Chapter 2 - Health Flashcards
having little strength
weak
very weak
feeble
weak and easily injured
frail
showing good health
robust
strong enough to recover from disease or difficulty
resilient
strong and firm in the body (physically showing), unlikely to be easily injured
sturdy
strong, not easily weakened
tough
likely to suffer from, easily affected by
prone (to) –> accident-prone –> injury-prone
(not) awake and aware
unconscious(ness)
not feel oneself
feeling unwell = not feeling well
you’re … when you bring up your food
sick
when you have an illness
ill
slightly unwell or depressed
feel somewhat under the weather
unwell, disconnected or annoyed
be out of sorts
when someone’s general condition is not good
be in bad/poor health
not very well
feel poorly
unwell andl iable to suffer from many illness, usu not seriously, esp over an period of time
ailling
feel healthy
feel fine
be fit, healthy
be in good shape
being in very good health
be/look in the pink
feel very well indeed, top fit, feel very happy or proud
feel on top of the world
great, unspecified pain
agony
continuous, dull pain
ache
sudden, sharp pain
pang
short and sudden pain
twinge
(of pain or illness) strong
severe
(of pain) sudden or severe
sharp
(of pain) very sharp
piercing
said of pain that comes again and again like a pulse
throbbing
(of bodyparts) hurting when touched or used
sore
very tired, after hard work or an unpleasant or difficult experience
be/feel/look worn out
very tired
look washed out
slightly ill, tired
be/feel/look run down
take a short, quick breaths, with your mouth open, esp after a physical effort
pant
breath quickly and with difficulty because pain or surprise
gasp
breathe noisily, with a whistling sound in the chest, bcs of an illness
wheeze
draw air in through the nose, noisily
sniff
be unable to breathe because of something stuck in the windpipe
choke (on)
to begin to suffer from an illness, esp a serious one
fall ill = take ill = be taken ill
to get a disease or become infected
catch sth = contract sth = go down with sth
causing to become ill
affect sb
when you’re injured, you are seriouly hurt, usu as result of an accident, fight or physical exercise
be/get hurt = injured
injured by some sort of object esp a weapon
be/get wounded
to be forced to stay in bed or not being able to work because of an illness
be laid up with
to be confied to bed esp permanently because of illness or weakness
bedridden
return to original state of health and strength
recover = get over sth
gradually getting better
be on the mend
gradually recovering from an illness, esp having a lot of rest usu on doctor’s advise
convalesce –> convalescent
having passed the most dangerous and critical moment of the illness
be over the worst
to live on after a bad illness or accident
pull through
de griep
the flu
een verkoudheid
a cold
zenuwinzinking
a nervous breakdown
bloeding
a(n) haemorrhage
aanval
a seizure
(epileptische) aanval
a fit
beroerte
a stroke
hartaanval
heart attack
kneuzing
a bruise
blaar
a blister
gezwel
a growth
breuk
a fracture
longontsteking
pneumonio
mazelen
measles
windpokken
chickenpox
bof, dikoor
mumps
rode koorts
scarlet fever
kinkhoest
whooping cough
keelpijn
a sore throat
loopneus
a runny nose
blauw oog
a black eye
(huid)uitslag
a rash
hees
hoarse
having a higher temperature than normal
be hot = be running a temperature
having/showing a fever
feverish = fevered
… a muscle
strain
… an ankle or a wrist
sprain
snee
cut
snee maar dieper
gash
schram
scratch
inkeping
nick
lange dunne (diepe) snee
slash
a medical problem or a stat or period of being ill
illness
a serious illness that usually lasts a long time
a disease –> diseased
a less serious illness
an ailment
an illness which causes the body to stop functioning properly (can be mortal)
a disorder
an illness caused by a bacteria or virus
an infection –> infectious –> infect sb
an uncurable medical problem which you have to live with
a condition
physical or mental condition preventing full use of body or mind
disability –> disabled -> the disabled
illness or bad health; often used in a context or work or insurance; can also be used to refer to a sudden feeling of nausea
