Extra Vocabulary: Health and Healthcare - Illnesses

- Health and Healthcare -

Illnesses
ache
earache
headache
stomachache/stomach ache
toothache
sore throat
cancer
cold
cough
flu
heart attack
heart disease
infection
infectious disease
pain
virus
germ
hay fever
rash
high cholesterol
high blood pressure
migraine

Minor Injuries
bruise
cut
graze
wound
sprain
fracture

Treatment
bandage
check-up
dose (of medicine)
drugs
injection
give some an injection
medicine
take medicine
operation
pain-killer
pill
plaster
tablet
tranquilizer
X-ray
eye drops
low-fat diet
antibiotics

People
dentist
doctor
general practitioner
midwife
nurse
patient
specialist
surgeon

Places
hospital
operating theatre
surgery
waiting room
ward

Verbs
catch
cure
heal
hurt
injure
operate on
prescribe
prescription
treat
treatment
vomit

Adjectives
fit
ill
sick
feel sick
be sick
healthy
unhealthy
painful
unwell
well

Other vocabulary
thermometer
prescription