To feel slightly ill or unwell
Under the weather
The number of times the heart beats per minute
Heart rate
A surgical procedure where the chest is opened to operate on the heart
Open-heart surgery
The most severe or undesirable possible outcome
Worst-case scenario
A disease that could cause death
Life-threatening illness
Stories that cause unnecessary fear or panic
Scare stories
Treatments that are claimed to cure diseases in an incredible way
Miracle cures
An infection affecting the lungs or airways
Chest infection
Excessive worry about health due to online self-diagnosis
Cyberchondria
Something that provides comfort in difficult times
Consolation
A medical state affecting health
Condition
A device that records the heart’s electrical activity
ECG machine
To make someone believe or agree with something
Convince
An abnormal mass of cells in the body
Tumour
A sore that develops on the skin or inside the body
Ulcer
A serious disease caused by uncontrolled cell growth
Cancer
