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ACHE (/eɪk/) | n. a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong. |
ALLERGY ( /ˈæl.ə.dʒi/) | n. a condition that makes a person become sick or develop skin or breathing problems because they have eaten certain foods or been near certain substances. |
AMBULANCE (/ˈæm.bjʊ.ləns/) | n. a special vehicle used to take sick or injured people to hospital. |
ASTHMA (/ˈæs.mə/) | n. a medical condition that makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked. |
BANDAGE (/ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/) | n. a long, narrow piece of cloth that is tied around an injury or a part of someone's body that has been hurt. |
BLINDNESS (/ˈblaɪnd.nəs/) | n. unable to see. |
BLOOD PRESSURE | n. a measure of the pressure at which the blood flows through the body. |
BREAK (/breɪk/) | n. a place where something has broken. |
BRONCHITIS (/brɒŋˈkaɪ.tɪs/) | n. an illness in which the bronchial tubes become infected and swollen, resulting in coughing and difficulty in breathing. |
BRUISE (/bruːz/) | n. an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of being hit by something. |
BURN (/bɜːn/) | n. a place where fire or heat has hurt or damaged something. |
CANCER (/ˈkæn.sər/) | n. a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often causing death. |
COULD (/kəʊld/) | n. a common infection, especially in the nose and throat, that often causes a cough, a slight fever, and sometimes some pain in the muscles. |
CRUTCH (/krʌtʃ/) | n. a stick with a piece that fits under the arm, that you lean on for support if you have difficulty in walking because of a foot or leg injury. |
CURE (/kjʊər/) | n. to make someone with an illness healthy again. |
DEAFNESS (/ˈdef.nəs/) | n. unable to hear, either completely or partly: |
DEATH (/deθ/) | n. the end of life. |
DIAGNOSIS (/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/) | n. a judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after examining it. |
DIARRHEA, DIARRHOEA (/ˌdaɪ.əˈriː.ə/) | n. an illness in which the body's solid waste is more liquid than usual and comes out of the body more often. |
DISEASE (/dɪˈziːz/) | n. (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident. |
DOCTOR (/ˈdɒk.tər/) | n. a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or hurt. |
DRUG (/drʌɡ/) | n. any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine. |
EPIDEMIC (/ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/) | n. the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time. |
FAINT (/feɪnt/) | n. the act of suddenly becoming unconscious. |
FEVER (/ˈfiː.vər/) | n. a medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the heart beats very fast. |
FLU (/fluː/) | n. a common infectious illness that causes fever and headache. |
DIZZY (/ˈdɪz.i/) | n. feeling as if everything is turning round and being unable to balance and about to fall down. |
HEALTH (/helθ/) | n. the condition of the body and the degree to which it is free from illness, or the state of being well. |
HEART ATTACK | n. a serious medical condition in which the heart does not get enough blood, causing great pain and often leading to death. |
IMMUNITY (/ɪˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/) | n. a situation in which you are protected against disease or from legal action. |
INJURY (/ˈɪn.dʒər.i/) | n. physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack. |
MEDICINE (/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/) | n. treatment for illness or injury, or the study of this. |
OINTMENT (/ˈɔɪnt.mənt/) | n. a thick substance, usually containing medicine, that is put on the skin where it is sore or where there is an injury, in order to cure it. |
OPERATION (/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/) | n. an occasion when a doctor cuts a body for medical reasons in order to repair, remove, or replace an unhealthy or damaged part. |
PAIN (/peɪn/) | n. a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury or illness. |
PAINKILLER /ˈpeɪnˌkɪl.ər/ | n. medicine used to reduce or remove physical pain. |
PATIENT (/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/) | n. a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary. |
PHARMACY (/ˈfɑː.mə.si/) | n. part of a hospital where medicines are prepared. |
PILL (/pɪl/) | n. a small solid piece of medicine that a person swallows without chewing. |
PIMPLE (/ˈpɪm.pl̩/) | n. a small raised spot on the skin that is temporary. |
PLASTER CAST | n. a covering made of plaster of Paris that is put around part of someone's body, forming a hard case to protect them while a broken bone repairs itself. |
POISON (/ˈpɔɪ.zən/) | n. a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it. |
PREGNANT (/ˈpreɡ.nənt/) | n. having a baby or babies developing inside the womb. |
PRESCRIPTION (/prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/) | n. a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs. |
PULSE (/pʌls/) | n. the regular beating of the heart, especially when it is felt at the wrist or side of the neck. |
RASH (/ræʃ/) | n. a lot of small red spots on the skin. |
RECOVERY (/rɪˈkʌv.ər.i/) | n. the process of getting back something lost, especially health, etc. |
SIDE EFFECT | n. an unpleasant effect of a drug that happens in addition to the main effect. |
SICKNESS (/ˈsɪk.nəs/) | n. the condition of being ill. |
SORE (/sɔːr/) | n. painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use. |
SURGERY (/ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/) | n. the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the damaged part. |
SYMPTOM (/ˈsɪmp.təm/) | n. any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease. |
THERAPY (/ˈθer.ə.pi/) | n. a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after an illness. |
THERMOMETER (/θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tər/) | n. a device used for measuring temperature, especially of the air or in a person's body. |
WOUND (/wuːnd/) | n. a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon. |
X-RAY (/ˈeks.reɪ/) | n. an examination of a part of the body by taking and studying an X-ray photograph. |
SYRINGE (/sɪˈrɪndʒ/) | n. a hollow, cylinder-shaped piece of equipment used for sucking liquid out of something or pushing liquid into something, especially one with a needle that can be put under the skin and used to inject drugs, remove small amounts of blood, etc. |
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