vocab Flashcards
(32 cards)
a piece of paper that a doctor gives you that says what type of medicine you need
prescription (n)
a set of instructions for cooking or preparing a particular food
recipe (n)
the process of cutting into s.o.’s body for medical reasons
operation (n)
medical treatment in which a doctor cuts open s.o.’s body
surgery (n)
painful and uncomfortable, usually as a result of an injury, infection or too much exercise
sore (adj)
to feel pain swh in your body
hurt (v)
a bad feeling in part of your body when you are hurt or become ill
pain (n)
a particular disease, or a period of being ill
illness (n)
an illness that affects people, animals or plants
disease (n)
hurt in an accident or attack
injured (adj)
harmed physically
damaged (adj)
s.o. who is thin has very little fat on their body
thin (adj)
thin in an attractive way
slim (adj)
a cure for pain or for a minor illness
remedy (n)
a medicine or treatment that makes s.o. who is ill become healthy
cure (n)
a form of treatment for an illness or medical condition
therapy (n)
a change that is produced in one person or thing by another
effect (n)
sth that is caused directly by sth else
result (n)
physically strong and not ill
healthy (adj)
healthy, strong ad able to do physical exercise
fit (adj)
to look at sth or s.o. carefully
examine (v)
to try to find out all the facts about sth in order to learn the truth about it
investigate (v)
the process of becoming infected with a disease
infection (n)
chemicals and other substances that have a harmful effect on air, water or land
pollution (n)
