Advanced - Health vocabulary (B2 level) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Who's going to ____ ____ ____ me in my old age?

take care of

Brain injuries take a long time to ____.

heal

The medicine won't ____ her - it merely stops the pain.

cure

How did you get that ____ on your arm? You must have had a huge cut!

scar

A: Dean looks a lot healthier than he did. It looks like he's finally starting to ____ ____ the flu. B: Do you think so? The last time I saw him, he still looked sick. His skin was really ____, and he could hardly speak.

get over - pale

Nurse: After you fell, did you stay awake? Or did you ____ _____? Patient: I stayed awake. Nurse: Are you cold? I see you're _____ now. Patient: Yes, I'm freezing! It's really cold in here.

lose consciousness - shivering

A: I feel like the room is spinning. I think I might ____ ____. B: If you're feeling ____, you should sit down. You don't want to fall.

pass out - dizzy

It's important to eat a healthy diet. If you eat too much fat and sugar, you could _____ serious health problems.

develop

A: I heard you ____. Are you sick? B: A little. I felt fine yesterday, but now I think I'm _____ _____ ____ a cold.

caughing - coming down with

A: Could you please hand me a tissue? I think I'm going to ____. B: Here you go. Do you have allergies? A: Ahhh-choo! No, the doctor thinks it's an ______.

sneeze - infection

A: What happened to your forehead? It's all black and blue. B: I got this ____ when I ____ my head on the car door. I just wasn't paying attention.

bruise - bumped

A: Are you OK? B: Not really. My back hurts. I was lifting some heavy boxes yesterday, and I ______ it.

strained

A: I heard you hurt your ankle. B: I did. It was really painful. The doctor gave me some medicine to ____ the pain. It still _____ a little, but it doesn't hurt as much as it did.

treat - aches