Unit 2 Flashcards
swell
/swel/
swollen /ˈswoʊ.lən/
to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount:
It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to
bite down
/baɪt/
bit /bɪt/
To bite very hard and purposefully (on something).
To clench one’s teeth very firmly.
filling
/ˈfɪl·ɪŋ/
a substance put into the space in a tooth where decayed material has been removed.
Let’s see what’s going on
What the problem is
feel dizzy
/ˈdɪz.i/
feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over:
I felt dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award.
feel nauseous
/ˈnɑː.ʃəs/
feeling as if you might vomit:
Roller coasters make me feel nauseous.
feel short of breath
/ʃɔːrt breθ/
unable to breathe very well, for example because you have been running or doing some type of energetic exercise:
She’s always short of breath when she climbs the stairs.
I’ve been wheezing
/wiːz/
to make a high, rough noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty:
I could hear the old man behind me wheezing.
rash
/ræʃ/
a lot of small red spots on the skin:
I have an itchy rash all over my chest.
checkup
/ˈtʃek.ʌp/
a medical examination to test your general state of health:
She goes to her doctor for regular checkups.
Shot
/ʃɑːt/
an injection (= the act of putting a drug or vaccine into someone’s body with a needle), or an amount of the drug or vaccine put into the body by a single injection:
It’s important to get regular flu shots.
EKG
/ˌiː.keɪˈdʒiː/
electrocardiogram
trace
/treɪs/
to find someone or something that was lost:
The police are trying to trace the mother of a newborn baby
found abandoned outside a hospital.
worldwide
/ˈwɝːld.waɪd/
existing or happening in all parts of the world:
a worldwide recession
practitioner
/prækˈtɪʃ.ən.ɚ/
someone involved in a skilled job or activity:
Elizabeth Quan is a London-based practitioner of traditional Chinese med
