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V promyelocytic leukemia (AE) !+prEUmaIElE*sItIk lju"*ki"mIE? Promyelocytic leukemia is a serious blood disease. Promyelozytenleukämie to hibernate !*haIbEneIt? Bears hibernate in winter. überwintern molecular relapse With this procedure, molecular relapse can be detected at an early stage. molekularer Rückfall granulocyte !*GrxnjEleU+saIt? Granulocytes are a certain category of white blood cells. Granulozyt (bestimmtes weißes Blutkörperchen) portacath With a portacath it is fairly easy to inject drugs in or take blood samples from patients. Dauerkatheter, Portkatheter SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) He had enormous problems passing the SAT. Aufnahmsprüfung an einer Universität in den USA allogenic donor They started a website to locate an allogenic donor for their son. Spender/in mit gleichem Genmaterial leukocyte !*lju"kEUsaIt? The rise in leukocytes meant that her illness had returned. Leukozyt stem cell Stem cells are often the only hope for people with rare diseases. Stammzelle to be hospitalised He had to be hospitalised for several weeks. ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert werden Tragic dilemma 1 undesirable This result is undesirable to say the least. unerwünscht no-win situation Being on his own in the dark and without a map was a no-win situation. aussichtslose Situation 2 inexplicable !+InIk*splIkEbl? For some inexplicable reason they had not arrived in time. unerklärlich whimsical !*wImzIkl? This remark shows his whimsical sense of humour. seltsam, skurril, neckisch to bear to do sth. I couldn’t bear to look at him again. es ertragen, etw. zu tun to uproot Children are often uprooted during civil wars. entwurzeln aged !*eIgZId? Help the aged is a well-known British charity. betagt EEC directives EEC directives are sometimes difficult to communicate. Direktive der EU suicide inquest The suicide inquest proved that he had taken sleeping pills. Untersuchung eines Selbstmordes coroner The coroner examined the body but he could not find any sign of violence. Gerichtsmediziner/in, Leichen­ beschauer/in multi-storey car park He must have lost his mobile in the multi-storey car park. mehrstöckiges Parkhaus rubber tubing !*r0bE *tju"bIN? They used rubber tubing to pump the water out of the basement. Gummischlauch sober !*sEUbE? He had not drunk anything, he was totally sober. nüchtern contemplation Careful contemplation made him change his decision. Erwägung, Nachdenken shambles The country’s economy was in shambles. Chaos deceased !dI*si"st? They honoured the deceased with a memorial service. der/die Tote/n to be off the old trolley After his wife had left him he seemed like he was off the old trolley. hier: verrückt sein forward The local club signed a new centre forward last month. hier: Stürmer/in undisclosed The player was bought for an undisclosed sum. nicht veröffentlicht, geheim beam !bi"m? The lamp was tied to a beam above the table. Balken to address a problem He might not like to take decisions but at least he addresses the problems when you talk to him. ein Problem angehen to approach a problem The team approached the problem very methodically. an ein Problem herangehen to face a problem It is better to face a problem than to run away from it. sich einem Problem stellen to tackle a problem They were afraid to tackle the problem. ein Problem angehen 3 to commit suicide Committing suicide is often a sign of weakness. Selbstmord begehen 4 cynical It is cynical to expect that people with a bad educational record can easily find a job. zynisch to mock They mocked their teacher by speaking as slowly as he normally would. sich lustig machen hilarious !hI*leErIEs? Her speech was hilarious, we could not help laughing. heiter, sehr komisch to ridicule !*rIdIkju"l? The demonstrators ridiculed the police. lächerlich machen 188 Vocabulary Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv