🩺 Health
Build the vocabulary needed to understand health stories clearly. Feel more confident with the language behind wellbeing, medicine, and public health.
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Fertile
C1Capable of producing abundant vegetation or offspring.
Refer
A2To mention or direct attention to something.
Vaccinate
B1To administer a vaccine to someone to protect them from a disease.
Epidemic
C1A sudden, widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community.
Obesity
B2A medical condition characterized by excessive body fat that may negatively impact health.
Ventilate
C2To cause air to circulate in a space.
Addiction
B2the condition of being unable to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful
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Anxiety
B2the state of feeling nervous or worried that something bad is going to happen
Variant
B1A form or version of something that differs in some way.
Appointment
B1a formal arrangement to meet or visit somebody at a particular time, especially for a reason connected with their work
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Cancer
B2a serious disease in which growths of cells, also called cancers, form in the body and kill normal body cells. The disease often causes death.
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Doctor
A1a person who has been trained in medical science, whose job is to treat people who are ill or injured
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Fever
B2a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal
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Hospital
A1a large building where people who are ill or injured are given medical treatment and care
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Infection
B2the act or process of causing or getting a disease
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Nurse
A1a person whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital
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Patient
A2a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital
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Surgery
B2medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open a person’s body and often removing or replacing some parts; the branch of medicine connected with this treatment
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Symptom
B1a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy
Treatment
B1something that is done to cure an illness or injury, or to make somebody look and feel good
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Virus
A2a living thing, too small to be seen without a microscope, that causes disease in people, animals and plants
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Ambulance
B2a vehicle with special equipment, used for taking sick or injured people to a hospital
Clinic
B2a building or part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment or advice
Depression
B2a medical condition in which a person feels very sad, anxious and without hope and often has physical symptoms such as being unable to sleep, etc.
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Diagnosis
C1the act of discovering or identifying the exact cause of an illness or a problem
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Dose
C1an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time
Injection
C1an act of injecting somebody with a drug or other substance
Isolation
C1the act of separating somebody/something; the state of being separate
Outbreak
C1the sudden start of something unpleasant, especially violence or a disease
Pharmacy
B2a shop, or part of one, that sells medicines and drugs
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Pregnancy
C1the state of being pregnant
Prescription
C1an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist's
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Rehabilitation
C1the process of helping somebody to return to a normal, healthy life after they have been in prison or very ill
Screening
B2the act of showing a film or television programme
Stroke
B2an act of hitting a ball, for example with a bat or racket
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Suicide
C1the act of killing yourself deliberately
Transmission
C1the act or process of passing something from one person, place or thing to another
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Tumor
B1An abnormal growth of cells that can be benign or malignant.
Ward
C1a separate room or area in a hospital for people with the same type of medical condition
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Withdrawal
C1the act of taking an amount of money out of your bank account
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Cholesterol
A fatty substance found in the blood, linked to heart disease.
Vaccine
A biological substance that provides immunity against specific diseases.
Diabetes
A chronic condition that occurs when the body cannot properly control blood sugar levels.
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Asthma
A medical condition that causes difficulty in breathing due to inflamed airways.
Sepsis
A life-threatening condition caused by the body's response to infection.
Antibiotic
A type of medicine used to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
Antiviral
A drug that prevents or treats viral infections.
Immunity
The state of being resistant to a specific disease or infection.
Pandemic
A disease prevalent over a whole country or the world.
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Quarantine
A state of enforced isolation to prevent disease spread or infection.
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Triage
The process of sorting and prioritizing cases or tasks based on urgency or importance.
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Paramedic
A healthcare professional who provides emergency medical care.
Hospitalization
The act of being admitted to and treated in a hospital.
Anesthesia
Medically induced loss of sensation or awareness, especially during surgery.
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Ultrasound
A medical imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of organs.
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X-ray
A type of radiation used to create images of the inside of objects, especially the body.
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MRI
A medical imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create images of organs and tissues.
CT scan
A medical imaging procedure using X-rays to create detailed pictures of the body.
Biopsy
A medical procedure to extract tissue for examination to diagnose disease.
Hypertension
A medical condition where the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.