2A Call the doctor? — NEF Upper-Int 3e | Quizlet

choke on something

be unable to breathe because the passage to
your lungs is blocked with something

lean backwards/forwards

to bend or move from a vertical position

antibiotics

Drugs that block the growth and reproduction of bacteria

emergency

a serious or dangerous situation that needs immediate action

Paracetamol

a common drug used to reduce pain and fever

X-ray

a quick, painless test that produces images of the structures inside your body — particularly your bones

medicine

the social institution that focuses on fighting disease and improving health

get a scan

get a medical test that analyses your body tissues

get an injection

get some medicine delivered through your skin with a needle

aspirin

a drug that reduces pain and lowers the temperature

starts with a

have a headache

a pain in your head. I drank too much alcohol last night and this morning I _____ _ _________.

allergy

a specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and frequently harmless substance

be allergic to

having an allergy to sth

I __ ______ __ cat fur

bandage

Any material used to hold a dressing in place

stomach

An organ of the digestive system that stores food and performs preliminary steps of digestion.

cough

to force air through your throat with a short, loud noise often because you are sick

a rash

you are allergic to oranges and you still eat lots of them. very soon you get _ ____ on your skin.

sunburnt

red-skinned because you were in the sun too much

swollen

abnormally expanded or increased in size

a _______ ankle

sneezing

you get this when you have a cold

My back hurts

you have a sharp pain in your back. say it using the word 'hurt'

vomit

forceful return of stomach contents out of mouth

bleeding

when blood comes out of your body

nose bleeding

if you pick your nose too intensively, you can get a

have a sore throat

when your throat hurts, you ____

have diarrhoea

You need to go to the toilet again and again. You ... ... ...

He's fainted

It's so hot in the room that he's lost consciousness

have a blister

You ... ... ... on your heel.

have a cold

to be sick with cough, runny nose, aches and fever

have flu

people often get sick with it in spring and in winter. it's not a serious disease if you treat it carefully

feel dizzy

Feel that everything is spinning round

cut yourself

(verb)
make a wound in your skin, especially with a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors
e.g. He _____ himself (= his face) shaving.

be unconscious

when you are not awake, but not sleeping

twist your ankle

(phrase)
to injure a part of your body bending it in an awkward way
e.g. You fell and _______ed ____ ________.

sprain your wrist

injure your hand bending it in an awkward way

have high blood pressure

old people usually have this pathology. their blood pressure gets higher. it means they ____ ____ ______ __________.

have food poisoning

if you eat a one-month-old salad, you are going to ____ _____ _________.

He's burnt himself.

He touched the iron when it was on.

take painkillers

(phrase)
use tablets to make the pain go away

lie down

put your body in a horizontal position

Please _____ ______ on the couch. I'm going to examine you.

pass out

to lose consciousness

I'd been standing for such a long time that I _____ed ___.

came round

become conscious again

When I _____ ______ I was lying on the floor.

get over

get better / recover from sth

It often takes a long time to get over flu.

throw up

vomit, be sick

A few minutes after drinking the liquid I had to run to the bathroom to _____ ___.

This movie is terrible. I can't watch it anymore. I'm leaving the cinema or I'm going to ______ __.

alternative remedy

a way of curing illness that is not traditional medicine, e.g. herbal pills

___________ _______, which claim to be
miracle cures, may actually do you harm.

A&E

Accident and Emergency department of a hospital

GP

general practitioner (family doctor)

malignant

(adj.) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

_________ cells

He was diagnosed with a _________ (= harmful) tumour.

caused by

when something happens, especially something bad or unpleasant; to make somebody do something

Lots of health problems are _____ __ the virus.

Many people suffered depression which was _____ __ a virus.

Several deaths were _____ __ dangerous driving.

cause

the reason something happens

Smoking _____s cancer.

This was the main _____ of the poisoning.