Health Vocabulary
to feel poorly – feel bad or sick
Sentence- There is an urgent meeting in my office but I and feeling poor today.
to have a filling – have your tooth fixed when you have a dental caries
Sentence- Doctor suggested me a filling to get rid of the tooth ache.
to have a tooth out – to have your tooth pulled out
Sentence- The old lady had her tooth out because of gum disease.
a heavy cold – a bad/severe cold
Sentence- She won her match despite suffering from a heavy cold.
to Make a speedy recovery – to recover fast
Sentence- For the short term it sees patchy signs of improvement and no speedy recovery.
immediate action – emergency measures, first aid
Sentence- This tragic incident underlines the need for immediate action.
to perform surgery on – to operate
Sentence- Doctors sometime perform surgery on small PDAs to prevent the risk of bacterial endocarditis.
eye drops – liquid substance used for eye treatment
Sentence- Eye drops and nose sprays are among the most helpful treatments.
syringe – a device made of a hollow tube and a needle that is used to force fluids into or take fluids out of the body;
Sentence- Draw cold water up into the syringe through the needle, flush out the water and repeat.
a dose of medicine – a dose of a substance that is used in treating disease or relieving pain and that is usually in the form of a pill or a liquid;
Sentence- She had given her a tiny dose of medicine just before the explosion, and now Julia closed her eyes.
pill – a small, rounded object that you swallow and that contains medicine, vitamins, etc.;
Sentence- Defeat in the election was a bitter pill for him to swallow.
shot / injection – the act or process of forcing a liquid medicine or drug into someone or something by using a special needle;
Sentence- Antiseptic is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection.
painkiller – a drug that decreases or removes pain that you feel in your body;
Sentence- Some hot lemon drinks contain only a painkiller as the active ingredient and these can cost a lot more than an unbranded painkiller.
antibiotics – a drug that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections;
Sentence- We can treat this condition quite successfully with antibiotics.
remedy – a medicine or treatment that relieves pain or cures a usually minor illness;
Sentence- Their remedy lay within the range of existent technology.
ophtalmologist – a doctor who studies and treats problems and diseases of the eye;
Sentence- My friend visited ophthalmologist as he was suffering from some vision problems.
dentist – a person whose job is to care for people’s teeth;
Sentence- He had an appointment to see the dentist but he chickened out at the last moment.
general practitioner – a doctor whose work is not limited to a special area: a person who is not a specialist;
Sentence- The district nurse is attached to the general practitioner surgery or health centre.
nurse – a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people and who usually works in a hospital or doctor’s office;
Sentence- She awoke when the nurse entered the room.
surgeon – a doctor who performs operations that involve cutting into someone’s body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts : a doctor who performs surgery;
Sentence- I knew that I owed the surgeon my life.