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HOSPITAL
VOCABULARY HOSPITAL
Term | Definition |
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Broken arm | |
Black eye | An area of dark skin (called a bruise ), that can form around somebody’s eye when they receive a blow on it |
Bandage | A strip of cloth used for tying around a part of the body that has been hurt in order to protect or support it |
Stretcher | A long piece of strong cloth with a pole on each side, used for carrying somebody who is sick or injured and who cannot walk |
Stomach ache | Pain in or near your stomach |
Medicine | The study and treatment of diseases and injuries |
Cough | To force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold |
Rash | An area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something |
Syringe | A plastic or glass tube with a long hollow needle that is used for putting drugs |
Scar | A mark that is left on the skin after a wound has healed |
Wheelchair | A special chair with wheels, used by people who cannot walk because of illness, an accident, etc. |
Band aid | Material that can be stuck to the skin to protect a small wound or cut; a piece of this |
Nose bleed | |
Stethoscope | An instrument that a doctor uses to listen to somebody’s heart and breathing |
Walking stick | A stick that you carry and use as a support when you are walking |
Broken leg | |
Crutches | One of two long sticks that you put under your arms to help you walk after you have injured your leg or foot |
Cut | To make an opening or a wound in something, especially with a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors |
X ray | X-ray something to photograph and examine bones and organs inside the body, using X-rays |
Sore throat | |
Headache | A continuous pain in the head |
Thermometer | An instrument used for measuring the temperature of the air, a person’s body, etc. |
Needle | A very thin, pointed piece of steel used on the end of a syringe for putting a drug into somebody’s body, or for taking blood out of it |