Make your choice of the words in italics
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
Health centreshospital
ambulance
drug-store surgery
emergency
maternity home
polyclinic
chemist’s
nursing centre
health- resort
to take to the hospital
waiting room
ward
medical record (card)
patient’s file
urgent call
to be admitted to a hospital
to be discharged from a hospital
to call an ambulance
stretcher
emergency case
examination couch
instrument table
indisposition disease
injury
illness
malady
sickness
ailment
to be in poor / no / critical condition
to be unfit for something
to be weakened / indisposed
a bout of depression
(non) communicable diseases
(in)curable, catching, contagious diseases
epidemic
Pneumonia is a chest disease, which makes breathing very difficult.
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Human bodyhair
throat
armpit
head
shoulder
waist
lung
stomach
back
heart
belly
liver
intestine
side
kidney
skin
ankle
breast
joint
bowels
brain
windpipe
vein
artery
bronchus
lung
gullet
bladder
blood circulation
nervous system
hip
muscle
chest fist elbow
wrist palm thigh
calf heel instep
sole toe limbs
chin temple forehead
jaw tongue eyelid
eyelashes pupil iris
bones skull collar bone
shoulder-blade breastbone forearm
backbone/spine hip-bone kneecap
ribs
medicines drug mixture antibiotic
pill drops antiseptic
capsule ointment anaesthetic
tablet cream pain killer
powder iodine medical herb
extract gargle tranquillizer
to make up a medicine
to take a medicine (for)
a tablespoonful , a teaspoonful,
to take these pills three times a day, every two
hours
after / before meals, on an empty stomach
to take for a headache/cough/ a cold
to apply a mustard plaster
to be inoculated against
to put a dressing
to put a hot water bottle( to)
to remove the bandage
You must take these tablets to reduce the inflammation.
You can only get this ointment on prescription.
medical bandage heating pad stethoscope
appliances syringe plaster cotton-wool
thermometer injection inhalation
to give a shot ( injection )
The doctor protected the wound from the air by putting a bandage over it.
symptoms pain sore eyes runny nose
chest ~ sore throat shiver
ache sore back vomit
stomach ~ swollen ear diarrhoea
headache insomnia dizziness
earache fainting giddiness
temperature bleeding sleepiness
fever cough fatigue
inflammation sneezing rash
My throat is sore. It hurts to swallow.
complaints to feel bad / sick / ill / dizzy / giddy / feverish / faint
to fall ill / be taken ill
to suffer from
to complain of / about
to have / develop pain in kidneys / liver / stomach
to have a sore throat / headache / temperature
high blood pressure
to feel stiff
to catch cold / have a cold
to fall over
to pull a muscle
to twist one’s ankle
to have a heart attack
to have poor vision
to faint
to have pain in the stomach
to have a runny / stuffed-up nose /clogged nose
to have a nervous breakdown
to be depressed / tired
to lose appetite / voice
to have a chill
to be near / far sighted
to itch
to burn
to hurt
to pain
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I’m allergic to odours. It hurts me to move.
I have high blood pressure. My eyes itch.
My ear aches. What shall I take for it?
diseases flu / influenza heart disease blood pressure
tonsillitis hay fever appendicitis
quinsy food poisoning AIDS
sore throat indigestion cancer
grippe sun-stroke allergy
catarrh chest infection pneumonia
asthma ear infection the measles
bronchitis
He was suffering from chronic appendicitis.
My appendix is causing me trouble again.
doctor’s to test / take blood pressure
to do X-ray
activity to examine / feel the pulse
to do blood test
to sound the chest / heart / lungs
to remove tonsils
to pull / take out a tooth
to operate
to make / give an injection
to treat
to write out a prescription
to write out a sick leave
to cure
to cure smb. of smth.
to be operated on /for
to have the mixture made up
The doctor arranged for me a complete series of tests.
He gave me an injection to relieve the pain.
patient’s to strip to the waist
to take the shirt off
activity to spread fingers
to inhale
to stretch arms
to exhale,
to be prescribed to a diet
to stay in bed
to undergo an operation
to gargle
to bare an arm
to complain of smth.
to have after-effects
to have the symptoms of
to follow the directions of the doctor
Before going to the doctor you should make an appointment.
prescriptions to prescribe an injection
to take medicine
to apply the ointment/drops
to rub the cream into
to wear glasses / contact lenses
to stay from work
to put a bandage / plaster on
to have an operation
to stay in bed for some time
to keep warm
to be on a sick list
to take a hot water bottle/bag
to consult a doctor
to do blood transfusion
to take more exercise
The doctor prescribed an antibiotic to/for the sick man.
