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Vocabulary about health and illness

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  • adjective to say that the illness is becoming serious very quickly
    acute
  • group that is particularly to a danger
    high - risk group
  • suffer _____
    from
  • adjectives to say that the illness cannot be cured
    fatal, terminal, life-limiting...
  • adjectives to say that the illness is NOT SERIOUS
    mild, minor
  • verbs to say that you're recovering from an illness
    cope with, deal with, overcome, get over...
  • A _______ of an illness is something wrong with your body or mind that is a sign of the illness.
    symptom
  • get _____
    over
  • A ______ is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
    bruise
  • A ______ is damage to part of your body, especially a cut or a hole in your flesh.
    wound
  • A _______ is a small solid round mass of medicine which you swallow.
    tablet
  • ______ is a feeling of extreme physical or mental tiredness.
    fatigue
  • fight ____
    off
  • die _____
    from
  • adjectives to say that the illness is affecting your mind
    mental, depressive, stress-related...
  • When you _____, you force air out of your throat with a sudden. You often ______ when you are ill, or when you are nervous or want to attract someone's attention.
    cough
  • risk ____
    of
  • adjectives to say that an illness is SERIOUS
    critical, debilitating, life-threatening, severe
  • adjectives to say that the illness lasts a long time
    chronic, long-lasting, lingering, long-term...
  • adjectives to say that the illness is getting worse over time
    degenerative, progressive
  • _______ are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections.
    antibiotics
  • caused _____ viruses
    by
  • recover _____
    from
  • verbs to say that you have an illness
    experience, suffer, suffer from...