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Fall 2026 Unit 4
Health
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a cane | (noun) 1 stick to help in case you lose balance or one leg hurts |
| advice | (noun) opinions for other people about how to solve a problem or improve life. |
| avoid | (verb) stay away from |
| bandage | (noun) a cover for a cut (verb) to wrap to stabilize a joint |
| be supposed to _______(base verb) | An authority (parent, teacher, government, or weather forecaster) thinks _____(base verb) should happen |
| blister | (noun) bubble on skin from friction, a burn, or an allergy (common on feet when your shoes are too big, but you use them to hike) |
| bruise | (noun) contusion (black, blue, purple, or yellow mark because a hit broke some blood vessels, but not your skin) |
| burn | (verb/noun) (get/) damage from heat, fire, or sun |
| butcher | (noun) Person who cuts meat (2. a government leader or military officer who causes many people to die)(verb) do a bad job at ______(following word) |
| ceiling | (noun) the top of a room |
| changing a light bulb | (replace the light emitting part of a lamp) |
| chills | (noun) cold feeling when your body is actually hot (or shivery feeling when you are scared) |
| choke | (verb) can't breathe (because the throat is blocked or constricted)(2. deliberately try to constrict another person's throat) |
| chop | (verb) cut into small pieces (often moving fast and making different sizes and shapes.)(2. hit with an axe) |
| climb | (verb) go up |
| consent | (noun) agreement to do something (Say yes that's okay) |
| cramps | (noun) painful muscle contractions (including period pain) |
| crutches | (noun) (sticks that help you move when one leg can't walk) |
| day off | (phrase) a day when you don't have to work |
| discover | (verb) find something new |
| disease | (noun) sickness |
| dizzy (adjective)/dizziness (noun) | feel vertigo (difficult to balance. Feeling after you spin) |
| doomscroll | (verb) spend a long time reading about scary or bad things on social media. |
| dose | (noun) amount needed for one time |
| drowsy (adjective)/drowsiness (noun) | very sleepy (can't stay alert) |
| duties | (noun) responsibilities (things you have to do) |
| EMT | (acronym) Emergency Medical Technician (ambulance worker) |
| errands | things you go out to do |
| exhale | (verb) breathe out |
| gargle | (verb) sing with liquid in your throat |
| get there | (phrasal verb) arrive |
| heating pad | flexible fabric-covered source of radiant heat (old ones plugged in. New ones retain heat after getting microwaved) |
| How long does it take to get there? | What duration of time does it take to travel from here to there? |
| inhale | (verb) breathe in |
| inhaler | (noun) (device to give you medicine for breathing) |
| injured | (adjective) hurt (damaged, wounded, physically harmed) |
| itch(noun)/itchy (adjective) | feeling that you need to scratch |
| jaywalk | (noun) name for the "crime" of walking in the road when or where you are not supposed to. |
| label | (noun) sticker with the name (and/or instructions and/or warnings) (2. verb - write the name on or next to something) |
| ladder | (noun) temporary steps |
| minor | (adjective) not a big problem (not severe) (2. a person under the age of 18) |
| MPH | (acronym) Miles per hour (US measure for speed) |
| nauseated | (adjective) feeling that you need to vomit (Nauseous often gets used for this meaning) |
| on sale | (phrase) you can buy at a discounted price |
| once a | one time per |
| organize | (verb) choose a place for everything, and put everything in its place. (2. get a group of people together to make a plan to change something) |
| OTC | (acronym) Over-the-counter -- description for medication that you can buy with no prescription |
| pass away | (phrasal verb) die |
| pass out | (phrasal verb) give one to everybody (2. faint -become unconscious) |
| pick | (verb) choose (noun) a choice |
| Placebo effect | (noun phrase) a medication or therapy works because the patient believes it will work. |
| pour | (verb) tilt to transfer liquid |
| prevent _____ | (verb) stop before _____ can happen |
| rash | (noun) many red dots on skin |
| run a red light | (phrase) continue driving even though a traffic light is red and you should stop |
| runny nose | a nose with a lot of mucous coming out |
| sail | (verb) go by boat (noun) the cloth that catches wind so a boat can go. |
| scrape | (verb/noun) get an injury from sliding (Verb - use a sharp object to remove ice)(in a _______= in trouble) |
| scroll | (verb) move a screen up or down (2. (noun) An old document that rolls on the top and bottom) |
| shade | (noun) large area with no direct light (BIG shadow) |
| shadow | (noun) (dark shape because the light is blocked) |
| skeleton | (noun) system of bones in the body |
| slice | (verb) cut into thin pieces (2. noun - a thin piece-- especially of bread or meat) |
| sore | (adjective) painful (especially in your throat or muscle pain after a workout.)(2. a wound - especially broken skin in a person who doesn't get out of bed) |
| splattered | (verb) splashed |
| sprained | (verb/adjective) injured by a sudden twist |
| step stool | (noun phrase) short ladder |
| stiff neck | pain and difficulty in moving your head (because your neck hurts) |
| stitches | suture (sterile thread or glue used to close a wound or surgical opening) (2. pieces of sewn-in thread) |
| stub my toe | hit my toe so that it feels jammed |
| stuffed up | airway in the nose is blocked |
| stumble | (verb) trip a little (move while off balance) |
| sunburn | pain and redness caused by too much time in the sun |
| swell | (irregular verb) get bigger (2. top of an ocean wave)(3. Great!) |
| swollen | (adjective) (abnormally big from inflammation) |
| Tablespoon | tbsp or T Measure = three teaspoons |
| teaspoon | t or tsp small measure |
| throbbing | (adjective) word for pain with rhythm. (hurts a lot off and on like a drumbeat) |
| tongue tied | feel that you can't speak (2. health condition when a tongue has extra attachment to a mouth.) |
| toolbelt | (noun) (a thing to keep your tools (equipment) close but not in your hands) |
| tourniquet | (noun) device (band/strip of cloth?) used to stop bleeding by restricting blood to that place in the body |
| twice a | two times per |
| under twelve | (phrase) Younger than 12 years old |
| vomit | (verb) throw up |
| walker | a device used to assist with walking |
| warning | (noun) notice that something bad can happen |
| What is this reading about? | (phrase) what's the main idea (principal topic) of this reading? |
| whenever | (adverb) any time this happens |
| while | (adverb) at the same time |
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