Each expression in this post has been shown with meaning followed by an example with a relevant picture. This blog post on “Health Vocabulary” aims to help ESL learners and teachers in order to help improve their English.
01. aches and pains
Meaning: minor pains that continue over a period of time
Example: I had aches and pains all over after the two-day trip.
02. to be a bit off color
Meaning: to feel a little ill
Example: My brother felt a bit off color, but he is much better now.
03. to be at death's door
Meaning: (informal) to be very ill indeed
Example: Sara seemed to be at death’s door from her illness.
04. to be on the mend
Meaning: to be recovering after an illness
Example: My father had been ill with typhoid but he’s on the mend now.
05. to be over the worst
Meaning: to have got through the most serious or uncomfortable stage of an illness
Example: David is over the worst of aches and pains.
06. to be under the weather
Meaning: (informal) to not feel well
Example: I hear your mother has been a bit under the weather. Is she feeling better now?
07. a blocked nose
Meaning: when the nose has excess fluid due to a cold
Example: One thing she has often is a blocked nose.
08. to catch a cold
Meaning: to get a cold
Example: I think you must have caught a cold on the bus in the train.
09. a check-up
Meaning: a physical examination by a doctor
Example: You need to ask your doctor for a check-up.
10. a chesty cough
Meaning: a cough caused by congestion around the lungs
Example: Despite the fact that he has a chesty cough, he never goes to make an appointment to see the doctor.
11. cuts and bruises
Meaning: minor injuries
Example: Don’t worry! she suffered only minor cuts and bruises.
12. to feel poorly
Meaning: to feel ill
Example: I felt poorly last day, so I didn’t come to office.
13. as fit as a fiddle
Meaning: to be very healthy
Example: What a personality he has! Hes look as fit as a fiddle.
14. to go down with a cold
Meaning: to become ill
Example: She has gone down with a cold, she can’t join in today.
15. to go private
Meaning: to choose to be treated by commercial healthcare rather than by services offered by the state
Example: Middle class people can find it difficult to go private for a check-up and treatment.
16. GP
Meaning: general practitioner (family doctor)
Example: The general practitioner diagnosed the illness of my son as pneumonia.
17. to have a filling
Meaning: to have a tooth repaired
Example: My mother has fillings in two teeth, it cost $245.
18. to have a tooth out
Meaning: to have a tooth removed
Example: I had my one tooth out, it caused heavy pain.
19. a heavy cold
Meaning: a bad cold
Example: She is unable to join the class today, she is suffering from a heavy cold.
20. to make an appointment
Meaning: to arrange a time to see the doctor
Example: I have already made an appointment with Dr. Sharma for this evening.
21. to make a speedy recovery
Meaning: to recover quickly from an illness
Example: Green vegetables and fruits helped me make a speedy recovery.
23. prescription charges
Meaning: money the patient pays for medicine authorized by a doctor
Example: Prescription charges are quite expensive at private hospitals.
24. to pull a muscle
Meaning: to strain a muscle
Example: Today He pulled a muscle trying to move the refrigerator into the apartment.
25. a runny nose
Meaning: a nose that has liquid coming out of it
Example: I think I’m getting a cold-I’ve got a sore throat and a runny nose.
26. a sore throat
Meaning: inflammation that causes pain when swallowing
Meaning: The medicine did not soothe my sore throat.
16 Comments
by Lisa
Amazing vocabulary! So useful for IELTS! Good job!
by Sanjay Kumar
Out and out useful in written as well as spoken English. Tons of thanks
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Amazing and very useful collections of health vocabulary.great as always.keep going!
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