The Hindu Editorial (Shocking negligence) – Aug 31, 2018

An expert committee report on faulty hip prosthetics sold by a subsidiary of the U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson has revealed incriminating details about its negligence in dealing with Indian patients. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Shocking negligence) – Aug 31, 2018.

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1. negligence (noun) – carelessness, irresponsibility; inattention/laxness.
2. materio-vigilance (noun) –  close study & monitoring of any undesirable occurrence/incidents resulting from using medical devices.
3. prosthetics (noun) – an artificial device that replaces a missing or injured part of the body.
4. incriminate (verb) – make someone appear guilty of a crime; implicate, inform against.
5. articular (adjective) – connecting or relating to the joints.
6. implant (noun) – transplant, graft, implantation.
7. ball and socket joint (noun) – also called as spheroidal joint; A articulation/joint (such as hip joint) in which the round (ball like) end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone and it provides swinging and rotating movements.
8. degenerative (adjective) – deteriorating, weakened, emaciated.
9. orthopaedic (adjective) – relating to a branch of medicine which deals with the treatment or study of bones.
10. undergo (verb) – suffer, endure, go through.
11. regulator (noun) – supervising/monitoring organization.
12. recall (noun) – recollection, withdrawal, cancellation.
13. corrective (noun) – remedy, curative, restorative.
14. ineptitude (noun) – capability, potential, power.
15. adverse (adjective) –  dangerous, injurious, terrible.
16. in no hurry (phrase) – reluctant, unwilling, disinclined (to do something).
17. take forward (phrase) – make arrangements for, undertake, sort out.
18. deliberate (verb) – think about, ponder, consider.
19. deliberation (noun) – consideration, thinking, contemplation/discussion.
20. accountable (adjective) – responsible, liable, answerable.

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