food, health, medicine 4

cast

a hard bandage that is

wrapped around a broken

bone to keep it in place

chapel, chapeline

a place where loved ones

can go to pray for a

patient's recovery;

a priest who visits

patients in the hospital

chickenpox

a virus commonly

contracted by children,

characterized by itchy

spots all over the body

coroner

a person who determines

the cause of death after a

person dies

crutches

objects that people with

injured legs or feet use to

help them walk

deaf

unable to hear

dislocated

when a bone is

temporarily separated

from its joint

fracture noun

fractured adj

broken or cracked bone

germ

a micro-organism,

especially one that

causes disease

hives

bumps that appear on the

surface of the skin during

an allergic reaction

immunizationnoun

immunize verb

an injection that protects

against a specific disease

incision

cut in the body made

during surgery

inconclusive

unclear

inflamed

appearance (red and

swollen) of an injured

body part

light-headed

feeling of dizziness and being

off-balance, caused by lack

of oxygen in the brain

malignant

expected to grow and get

much worse (especially

related to cancerous cells)

numb

no feeling in a certain body

part

scrubs

plain uniform (usually green,

white, or blue) worn by.

medical professionals

scrub up

carefully wash hands before

and after seeing a patient

sore

painful

sprain

an injury (less serious than a

break) to a joint (ankle, wrist,

knee etc)

sting

sharp, temporary pain

tender

painful when touched or used