ACTIVE VOCABULARY
Unit 6. HEALTH MATTERS
Make sure you know how to pronounce and translate the words and expressions on subtopics: Health Problems, Office Solutions, Bad Habits Die Hard, Maladies of the XXI Century . Practice using them in meaningful contexts.
abuse, v / n |
drug / alcohol abuse |
abusive, adj |
syn. insulting |
addict, n |
a drug / addict |
addicted, adj |
to be addicted to sth |
addiction, n |
an addiction to sth |
adjust, v |
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adjustable, adj |
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ache, v / n |
backache |
allergy, n |
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allergic, adj |
to be allergic to sth |
appoint, v |
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appointment, n |
to have / fix / make an appointment with sb to keep / break / ask for appointment by appointment appointment diary / calendar |
breath, n |
to hold one’s breath, to take one’s breath, to be out of breath, to be short of breath |
breathe, v |
to breathe in / out |
breathless, adj |
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breathtaking, adj |
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case, n |
just in case |
check-up, n |
to go for / have a check-up |
cold, n |
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complain, v |
to complain of a pain |
complaint, n |
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complication, n |
to develop ~ to avoid / cause ~ complications may set in |
compression, n |
nerve / muscle / tendon compression |
condition, n |
to be in good / poor / no / out of condition working conditions – syn. working surroundings, working environment under / in such conditions |
conscious, adj |
ant. unconscious |
consciousness, n |
to lose consciousness – syn. to faint, to pass out to recover / regain consciousness – syn. to come round |
consult, v |
to consult sb about sth |
cough, v / n |
to have a bad / heavy / dry / persistent cough |
cure, v / n |
to cure sb of sth a cure for sth |
curable, adj |
ant. incurable |
damage, v / n |
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deficient, adj |
to be deficient in sth |
deficiency, n |
deficiency in / of sth |
diagnose, v |
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diagnosis, n |
to make a diagnosis |
die, v |
syn. pass away |
death, n |
to cause death |
dizzy, adj |
to be / feel dizzy syn.to be giddy |
disease, n |
acute / common / incurable / serious / rare / chronic / infectious disease to catch / pick up a disease to go / come down with a disease to cure / prevent a disease to recover from / get over a disease |
doctor, n |
syn.medical man, practitioner, GP |
drug, n |
to take / use / be on drugs drug addiction |
ergonomics, n |
ergonomics requirements |
examine, v |
to examine sb for sth to have sth examined |
faint, v / n / adj |
syn. to pass out |
feel, v |
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fever, n |
to feel a high / slight / constant fever |
fit, adj |
ant.unfit to keep fit to be fit for / to sth |
habit, n |
bad habits eating / drinking / sleeping habits to be in / fall into / get into the habit of doing sth to cure sb of the habit of doing sth to get out of / break the habit |
habitual, adj |
syn. regular, usual |
harm, v / n |
syn.damage, injury to do / cause harm to sb / sth |
harmful, adj |
ant. harmless |
hazard, n |
occupational hazard |
hazardous, adj |
hazardous to sb / sth |
heal, v |
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hurt, v / n |
it hurts me to do sth Where does it hurt? to hurt one’s feelings |
illness, n |
syn.disease, sickness, ailment, malady |
infection, n |
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infectious, adj |
syn. contagious, catching |
inflammation, n |
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injection, n |
an injection against sth to give an injection |
injure, v |
syn.to hurt, harm to injurebadly / seriously / severely / slightly to injure one’s health by smoking, drinking, etc. |
injury, n |
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layout, v / n |
cellular open-plan layout |
malinger, v |
syn.to feign a sickness |
malingerer, n |
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medicine, n |
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medicine chest, n |
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medical, adj |
medical service |
medicinal, adj |
to be used for medicinal purposes |
numbness, n |
numbness in arms / hands |
ointment, n |
to rub ~ on / in(to) |
operate, v |
to operate on sb for sth |
operation, n |
syn.surgery to undergo / have / perform an operation for sth |
pain, n |
an acute / constant / severe / sharp / dull / steady / sudden pain to be in pain to ease / soothe / relieve / kill a pain |
painful, adj |
ant. painless |
painkiller, n |
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patient, n |
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pill, n |
syn.tablet to take pills side-effects of the pill |
prescribe, v |
to prescribe for sth |
prescription, n |
to write out / fill / make up a prescription |
prevent, v |
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prevention, n |
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preventable, adj |
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recover, v |
syn. to get over |
recovery, n |
to make a quick / speedy / slow / good recovery to be on the road / way to recovery – syn. to be on the mend |
reduce, v |
syn.to cut down on sth |
remedy, n |
a remedy for sth |
shiver, v |
syn.to tremble, shudder to shiver with sth to feel shivery |
sick, adj |
syn.ill to feel sick – syn. to vomit to be air-/ sea-/ motion-/ travel-/ carsick to be on sick leave to be off sick |
sneeze, v / n |
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sore, adj |
syn. painful, aching |
sound, v |
to have one’s chest / lungs sounded |
stiff, adj |
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stiffen, v |
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strain, v / n |
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stress, n |
to be under stress |
stressful, adj |
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swell, v |
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syndrome, n |
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temperature, n |
to get / have / run a temperature to take sb’s temperature to bring down / reduce the temperature |
test, v / n |
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treat, v |
to treat sb for sth with sth |
treatment, n |
a treatment for sth to have / undergo a course of treatment |
vital, adj |
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vitally, adv |
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workstation, n |
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X-ray, v / n |
to have one’s chest X-rayed |
PHRASAL VERBS
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS