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U6 Healthy mind
Illnesses, health, food& drink
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| species | a group of plants or animals with similar characteristics |
| innocent | harmless |
| be fooled | to be tricked into believing something that is not true |
| organ | each of the parts of our bodies which has a particular function, e.g. the heart, lungs, liver, etc. |
| eventually | in the end |
| liver poisoning | an occasion when something that you eat or drink makes the liver stop working properly |
| urushiol oil | a liquid found in some plants that causes skin rashes |
| substance | a type of solid, liquid or gas |
| allergic reaction | a medical condition in which you become ill because of something you eat, touch or breath in |
| avoid | try not to do something |
| symptom | a sign of an illness |
| include | to have as part of something |
| rash | an area of red marks on the skin |
| blister | a painful swelling on the skin filled with liquid |
| burning | a painful feeling as if a part of your body is on fire |
| last | to continue for some time |
| several | a few |
| treatment | the use of medicines or therapies to make a medical condition go away |
| suffer | to experience something unpleasant |
| soak | to cover something with a liquid for a period of time |
| affected area | a part of the body that has a problem |
| alien plant | a plant that is growing somewhere that is not its natural habitat |
| natural habitat | the kind of environment that a plant or an animal usually lives in |
| spread | to grow quickly and cover a large area |
| oxygen | a gas that is in the air and which we breathe |
| manage | to succeed in doing something difficult |
| control | to limit the growth of something |
| pavement | the raised part next to the road that people walk along |
| impossible | not able to be done |
| genetically-modified | (of a plant) that has had its DNA changed scientifically |
| criticise | to say bad things anbout sb/sth |
| evidence | proof |
| support | show that sth is true |
| crop | a plant that is grown for food |
| survive | to continue to live |
| severe | very bad |
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