Infectious diseases
infection
catching disease
epidemic ,
the rate of mortality
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
HIV (the human immune deficiency virus) - ()
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
anthrax ['ænθræks]
cholera -
scarlet fever
polio = poliomyelitis
chicken pox
diphtheria [dıf'θıərıə]
dysentery ['dızntrı]
mumps
measles -
small-pox
plague
typhoid (fever) ['taıfɔıd 'fı:və] ()
typhus ['taıfəs] ()
tuberculosis (TB) [tju:,bə:kju'lousıs]
quinsy, tonsillitis
influenza / flu
cold
to catch cold
hepatitis ,
whooping cough
internal diseases
pneumonia [nju:'mounjə] ,
inflammation of the lungs
gout
rheumatism
stroke ,
tonsillitis -
tumour
bronchitis [,brɔŋ'kaıtıs]
cancer ['kænsə]
ulcer
allergy to smth -
hay fever ( )
diabetes
Health problems .
diarrhea ,
anemia
insomnia
indigestion ,
nausea 1. , ; 2.
constipation
heart attack
stomatitis
appendicitis
food poisoning
high / low blood pressure /
Bodily defects.
bad/poor (good) eyesight ()
long-/ far-sighted
short- / near-sighted
cross-eyed
to squint ()
blind
deaf
dumb
deaf and dumb
stammer 1. , 2.
stammerer
lame
to limp
cripple ,
to go / to walk on crutches
hunchback/humpback
physically disabled people -
mentally handicapped people -
At a Chemist's. Medicines.
medicine
~ for internal (external) use ()
remedy ,
adhesive tape -
antacid
antibiotic
aspirin
baking soda
bandage
Band-Aids
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boric acid
cotton wool
cough medicine
cups ()
drops
elastic ~ -
eye-glasses
heating pad
hot-water bottle/bag
hydrogen peroxide
iodine
laxative [lægzətıv]
mineral water
mixture
mustard plaster
nasal drops / spray / 頠
ointment
optician store
pain-killer
pain-relief -
pill
pipette
plaster
powder
rubbing alcohol
solution
sterile gauze ()
tablet
thermometer
tonic
valerian drops
Minor problems.
black eye
blue
boil ,
bruise
bump ,
burn
to blister , ( )
sunburn
to expose to the sun for a long time
sunstroke
heatstroke
chilblain
sty ( )
cut ;
dislocation
fracture
sprain
strain
to strain / to pull a tendon
to swell (swelled, swollen)
swollen cheek
to scald
splinter
to get a ~ into one's finger
to get out a ~ -
rash
abscess ,
Condition of one's health. Health problems.
to be in good / bad condition \
to be in no condition to do smth -
ache a continuous, not sharp or sudden pain
headache
splitting / bad ~ ~
earache
toothache
stomach-ache
backache
to have a ~ache (AmE) / to have ~ache (BrE)
to ache , ( , , , )
f.e. My ear aches.
I am aching all over. .
sore ,
to have a sore throat / eye / finger etc. / / ..
pain ( - )
to feel (no, sharp, slight, bad) pain in -() (, , )
painful
painless
to be in pain ,
to cry with pain
to hurt 1. , 2. ,
f.e. Don't touch here, it hurts. , .
He hurt his leg when he fell downstairs.
Complaints.
to be / get sick (AmE) / to be fall ill (BrE)
to be laid up with an ulcer / a virus / a bug , , ,
to be down with (fever) ,
to get worse
to itch (about skin) ,
to lose one's appetite / voice / weight / /
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to break one's leg / wrist /
to have a bad / awful cough
to have a sore throat
to have a stuffy / running nose /
I feel stiff
to have a hoarse throat
it's hard to swallow
I get hot and cold. - , .
I am now hot, now cold ,
to have the tongue furred -
to have a painful joints
sweat 1. ; 2.
to feel sick / dizzy / breathless / shivery / particularly bad at night / / / /
to be depressed / constipated / tired all the time / /
to be run down
to lose consciousness / to faint
to recover consciousness / to come to oneself
to feel pain in -
My foot is out of joint
to have a cavity in one's tooth / bad tooth
the tooth is sensitive to cold and heat
to have a tooth loose
Examination at the doctor
to make an advanced appointment with
to examine the patient
to strip up to the waist
to bare one's arm to the elbow
to feel one's pulse
the pulse can be quick, slow, weak , ,
to sound / listen to smbd's chest (lungs) / heart /
to breathe [br ı: ð] deeply
breath [br e θ]
to take smbd's temperature
to put the thermometer under one's arm-pit
to shake the mercury down
to take smbd's blood pressure
to see one's tongue
to take a blood sample for a test
to pass a blood test
to be X-rayed
to prescribe
prescription
to make up a prescription for smbd
to have the prescription prepared / to have a prescription made up
to write out a prescription
to prescribe some medicine
to write a sick-leave
T reatment.
to cure / to treat / to heal / ease / to relieve / to get over
to cure to make someone who has a sickness completely well again, especially by means of medical treatment ,
to treat to give someone the treatment that cures a particular sickness or medical problem, especially when this is the usual way of curing ( )
to heal to make completely better, restore to health after wound of any kind ,
to ease to give medicine, for example, to try to make symptoms go away
to relieve - to free from pain
to get over to become better with or without help from a doctor or from medicine
to recover
recovery
The temperature falls (drops, goes down)
the temperature rises (goes up)
to take a medicine
to be on sick leave
to rinse / to gargle one's mouth with the mouth-wash / herb infusion / herb water / /
to take one pill three times (once, twice, four times) a day / every two hours 3 (1, 2, 4) /
after / before / during meals / /
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to take smth for - -
to give smth for - -
to take a table (dessert, tea)spoonful of smth (, ) -
to put a compress
to keep one's bed / to stay in bed for 3 days 3
to keep smbd in bed -
to have an injection / shot
to keep/to follow a diet / to stay on a diet
to follow the directions
to take care of smbd / to nurse smbd -
to be operated on for
to take to hospital
to be discharged from hospital
What a doctor can say to you
What do you complain of? ?
How long have you been ill? ?
You have a heart trouble but in a very mild form , .
You have all symptoms of - .
It's nothing but a cold
You'd better take care of yourself .
Nerves are a little bit unstrung .
I'll prescribe you the necessary treatment. .
Be careful, or there may be complications , .
A change of climate may do you a lot of good. .
You'll be all right soon
Have you had any major operations? - ?
When did you have your tonsils removed? ?
You will have been operated on appendicitis-
You must undergo an operation .
It's an inherited sickness, I believe , .
You must have your tooth stopped (filled)
You must have your tooth out (extracted, pulled out)
Healthy lifestyle
to stay healthy
health club /
to keep fit
non-smoker
teetotaler
to be very particular about
to keep diet
to count calories c
to do / to play sports
