Modifies a noun

• limb: Relief of ' rest pain ' at night is achieved by hanging the affected limb down over the side of the bed.

• area: Minor burns: Put the affected area under the cold tap for five minutes then apply neat Tea Tree Oil to the burn.

• area(s: Radiotherapy Radiotherapy involves X-ray beams being directed at the affected area(s ) of the prostate to destroy the cancer cells.

• pregnancy: Results There were 88 affected pregnancies, giving an overall risk in this population of 1 in 525, not taking age into account.

• sibling: In general, all affected siblings will have the same form of the disease as the first affected child.

• cattle: The disease continued, the numbers of affected cattle grew ever higher.

Modifying Another Word

• adversely: However, not all children seem adversely affected ( see Hughes et al 2002 ).

• badly: Remove any infected leaves and destroy badly affected plants.

• not: Single farm payment is not affected and additional grants are available for willow planted on arable land.

• also: There they find a garrison of troops, also affected, have murdered one another.

• mildly: Orally Giving fluids by mouth will only help mildly affected rabbits.

Used with adjective complement

• become: It is also for those who are close to such people, whose own lives have become affected by heavy drinking ' .