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ESL 2
Vocabulary Health Watch
Term | Definition |
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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 |