Body & Health
The regular movement or sound made by the heart as it pumps blood.
Beat (heart)
A chronic respiratory condition that makes breathing difficult and causes coughing or wheezing.
asthma
When a doctor writes an official note ordering a specific medicine for a patient.
prescribe (v)
prescription (n)
A physical or mental feature which indicates a condition or disease (e.g., a cough or fever).
symptom
A physical matter or material with specific chemical properties.
substance
Relating to the heart and blood vessels.
Cardiovascular
A disease where the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in the blood.
diabetes
A substance used to stimulate the body's immune system and provide immunity against a specific disease.
vaccine
Not severe, serious, or strong; a gentle or weak form of an illness.
mild
To recognize, name, or establish who or what someone or something is.
identify
The natural feeling or desire to eat food.
Appetite
A skin condition that causes areas of skin to become itchy, dry, and red
eczema
To lessen or remove pain, stress, or a physical problem.
to relieve
The uncomfortable feeling of wanting to vomit, or throw up.
nausea
To pass a disease from one person or place to another
transmit
A medical condition that causes painful inflammation and stiffness in the joints.
arthritis
A highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages, commonly called "the flu."
influenza
A disease or condition that can be controlled, cured, or made better with medical care.
treatable
A disease that can be easily passed from one person, animal, or organism to another.
infectious
To make something possible or to give someone the ability to do something
enable
Stiff, hard, and difficult to bend or move
rigid
Historically devastating diseases caused by bacteria or viruses, leading to high mortality rates before modern medicine. ( Name the two diseases)
plague & smallpox
To change your behavior or modify something to fit a new situation or environment.
adapt and/or alter
A dangerous condition that has the potential to cause death
life-threatening
To increase rapidly in number, especially when bacteria or cells copy themselves.
multiply