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ESL 2
Vocabulary Health Watch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sore (adjective) | painful, causing pain |
| ache (noun) | a pain that does not stop quickly |
| stiff | difficult to bend; painful to move |
| upset | feeling emotional (not in a good way) |
| AN upset stomach | a bad feeling in the abdomen |
| heartburn | a hot feeling in the chest |
| THE chills | a feeling of being cold (or afraid) |
| dosage | the amount of medicine to take |
| patient (noun) | a sick or injured person (or animal) |
| physician | doctor, Dr. |
| over-the-counter | sold in stores, bought off a shelf |
| prescription | a doctor's note for a patient to get medicine |
| pharmacy | drug store |
| pharmacist | person who fills prescriptions |
| refill | a new supply of medicine |
| expiration date | the time to put something in the trash |
| prescription medicine | you can get ONLY with a doctor's order |
| temporarily | for a short time |
| because of | due to |
| reduce | make less; "bring down" |
| relieve | make better- lessen pain |
| a rash | spots (usually red) on the skin |
| has/have diarrhea | passes waste often and in a liquid form |
| has/have constipation | unable to pass waste from the body easily |
| dizzy | feeling like you are turning in circles |
| nauseous | feeling like you are going to throw up food |
| vomit | throw up, get sick |
| swollen | puffed up, larger than normal |
| itchy | wanting to scratch |
| fever | a high body temperature |
| burn | to injure with fire or heat |
| injure (verb) | to hurt in an accident |
| sprain | to injure/hurt by twisting (bending or turning) |
| cut | to injure/hurt with something sharp |
| a bruise | a dark (blue, black, purple) mark on your skin |
| stress | something that causes strong feelings (difficult to manage) |
| hurt (verb) | cause pain |
| an injury | physical damage to the body |
| an illness | a sickness or disease |
| What's the matter? | What's wrong? |
| How do you feel? | How are you? |
| terrible, awful, miserable | very, very bad |
| wonderful, great | very, very good |