home study 2 Flashcards
A disease of the liver which causes fever, weakness and jaundice
hepatitis
2) A disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood
diabetes
small organ connected to the liver which stores bile, a bitter liquid that helps digest food)
gall bladder
(condition in which a person’s joints become painful, swollen and stiff
arthritis
5) An infectious disease especially of children, which produces small red spots all over the body
measles
6) A pain in the muscles of the lower back, caused by rheumatism
lumbago
Children can suffer from …………….. if they don’t eat a balanced diet
malnutrition
8) She …………… a muscle early in the game and had to stop playing.
pulled
9) I ……………. my ankle when I jumped down the tree. Luckily it wasn’t broken.
sprained
lung disease which makes breathing difficult
asthma
open sore containing poisonous matter
ulcer
12) A skin condition in which areas of the skin become red, rough and sore causing an itch
eczema
13) She has to be operated immediately because she has …………… of the stomach (malign swelling)
cancer
14) A disease in which the body produces too many white blood cells
leukemia
15) An inflammation of the hollow spaces in the bones of the face that open into the nose
sinusitis
painful swelling that has an effect on the vocal cords
laryngitis
17) I have a very sore throat. I often suffer from …………….. (inflammation)
pharyngitis
after being drunk you get a
hangover
19) If children suffer from …………………….. they have to be put in a warm room where water is brought to boiling-point.
whooping cough
malign swelling
tumour
21) Condition of the brain which causes a person to lose consciousness for a short period of time to move in a violent or uncontrolled way
epilepsy
serious illness in which one or both lungs become red, swollen and filled with liquid)
pneumonia
sudden change in the blood supply to part of the brain)
stroke
condition in which a person’s skin develops sore, usually red areas, because he/she has eaten a type of food that harms them slightly)
hives
(fear of heights)
vertigo
………… is a common disease in the hotter countries. It causes a strong fever and can be causes by the bite of an insect.
malaria
