Nödvändigt Ordförråd för TOEFL - Fysiska tillstånd och skador

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

allergi

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

illamående, känsla av illamående

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

sår, skada

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

blåmärke, kontusion

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

ärr

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

migän

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

fetma

not able to stop taking or using something

beroende, beroendeframkallande

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

överdosera, ge en överdos

(of a person) unresponsive and unaware of the surroundings, usually due to an illness or injury

to eject what has been eaten or drunk through the mouth

kräkas, spy

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

yr, svajig

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

svimma, förlora medvetandet

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

anfall, kramp

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

svälla, öka

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

skaka, bävra

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

återfalla, återigen bli sjuk

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

tjäna, svimma

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

koma, tillstånd av koma

the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease

utbrott, epidemi

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

smitta, infektera

having or caused by a fever

febrig, frossande

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

dehydrering

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

komplikation, sekundär sjukdom

to start to have a particular disease or problem

utveckla, drabbas av

very bad, harsh, or intense

svår, allvarlig

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

akut, skarp

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

rivet, sår

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

vrida, stuka

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

brännskada, sår av brännskada

severe physical or mental pain

agonin, lidande

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

epidemi, utbrott av sjukdom

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

pandemi, epidemi