It is an Indian regulatory body of 33 members which regulates medical education and medical professionals. It replaced the erstwhile Medical Council of India constituted under section 3A of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
welcome (adjective) – wanted, appreciated, acceptable, desirable; pleasing, agreeable, favourable, promising, much needed.
corrective (adjective) – remedial, restorative, curative, reparative; correctional, punitive, reformatory.
measure (noun) – action, step, move, procedure.
stray (verb) – lose one’s way, drift, deviate, get sidetracked.
rich (adjective) – having (a particular thing) in large amounts; plentiful, abundant, bountiful.
blundering (adjective) – erring, mistaking, clumsy; misjudged, miscalculated.
interpretation (noun) – understanding, meaning, explanation, inference, definition, clarification.
jerk (back) (verb) – move (back).
retrograde (adjective) – unprogressive, negative, reverse/regressive.
move (noun) – step, action, activity, measure.
sodomy (noun) – anal intercourse, anal sex.
lesbianism (noun) – sexual attraction between women.
offence (noun) – crime, illegal/unlawful act, wrongdoing.
slot (verb) – put, place.
transvestism (noun) – the practice of wearing clothing or accessories that are traditionally associated with a different gender; cross-dressing.
cross-dressing (noun) – the act of wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender; transvestism.
perversion (noun) – travesty, misrepresentation, distortion, poor imitation.
disability competency (noun) – a person-centered approach that aims to remove barriers to health care and ensure equitable access to quality care for people with disabilities.
undergo (verb) – go through, experience, engage in, undertake, be subjected to, receive.
merely (adverb) – only, simply, just.
take back (phrasal verb) – remind someone of, call up, evoke, awaken/evoke one’s memories of.
violation (noun) – contravention, infringement, breach, breaking, lack of compliance with, non-observance, defiance.
Lex terrae (law of the land) (phrase) – Lex terrae is a Latin phrase. It refers to all of the laws in force within a country or region.
overlook (verb) – fail to notice, ignore, dismiss, reject, neglect, disregard, pay no heed/attention to, take no notice of.
Transgender (noun) – transperson, transsexual person.
Transgender persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (noun) – An Act to provide for protection of rights of transgender persons and their welfare and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto
notably (adverb) – particularly, especially, markedly, significantly.
admonition (noun) – criticism, disapproval, censure, reprimand, condemnation, rebuke, reproval.
derogatory (adjective) – insulting, abusive, disparaging, belittling, disrespectful, offensive, insulative, defamatory, abusive, libellous, pejorative.
discriminatory (adjective) – biased, prejudiced, one-sided, preferential, unfair.
LGBTQIA+ community (noun) – lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual (and many other terms) Community.
violate (verb) – breach, break, infract, contravene, offend, transgress, go against.
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (noun) – An Act to give effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
mandate (verb) – make mandatory, require, command, order, instruct.
paramedical (adjective) – relating to health-care workers (nursing, radiography, emergency first aid, physiotherapy, and dietetics) who provide clinical services to patients under the supervision of a physician (doctor).
personnel (noun) – employees, workforce, staff.
advocacy (noun) – support, endorsement, backing, approval.
rights-based (adjective) – based on the (human) rights.
equitable (adjective) – fair, just, impartial.
vehemently (adverb) – intensely, fiercely, forcefully, severely.
incense (verb) – anger, become very angry, enrage, infuriate, be furious, be fuming.
regressive (adjective) – returning to a previous, underdeveloped state; in the wrong direction; retrograde, retrogressive, unprogressive/negative.
erase (verb) – remove, delete, cancel, eliminate, expunge, strike out.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) (noun) – It is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation aiming to achieve higher quality of medical education through accreditation and promoting standards.
marginalised (noun) – relating to the people who are treated as insignificant, treated as unimportant, neglected.
interest (noun) – common concerns (in politics/business).
at heart (phrase) – basically, fundamentally, intrinsically, actually, really, essentially.
perception (noun) – understanding, discernment, recognition/realization; interpretation.
pre-conceived (adjective) – predetermined, one-sided, prejudiced, biased.
notion (noun) – opinion, view ,thought, belief, impression, understanding.
hard-won (adjective) – achieved/gained only after a lot of effort.
incremental (adjective) – gradual, step-by-step, phased.
dose (noun) – amount, quantity, measure, portion.
arm (noun) – branch, department, section, division.
undermine (verb) – weaken, subvert, sabotage, damage.
advance (noun) – breakthrough, development, advancement, progress, improvement, evolution.