health and sickness Flashcards
a serious disease in which growths of cells, also called cancers, form in the body and kill normal body cells.
cancer
a person whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital
nurse
the feeling that everything is spinning around you and that you are not able to balance
dizziness
an act of injecting somebody with a drug or other substance
injection
a person whose job is to take care of people’s teeth
dentist
the process of cutting open a part of a person’s body in order to remove or repair a damaged part
operation
a serious disease in which too many white blood cells are produced, causing weakness and sometimes death
leukemia
a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who works in the local community, not in a hospital
general practitioner GP
a drug that reduces pain
painkillers
an infectious disease, especially of children, that causes fever and small red spots that cover the whole body
measles
a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal
fever
a drug used to reduce pain, fever and inflammation
aspirin
a doctor who is trained to perform surgery
surgeon
an infectious disease like a very bad cold, that causes fever, pains and weakness
influenza
the state of becoming unconscious
faint
a doctor who studies and treats heart diseases
cardiologist
an area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something
rash
a substance made of lime, water and sand, that is put on walls and ceilings to give them a smooth hard surface
plaster
a serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficult
pneumonia
pain caused by difficulty in digesting food
indigestion
a strip of cloth used for tying around a part of the body that has been hurt in order to protect or support it
bandage
a doctor who studies and treats the diseases of children
paediatrician
the feeling that you have when you want to vomit, for example because you are ill/sick or are disgusted by something
nausea
an instrument that a doctor uses to listen to somebody’s heart and breathing
stethoscope
simple medical treatment that is given to somebody before a doctor comes or before the person can be taken to a hospital
first aid
one of two long sticks that you put under your arms to help you walk after you have injured your leg or foot
crutch
liquid medicine that you take for a cough
cough syrup
a small round solid piece of medicine that you swallow
tablet
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
prescription
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
syringe
a smooth substance that you rub on the skin to heal a wound or sore place
ointment
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
stretcher
a room in a hospital used for medical operations
operating theatre
to have a body temperature higher than normal
run a temperature
a cognitive, emotional, or physical impairment
mentally disabled
casing to immobilize a broken bone
plaster cast
pills that contain a drug which helps a person sleep
slepping pills
an effect of a medicine that is not intended
side effect
perfectly healthy
in perfect health
to become ill
fall ill
to get an illness that is not very serious
come down with sth
to get an illness
contrast a dissease
to get better after an illness, injury etc.
make a recovery