How should the medicine be taken? On an empty stomach? After / before a meal?
How do I take this medicine? How often / how much should I take it?
How long is your sick-leave?
At the dentist’s
To make an appointment with a dentist for a check up,
for a dental care
instrument tray
dentures
set of false teeth
drill
bridge
crown
seat
porcelain tooth
filling
extraction forceps
to have one’s tooth treated
to be / work loose
to fit on a crown/bridge
to pull out (remove, extract) a tooth
to have one’s tooth stopped/filled
| medical | general practitioner (GP) | neurologist |
| specialists | surgeon | urologist |
| paediatrician | gynaecologist | |
| physiotherapist | anaesthesiologist | |
| psychiatrist | ophthalmologist | |
| pathologist | orthopaedist | |
| internist | pharmacist | |
| dentist | optician | |
| nurse | veterinarian |
This surgeon operated on my leg last year.
| other medical | in-patient | sick-note | to recover |
| terminology | out-patient | sick-leave | to die |
| check-up | ward | disability | |
| affect | addict | hygiene |
PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
An apple a day keeps a doctor away.
Sound mind in a sound body.
Health is better than wealth.
Prevention is better than cure.
One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
Health is not valued till sickness comes
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
1. Take turn for a better /worse
2. A man’s health is failing.
3. A man’s health is picking up.
4. He is doing well, he is on the mend, he is over the worst/
5. To get over the/ an illness.
6. To ruin one’ s health.
7. To feel /be/ look/ washed out.
8. To feel /be/ look/ run down.
9. To run /be running a temperature.
10. To fall ill (with a disease) go down with /be down with a disease.
11. To be laid up with.
12. To pass away, to depart this life.
13. To die a natural death, to die of heart attack, to commit suicide.
VOCABULARY EXERCISES
The words usually confused:
Illness – disease
“Illness” is the state of being ill;” disease” refers to a particular kind of illness with special symptoms and name.
Pain – ache
“Pain “ refers to suffering of body. It is sharp and sudden;
“ Ache “ means a continuous pain.
Cure – heal –treat
“Cure “ means to bring back to health;” heal” means to make healthy after wounds of any kind; “Treat “ means to take care of with medicines
a) Ill, sick
1) The nurse mixed the medicine with a teaspoon and gave it to the … man who sat up in bed to take it .2. When people are … and have a temperature of 39 degrees we say they are in a high fever.3) when I got on board a ship or a boat, I felt … . 4) He was suddenly taken…
b) illness, sickness, disease
1) What did the man die of? Did he suffer from chronic …or complications after serious….?2) The… was catching, and the doctor said he would put me on sick list. 3) Scarlet fever is a catching….4) His …prevented him from going to school together with his friends.
c) treat, cure
After scarlet fever complications developed, and they had to be … for a month before the patient was completely ……2) The open-air life in the mountain….him of headaches. 3) The doctor said that if I followed his instructions I should be … of the disease.
d) cure, heal
1) Fresh air, sunshine, good food may … a patient of consumption by…… his lungs.2) After a fortnight of slight fever, the wound…. and he recovered.3) The doctor applied a medicine which soon … the deep cut in my arm.
e) ache ,pain, hurt
1) As he was coming home a sudden …. in his heart made him stop and lean against the wall of a house.2) Wet weather often makes old people feel an… in their bones. 3) He fell down the stairs and …his leg. 4) This heavy suitcase makes my arm….
5) Did you … yourself?
Make your choice of the words in italics.
2. To work well you must be healthy / ill.
3. It’s not healthy to be slim / stout.
4. A temperature is another word for illness / fever.
5. The doctor feels your pulse / temperature.
6. When something irritates your throat you have to cough / sneeze.
7. When something tickles inside your nose you have to sneeze / cough.
8. I can’t stand the pain. It’s very sharp / dull.
9. I think I’ve got flu / food poisoning. The weather was so wet these days.
10. When the doctor knows the symptoms he gives his diagnosis / medical insurance.
11. When you have recovered we say that the doctor has cured / treated you.
12. When you are seriously ill you are taken to a hospital / health center.