🩺 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.
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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
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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
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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
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Injection
C1an act of injecting somebody with a drug or other substance
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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
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Screening
B2the act of showing a film or television programme
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.