Health And Medicines + Text Flashcards
an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels.
Bruise
an area of redness and spots on a person’s skin, appearing especially as a result of illness
Rash
a swelling under the skin, especially one caused by injury or disease
Lump
an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.
Swelling
expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound
Cough
suffering pain from one’s throat
Sore throat
a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage
Blister
having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one’s balance
Dizzy / dizziness
shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited
Shiver / shivery
lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.
To faint
affected with a condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels, usually associated with hardened faeces.
Constipated
an uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.
Itch
suffer pain
To hurt - my leg hurts
influenza
Flu
an infectious disease causing a mild fever and a rash of itchy inflamed pimples which turn to blisters and then loose scabs. It is caused by the herpes zoster virus and mainly affects children. Also called varicella
Chickenpox
a contagious and infectious viral disease causing swelling of the parotid salivary glands in the face, and a risk of sterility in adult males.
Mumps
wrench or twist the ligaments of (an ankle, wrist, or other joint) violently so as to cause pain and swelling but not dislocation
To sprain
A smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic.
Ointment
A strip of woven material used to bind up a wound or to protect an injured part of the body
Bandage
- [mass noun] a soft mixture of sand and cement and sometimes lime with water, for spreading on walls, ceilings, or other structures, to form a smooth hard surface when dried.
■ also plaster of Paris a hard white substance made by the addition of water to powdered and partly dehydrated gypsum, used for holding broken bones in place and making sculptures and casts.
Plaster
make or become rigid
Stiffen / stiffness
a knife with a small, sharp, sometimes detachable blade, as used by a surgeon.
Scalpel
extremely useful; indispensable
Invaluable
Ate certo ponto
In some extent
having similar tastes or opinions
Like-minded people
number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together
A bunch of
happening or produced every two weeks
Fortnightly
by a particular interpretation of a statement or situation
In a sense
feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration
Dismissive
