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d06 · Elementary Vocabulary

Chapter 6 · Health and Medicine

Basic Terms

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. Basic Terms.

health

healthy

sick

illness

disease

infection

virus

injury

wound

pain

Symptoms

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. Symptoms.

symptom

fever

cough

sore throat

runny nose

headache

stomachache

toothache

feel dizzy ... felt, felt

feel sick ... felt, felt

throw up ... threw, thrown

Illnesses

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. Illnesses.

cold

flu

COVID

allergy

asthma

diabetes

high blood pressure

heart attack

stroke

cancer

obesity

overweight

Injuries

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. Injuries.

break a leg ... broke, broken

sprain an ankle

cut oneself ... cut, cut

bruise

burn

bleed ... bled, bled

At the Doctor’s

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. At the Doctor's.

doctor's office

waiting room

appointment

hospital

ER

ambulance

pharmacy

prescription

medicine

pill

People

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. People.

doctor

general practitioner

specialist

dentist

nurse

paramedic

patient

Treatment

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. Treatment.

treatment

examine

diagnosis

surgery

injection

vaccine

take medicine ... took, taken

recover

get worse ... got, gotten

recovery

Healthy Lifestyle

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. Healthy Lifestyle.

diet

balanced diet

vitamins

exercise

work out

lose weight ... lost, lost

gain weight

Mental Health

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. Mental Health.

mental health

stress

anxiety

depression

therapy

therapist

burnout

Phraseology

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. Phraseology.

What's the matter?

I have a headache.

My leg hurts.

I'd like to make an appointment.

Take this medicine three times a day.

Idioms

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Elementary Vocabulary. Chapter 6, Health and Medicine. Idioms.

Under the weather

I'm feeling a bit under the weather today, so I'll stay home.

As fit as a fiddle

My grandma is 85 and still as fit as a fiddle.

On the mend

Tom broke his arm, but he's on the mend now.

Back on one's feet

After two weeks in bed, she's finally back on her feet.

Catch a cold

Put on a jacket or you'll catch a cold.

Black and blue

After the soccer game, his legs were black and blue.

A clean bill of health

The doctor gave him a clean bill of health.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

Eat some fruit — an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Laughter is the best medicine

Watch a comedy tonight — laughter is the best medicine.

A taste of one's own medicine

He always interrupts people, so we gave him a taste of his own medicine.

A bitter pill to swallow

Losing the final was a bitter pill to swallow.

Burn out

If you work every weekend, you'll burn out.

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