An injury on the surface of your skin caused by rubbing it against something rough.
graze
Causing someone to feel happier and more relaxed or to be more healthy.
therapeutic
A device used for measuring temperature.
thermometer
A disease of the body or mind.
illness
A doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations.
surgeon
A small piece of sticky cloth or plastic that you use to cover and protect a cut in the skin.
plaster
The process of becoming well again after an illness or injury.
recovery
A damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh.
wound
The providing of medical services.
health care
To make someone with an illness healthy again.
cure
Physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack.
injury
A disease in part of your body that is caused by bacteria or a virus.
infection
Someone who has a lot of experience, knowledge or skill in a particular subject.
specialist
A break or crack in something hard, especially a bone.
fracture
The condition of someone's mind, and whether or not they are suffering from any mental illness.
mental health
To make or become well again, especially after a cut or other injury.
heal
The use of drugs, exercises etc. to cure a person of an illness or injury.
treatment
The act of putting a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a needle and a syringe.
injection
Relating to the human mind and feelings.
psychological
A length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut.
stitch
A dark area of your skin where you have been hurt.
bruise
An injury to a joint (=a place where two bones are connected) caused by a sudden movement.
sprain
The state of feeling healthy and happy.
well-being
To give medical care to someone for an illness or injury.
treat