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  • substance that you take drink or swallow to cure an illness.
    medicine
  • a medicine that stops pain.
    Painkiller
  • If you’ve got a _________,your body temperature is high
    fever/ temperature
  • when you_______, liquid/food comes out of your mouth.
    vomit/ throw up
  • a piece of paper the doctor writes with information about the medicine you need.
    Prescription
  • if you’re feeling “queasy”, you feel as if you’re going to vomit.
    nauseous/ sick
  • a shop where you can buy medicine.
    Chemist’s / pharmacy
  • An instrument for measuring temperature.
    thermometer
  • Small pieces of medicine that you swallow without chewing
    pills
  • A normal body _______ is about 37ºC.
    temperature
  • if you feel ______, you feel as if you’re about to fall.
    dizzy