sickness
the spreading of a disease by people touching each other
contagion –> contagious
make sth impure or sb ill by the input of poisonous matter
contamination –> contaminate
a small organism that causes an infectious disease
a virus / bug
all kinds of viruses
a germ
sudden appearance of a dangerous disease, can develop in an epidemic
an outbreak of
feeling slightly ill for a short time with digestion problems
upset –> upset sb/sth
having a feeling like you’re going to vomit
nausea –> nauseous –> nauseate –> nauseateing
iets reinigen
cleanse sth
onderzoeken
examine sb
genezen
cure sb (of sth)
dokterspraktijk
a surgery
ziekenzaal
a ward
spreekkamer
a consultation room
huisdokter
a general practitioner (GP)
vroedvrouw
a midwife
chirurg
a surgeon
apotheker
a chemist
hoestdrankje
a coughing mixture
zalf
an ointment
pleister
sticking plaster = band-aid
draagverband
a sling
spalk
a splint
watten/wattenbolletje
cotton (wool)
gipsverband
a plaster cast
verband
a bandage (around a bodypart) can be around dressing to keep it in place
verband
a dressing (on a wound)
any substance used for treating a disease
a medicine = a drug –> a drugstore
a drug in the form of a small ball or capsule
a pill
flat and roundly shaped pills
tablets
chemical product used to cleanse a wound or room or medical instrument, t make sure no microbes are passed on
a disinfectant
a substance that kills germs and bacteria, only used for cleansing wounds
an antiseptic
a drug that helps to take tension away from sb, making him less nervous or stressed, while at the same time causing sleepiness
sedate –> a sedative
a recent type of sedative that takes away tension and anxiety without much dulling the patient’s awareness
tranquillizer
a drug that lessens pain
painkiller
when you can obtain medical prescription and treatment for free or at reduced cost
be on the NHS (National Health Service)
when you pay a lot but most treatments can be covered if you take out good insurance
go private
in verwachting zijn
having a baby = going to have a baby
zwanger zijn
(be) pregnant = (be/put)in the family way = (be) expecting
bevalling
labour, delivery
weeën
contractions
keizersnede
a caesarean
said of a baby that is born dead
stillborn –> still birth live birth
the use of contraceptives in order to prevent pregnancy
birth control or contraception, a contraceptive = contraceptive device
overlijden
die / pass away, depart his life, expire / kick the bucket, snuff it
de overledenen
the dead / the departed, the late
zelfmoord
commit suicide / die by one’s own hand
jong sterven
die young / come to an untimely end
sterven
dying / far gone, not long for this world / have one foot in the grave
natuurlijk sterven
die a natural death meet a violent death / end
rouwkrans
a wreath
begrafenisondernemer
an undertaker = a mortician
doodkist
a coffin = a casket
lijkwagen
a hearse
a (usu religious) ceremony accompanying a burial or a cremation
a funeral
person present at a funeral
a mourner
a building or a room in a hospital where dead bodies are kept so that they can be examined before the funeral
a mortuary = a morgue
a place where dead bodies are prepared for burial or cremation
a mortuary = a funeral parlour
(usu ancient) area where dead bodies are buried
a burial (ground site) –> bury sb
area of land where dead bodies are buried esp one which is not next to a church
graveyard= cemetery
area of land around a church where dead bodies are buried
churchyard
area next to the grave where relatives stand during the burial
the graveside
graf
a grave
large tone structure or undergound room
tomb
cremeren
cremate sb -> cremation –> crematorium = crematory
assen
ashes
urne
urn
gedenkteken
memorial
testament
will
grafsteen
gravestone tombstone
a few lines or a poem about a dead person , written on the gravestone
an epitaph
report, esp in newspaper, of a person’s death usu with short account of his life and achievements
an obituary
feel or show great sadness, esp at sb’s death
mourn for sb, sb’s death/loss –> be in mourning
feel very sad at sb’s death
grieve for qsb –> grief
