Topic Specific Vocabulary Health
Health Vocabulary Related Vocabs –
- checkup – doctor’s examination to ensure that you are healthy.
- sore throat – pain in the throat.
- epidemic – a disease affecting a disproportionately large number of individuals within the population/community.
- Pandemic – (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.
- Endemic – (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
- diagnose – to recognize a disease or illness.
- deterioration – – the process of something getting worse.
- chronic – existing frequently or most of the time.
- infect – to cause somebody to become affected by a disease.
- recover – return to normal condition, or get back from being ill.
- symptoms – a physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient. or an indication of the existence of something, especially of an undesirable situation.
- onset of symptoms – when your symptoms become noticeable.
- preventing something – to act ahead of something that is unwanted.
- vaccine – an injection to protect against a particular disease.
- ambulance – a vehicle that takes sick people to the hospital, especially in case of emergency.
- emergency – a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate treatment or resolution.
- fatigue – – a state of being very tired and exhausted.
- to feel poorly – feel bad or sick.
- to have a filling – have your tooth fixed when you have a dental caries.
- to have a tooth out – to have your tooth pulled out.
- a heavy cold – a bad/severe cold.
- to make a speedy recovery – to recover fast.
- immediate action – emergency measures, first aid.
- to perform surgery on – to operate.
Medicines Related Vocabs –
- eye drops – liquid substance used for eye treatment.
- syringe – a device made of a hollow tube and a needle that is used to force fluids into or take fluids out of the body.
- a dose of medicine – a dose of a substance that is used in treating a disease or relieving pain and that is usually in the form of a pill or a liquid.
- pill – a small, rounded object that you swallow and that contains medicine, vitamins, etc.
- shot/injection – the act or process of forcing a liquid medicine or drug into someone or something by using a special needle.
- painkiller – a drug that decreases or removes pain that you feel in your body.
- antibiotics – a drug that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections.
- remedy – a medicine or treatment that relieves pain or cures a usually minor illness.
Doctors Related Vocabs –
- ophtalmologist – a doctor who studies and treats problems and diseases of the eye.
- dentist – a person whose job is to care for people’s teeth.
- general practitioner – a doctor whose work is not limited to a special area/a person who is not a specialist.
- nurse – a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people and who usually works in a hospital or doctor’s office.
- surgeon – a doctor who performs operations that involve cutting into someone’s body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts, or a doctor who performs surgery.
Illnesses –
- Asthma – a physical condition that makes it difficult for someone to breathe.
- bronchitis – an illness in which your bronchial tubes become sore or damaged and you cough a lot.
- cancer – a serious disease caused by cells that are not normal and that can spread to one or many parts of the body.
- cold – a common illness that affects the nose, throat, and eyes and that usually causes coughing, sneezing, etc..
- flu (influenza) – a common disease that is caused by a virus and that causes fever, weakness, body aches, and breathing problems.
- cough – a physical condition or illness that causes someone to cough.
- diabetes – a serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin.
- disease – an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant/a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally.
- Fatigue – the state of being very tired/extreme weariness.
- food poisoning – sickness caused by bacteria or chemicals in food.
- fracture – the result of breaking something/a crack or break/especially.
- fever – a disease that causes an increase in body temperature.
- heart attack – a sudden painful and dangerous condition in which your heart stops beating properly.
- heart stroke – a heart condition caused by the interruption of the flow of blood to the brain (ischemic stroke) or the rupture of blood vessels in the brain (hemorrhagic stroke).
- infection – a disease caused by germs that enter the body.
- insomnia – the condition of not being able to sleep.
- cuts – a wound on a person’s body that is made by something sharp.
- bruises – a dark and painful area on your skin that is caused by an injury.
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