Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Fysieke omstandigheden en verwondingen

a medical condition in which one's body severely reacts to a specific substance if it is inhaled, touched, or ingested

allergie

the feeling of discomfort in the stomach, often with the urge to vomit

misselijkheid, gevoel van misselijkheid

an injury inflicted to the body especially one that seriously damages the skin or the flesh

wond, verwonding

an injury on the skin that appears as a dark mark, caused by a blow involving the rupture of vessels underneath

blauwe plek, kneuzing

a mark that is left on one's skin after a wound or cut has healed

litteken

a severe recurring type of headache, particularly affecting one side of the head, and often causing visual disturbances and nausea

migraine

the condition of having such a high amount of body fat that it becomes very dangerous for one's health

obesitas

not able to stop taking or using something

afhankelijk, verslavend

to give or take an excessive amount of a drug at a given time, which could be fatal

overdosis geven, te veel nemen

(of a person) unresponsive and unaware of the surroundings, typically caused by either an illness or injury

onbewust, bewusteloos

to eject what has been eaten or drunk through the mouth

braken, overgeven

unable to keep one's balance and feeling as though everything is circling around one, caused by an illness or looking down from a high place

duizelig, vertigo

to suddenly lose consciousness from a lack of oxygen in the brain, which is caused by a shock, etc.

flauwvallen, de bewustzijn verliezen

an attack caused by an illness such as epilepsy, resulting in unconsciousness and violent movements of the body

aanval, kramp

to become rounder or larger, particularly due to an increase in the amount of fluid

opzwellen, vergroten

to slightly shake as a result of feeling cold, scared, etc.

trillen, beven

to become sick again after an improvement in one's health

hernieuwde ziekte, terugvallen

(of a person) to fall and usually become unconscious due to illness

in elkaar zakken, flauwvallen

a state of deep unconsciousness, typically of a long duration and caused by a serious injury or severe illness

coma, diepe bewusteloosheid

the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease

uitbraak, epidemie

to transmit a disease to a person, animal, or plant

infecteren, besmetten

having or caused by a fever

koortsig, koortsachtig

a harmful state in which the body has lost a lot of water

dehydratatie

a secondary health condition that makes the treatment of the existing condition harder

complicatie, secundaire aandoening

to start to have a particular disease or problem

ontwikkelen, krijgen

very bad, harsh, or intense

ernstig, hevig

(of an illness) suddenly becoming severe but for a short time

acuut, ernstig

a small cut on the skin caused by something sharp, like a fingernail, thorn, or rough surface

krab, schram

(of a ligament) to be suddenly twisted, which results in much pain

verstuiken, verdraaien

a mark or injury that is caused by exposure to fire, acid, heat, etc.

brandwond, verbranding

severe physical or mental pain

agoni, leed

the rapid spread of an infectious disease within a specific population, community, or region, affecting a significant number of individuals at the same time

epidemie, uitbraak

a disease that spreads across a large region or even across the world

pandemie, epidemie