Extensive Reading-Book B Unit 12 (K)

archaeologists

고고학자
archaeologists uncovered the ancient city of Pompeii; the town was in almost the same condition as it had been years ago.

botanical

식물학상의
The New York Botanical Garden is one of the oldest and largest botanical gardens in the world.

concentrated

농축된
Most orange juice sold today is concentrated orange juice.

constipation

변비
Many people who do not exercise, sit all day at work, and lack fiber in their diets suffer from constipation.

herbalism

초본서, 식물지
herbalism is traditional medicine based on the use of plants and plant extracts.

hieroglyphs

상형문자
The Egyptian form of writing is known as hieroglyphs.

holistic

전신용의
Rather than treating just the symptom, Eastern medicine takes a holistic approach in treating disease.

homeopathic

동종요법
When the doctors failed to find a cure in conventional medicine, the family turned to homeopathic remedies.

ingested

섭취하다
The boy, who was allergic to peanut butter, had ingested some by accident which caused his face to swell up.

ingredients

성분, 원료
The mother looked all over town for the ingredients to make her daughter's favorite recipe.

metabolites

대사 산물
Secondary metabolites are organic compounds that are not directly involved in the normal growth, development or reproduction of organisms.

naturopathic

자연 요법
naturopathic medicine seeks to improve health and treat disease chiefly by assisting the body's innate capacity to recover from illness and injury.

pharmaceuticals

제약
Many pharmaceutical companies are investing a lot of money for research in an attempt to find a cure for cancer.

predators

포식 동물, 육식 동물
Coyotes are natural predators of many of the small creatures.

remedies

치료, 치료약
Since conventional remedies were not effective, they decided to try alternative therapies.

respiratory

호흡의
The respiratory system is what enables us to breathe.

subsided

감퇴하다
As the violence subsided, the police were able to interview each suspect and get a better picture of what had happened.

symptoms

증상
Although he complained of all the flu symptoms, the doctors had to investigate further because he didn't get better after four weeks.

toxicity

유독성
Tests of the candy have shown that it has a high level of toxicity.

tranquilizer

정신 안전제
The doctor prescribed a tranquilizer so that his patient can cope with his panic attacks.