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health and sickness Flashcards

1
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a serious disease in which growths of cells, also called cancers, form in the body and kill normal body cells.

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cancer

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a person whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital

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nurse

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the feeling that everything is spinning around you and that you are not able to balance

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dizziness

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4
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an act of injecting somebody with a drug or other substance

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injection

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5
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a person whose job is to take care of people’s teeth

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dentist

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6
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the process of cutting open a part of a person’s body in order to remove or repair a damaged part

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operation

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a serious disease in which too many white blood cells are produced, causing weakness and sometimes death

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leukemia

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a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who works in the local community, not in a hospital

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general practitioner GP

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9
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a drug that reduces pain

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painkillers

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10
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an infectious disease, especially of children, that causes fever and small red spots that cover the whole body

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measles

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a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal

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fever

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12
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a drug used to reduce pain, fever and inflammation

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aspirin

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13
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a doctor who is trained to perform surgery

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surgeon

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an infectious disease like a very bad cold, that causes fever, pains and weakness

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influenza

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15
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the state of becoming unconscious

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faint

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a doctor who studies and treats heart diseases

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cardiologist

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17
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an area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something

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rash

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18
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a substance made of lime, water and sand, that is put on walls and ceilings to give them a smooth hard surface

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plaster

19
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a serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult

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pneumonia

20
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pain caused by difficulty in digesting food

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indigestion

21
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a strip of cloth used for tying around a part of the body that has been hurt in order to protect or support it

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bandage

22
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a doctor who studies and treats the diseases of children

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paediatrician

23
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the feeling that you have when you want to vomit, for example because you are ill/sick or are disgusted by something

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nausea

24
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an instrument that a doctor uses to listen to somebody’s heart and breathing

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stethoscope

25
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simple medical treatment that is given to somebody before a doctor comes or before the person can be taken to a hospital

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first aid

26
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one of two long sticks that you put under your arms to help you walk after you have injured your leg or foot

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crutch

27
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liquid medicine that you take for a cough

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cough syrup

28
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a small round solid piece of medicine that you swallow

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tablet

29
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an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist’s shop/drugstore

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prescription

30
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a plastic or glass tube with a long hollow needle that is used for putting drugs, etc. into a person’s body or for taking a small amount of blood from a person

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syringe

31
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a smooth substance that you rub on the skin to heal a wound or sore place

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ointment

32
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a long piece of strong cloth with a pole on each side, used for carrying somebody who is sick or injured and who cannot walk

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stretcher

33
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a room in a hospital used for medical operations

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operating theatre

34
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to have a body temperature higher than normal

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run a temperature

35
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a cognitive, emotional, or physical impairment

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mentally disabled

36
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casing to immobilize a broken bone

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plaster cast

37
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pills that contain a drug which helps a person sleep

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slepping pills

38
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an effect of a medicine that is not intended

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side effect

39
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perfectly healthy

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in perfect health

40
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to become ill

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fall ill

41
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to get an illness that is not very serious

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come down with sth

42
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to get an illness

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contrast a dissease

43
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to get better after an illness, injury etc.

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make a recovery

Vocab FCE (44 decks)

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