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Lecture 6: Media & Health Flashcards

47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53

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obituary/obituaries

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descriptions of the lives of people who have just died

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editorial/leader

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an article giving the newspaper editor’s opinion

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to cover the important news

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to deal with
noun: coverage

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classified ads/classifieds

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pages of advertisements in different categories

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supplements

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separate magazines included with the newspaper

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feature

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an article or set of article devoted to a particular topic

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agony column(s)

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sections in a paper or magazine that deal with readers’ private emotional problems

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agony aunt

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person, typically a woman, who answers letters in an agony column

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circulation

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number of copies sold by a newspaper or magazine

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journal

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a magazine containing articles about a particular academic subject

or

a book where you write about what happened to you each day

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newsletter

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a regular report with information for people belonging to a particular group

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pamphlet

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small book with a soft cover, dealing with a specific topic, often political

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press release

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official written statement with information for the public

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leaflet

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single sheet or folded sheets of paper giving information about something

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brochure

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small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information, often about travel, or a company, etc.

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prospectus

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small, thin book like a magazine, which gives information about a school, college or university, or a company

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flyer

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single sheet giving information about some event, special offer, etc. , often given out in the street

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booklet

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small thin book with a soft cover, often giving information about something

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manual

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book of detailed instructions about how to use something

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innovative features

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original and interesting

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unsurpassed

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the best there is

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to leave xyz standing

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ar emuch better than others

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to put/leave others in the shade

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to make other courses seem insignificant

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rock-bottom prices

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extremely low

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prices slashed

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dramatically reduced

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bargains galore

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a huge number of products on sale at ridiculously low prices

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discount

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reduction in price

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pamper yourself

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treat yourself to something luxurious

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indulge yourself

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let yourself do/have something that you enjoy but that may be bad for you

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sumptuous meal

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usually food or furnishings, rich and special

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opulent

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also rich and special, but usually words relating to lifestyle

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in the lap of luxury

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in a very luxurious way

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ergonomically designed

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designed by studying people and their working or living conditions, especially in order to improve effectiveness

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proven

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shown by research

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state-of-the-art

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use the very latest technology

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to stand out in a crowd

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to be noticed

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to be guaranteed to turn heads

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to be noticed

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tantalisingly beautiful

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temptingly

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glossy hair, radiant skin

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attractive, healthy-looking

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billboards

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very large boards

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flyers

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sheets of printed information

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trailers

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brief excerpts from a film, TV or radio programme

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sky-writing

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words written in the sky using smoke from a plane

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sandwich boards

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advertising posters hung at the back and front of a person, who then walks around a busy area

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pop-ups

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advertisements which appear on your screen suddenly

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to plug sth

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advertise

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print journalism

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newspapers and magazines

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broadcast journalism

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radio and TV

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online journalism

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news websites

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pressure groups

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people trying to influence what other people think about a particular issue

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to air their views

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express their opinions

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press conferences

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meetings to give information to and answer questions from the press

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to issue a statement or press release

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give a formal announcement to the press

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to seek publicity

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wanting to reach a wider audience

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soundbite

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short memorable sentence or phrase what will be repeated in news bulletins and articles

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to hunt for

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to look for

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tapping useful sources

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making use of people

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monitoring

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regularly checking

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airtime

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minutes given to it on radio or TV

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column inches

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space

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coverage

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media attention

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paparazzi

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an informal and sometimes disapproving word for press photographers

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rag

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informal word for a newpaper, suggests its not of very high quality

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gutter press

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disapproving term forn newspapers which are more interested in crime and sex rather than serious news

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to go to press

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newspapers are printed

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back copy

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previous issues of a paper

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exclusive/scoop

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a story that is only to be found in one newspaper

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to run a story

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to cover a topic

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to hit the headlines

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to get published

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a story breaks

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becomes public knowledge

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libel/defamation of character

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if they wrongly accuse someone of sth

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to put your own gloss/spin on a sth

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present it in your own way

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muck-raking

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collecting scandal

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occurrence

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happening, event

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media: singular or plural?

