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to injure a joint in your body, especially your wrist or ankle, by suddenly twisting it

sprain

She was treated _____ sunstroke.

for

to look at somebodyclosely, to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem

examine

to care for somebody who is ill or injured

nurse

having a serious mental illness that makes somebody unable to think or behave normally

insane

something that is done to cure an illness or injury, or to make somebody look and feel good

treatment

an area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something

rash

She has been injecting herself _____ insulin since the age of 16.

with

a period of serious mental illness in which somebody is unable to deal with normal life

nervous breakdown

to make a disease or an illness spread to a person, an animal or a plant

infect

(of a part of the body) larger than normal, especially as a result of a disease or an injury

swollen

to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness

cure

an injury to part of the body, especially one in which a hole is made in the skin using a weapon

wound

an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist's

prescription

causing death or illness if swallowed or taken into the body

poisonous

We will have to operate _____ his eyes.

on

a person who goes to a hospital for treatment but does not stay there

outpatient

to become ill with something (phrasal verb)

go down with

(especially of an old person) physically weak and thin

frail

a separate room or area in a hospital for people with the same type of medical condition

ward

the feeling that you have when you want to vomit, for example because you are sick or are shocked or frightened by something

nausea

a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal

fever

a smooth substance that you rub on your skin to make a wound or painful place get better or stop hurting

ointment

a long narrow piece of cloth used for tying around a part of the body that has been hurt in order to protect or support it

bandage

to make the pain less severe

ease

a large number of cases of a particular disease or medical condition happening at the same time in a particular community

epidemic

if a part of your body is _____, you cannot feel anything in it, for example because of cold

numb

a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after somebody has fallen, been hit, etc.

bruise

to bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth

vomit

that cannot be cured and will lead to death

terminal / fatal

If you long to see exotic countries, be sure to vaccinate _____ yellow fever.

against