Phrasal verbs
To vomit or be sick.
....... up
Throw up
Person who sells medical drugs
Chemist
a small flat round piece of medicine that you swallow whole
Pill
a continuous pain in the head
Headache
a medical condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to control the amount of sugar in the blood
Diabetes
To faint.
........ out
Pass out
Person who performs operations
Surgeon
a short piece of thread to sew the edges of a wound together
Stitches
a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after somebody has fallen, been hit, etc.
Bruise
a serious disease that causes a high temperature and shivering (= shaking of the body) caused by the bite of some types of mosquito
Malaria
Feeling "under the weather", to not have much energy
Feel......down
Feel run down
Person who gives emergency care often in an ambulance
Paramedic
a white powder that is mixed with water and becomes very hard when it dries, used for holding broken bones in place
Plaster
the feeling that everything is turning around you and that you are not able to balance
Dizziness
serious disease of the liver.
Hepatitis
to get an illness that is not very serious
........ down with
come down with
a person whose job is to treat disease, injury or weakness in the joints or muscles
Physical Therapist
medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open a person’s body
Surgery
An area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something
Rash
A disease, especially of children, that causes painful swellings at the sides of the face and under the ears
Mumps
to suddenly be affected by a problem on your skin
....... out
Break out
Person who helps women give birth
Midwife
a Chinese method of treating pain and illness using special thin needles
Acupuncture
the need to vomit that some women feel, often only in the morning, when they are pregnant, especially in the first months
Morning Sickness
a disease, especially of children, that causes a high temperature and many spots on the skin
Chicken Pox