B2 Vocabulary Illnesses and injuries

Question 1

To suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down.

Answer 1

Faint
Passed out

Question 2

To empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in explosive bursts

Answer 2

Throw up

Vomit

Question 3

to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount:

Answer 3

swell
(swollen or swelled)

Question 4

to force air out of your lungs through your throat with a short, loud sound, often unwillingly:

Answer 4

cough

Question 5

to lose blood:

Answer 5

bleed

Question 6

a condition in which your throat is red and feels painful, especially when you swallow :

Answer 6

sore throat

Question 7

awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you:

Answer 7

conscious

Question 8

you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat

Answer 8

choke

Question 9

to cause an injury to a joint (= a place where two bones are connected) by a sudden movement:

Answer 9

sprain
sprained

Question 10

a drug that is used to reduce or remove physical pain:

Answer 10

painkiller

Question 11

Came round

Answer 11

to become conscious again after an accident or operation:

Question 12

get over something/someone

Answer 12

to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy:

Question 13

headACHE

Answer 13

BackACHE
EarACHE
Stomach ACHE
ToothACHE

Question 14

Skin (7)

Answer 14

Blister
Rush
Sunburn
Hurt
Cut
Burnt
Allergy

Question 15

to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest:

Answer 15

lie down