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plural, used with plural nouns (are)
also often used as an adjective in phrases like media reports/coverage/attention/interest/hype

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primary care

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provided by the doctors who the patient goes first to

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another word for doctor

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physician

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locum

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a doc who does the job of another doc who is ill or on holiday

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acute condition

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one that is severe and sudden in onset

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secondary care

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specialists in special clinics or hospitals

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to be referred to a specialist

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überweisen

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ophtalmologist

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eye doc

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cardiologist

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heart doc

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dermatologist

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skin doc

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obstetrician

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pregnancy and childbirth doc

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paediatrician

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children doc

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anaesthetists

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anaesthetia or stopping people from feeling pain during surgery

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complementary medicine

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aka alternative medicine
approaches that differ from conventional western approaches

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acupuncturists

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people who treat patients by using needles at special points around the skin

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chiropractors

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people who treat patients by pressing joints in places where two joints are connected -> spine/back

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homeopathic doc

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doctors who use tiny amounts of natural substances to treat an illness

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aromatherapist

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therapists who use aromatic oils and massage

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healthcare

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general expression for all of the services offered by hospitals, clinics, dentists, opticians, etc

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national insurance

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tax paid by most working adults which covers the costs of healthcare for everyone

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national health service

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british name for the state-funded service that covers hospitals, clinics, dentists, etc

often abbreviated to the NHS

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family doctor / GP

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general practitioner, someone who looks after people’s general health

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surgery

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small centre offering primary care, run by a single GP or a couple GP’s

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clinic

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centre which specialises in treating a particular condition or group of conditions

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prescription charge

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charge for the medication the doctor prescribes, which you pay at a pharmacy

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go private

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choose pivate healthcare
a large number of insurance scemes exists to make people go private

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to look off-colour

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not well, but not seriously ill

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to feel out of sorts

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not well, but not seriously ill

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to feel under the weather

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not well, but not seriously ill

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to feel poorly

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not well, but not seriously ill

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to be fighting off a cold

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trying to get rid of

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to be gone done with flu

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to have caught a usually no-serious illness

you say “come down with the flu” when talking abt yourself

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to suffer from

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used for more long-term problems

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hurt vs ache

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pain caused by an injury

persistent low-level pain

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ache collocations

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dull, nagging, throbbing

hurt is usually emotional pain

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(the usual) aches and pains

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non-serious way to refer to minor problems

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cuts and bruises

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minor injuries

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stinging

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sudden, burning pain

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throbbing

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beating with pain

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stiff neck

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pain and difficulty moving your neck around

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to twist your ankle

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injured by turning it suddenly

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dizzy

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a feeling that you are spinning round and can’t balance

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feverish

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with a high temperature/fever

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shivery/ hot and cold

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shaking slightly, usually because of a fever

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sleepless nights

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without sleeping much

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nauseous

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feeling that you want to vomit

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trembling

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shaking

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my nose is all bunged up with a cold

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blocked, informal

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to get over it

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to get better, recover

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to recover from

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to get better, used for more serious illnesses

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to be on the mend

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to be getting better

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to be over the worst

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to pass the most difficult period

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to be back on your feet

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fully healthy again

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low-dose

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measured amount of medicine that is relatively small

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asthma

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medical condition in which breathing becomes difficult because air passages have narrowed

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past history

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records of medical conditions a person has experienced

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disorder

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illness of the body or mind

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gastrointestinal disease

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illness of the stomach or digestive passages

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bowel

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tube that carries solid waste out of the body

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adverse reactions

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unwanted results

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stroke

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sudden change in blood supply to the brain causing loss of function of part of the body

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conditions

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illnesses or physical problems

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to exceed

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take more than

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duration

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length

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side effects

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unwanted effects in addition to the intended one

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particles

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small pieces

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nausea

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feeling sick

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disorientation

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not knowing where you are

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symptom

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medical meaning: problem indicating an illness
adjective: symptomatic

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to diagnose

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to identify what illness a patient has

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prognosis

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outlook for the situation, how experts expect an illness to develop

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ailing (organisation)

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sickly, unwell

one that has a lot of problems

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a rash (of burglaries)

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a lot of small red spots on the skin

a number of similar things happening at the same time

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(world cup) fever, election fever

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high temperatur

great excitement

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to be at fever pitch, to reach fever pitch

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a point of very high intensity

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jaundiced (view)

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yellow-looking skin because of a liver problem

unenthusiastic or sceptical because of previous bad experiences

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to carry the scars of/be scarred by

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be permanently affected by a negative experience

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to infect (enthusiasm)

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to pass on an illness

to pass on to

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pulse

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regular beating of heart

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to have their finger on the pulse

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to understand how things are changing

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