B2 Level Wordlist - Health and Sickness

a method of treatment in which thin needles are inserted in specific spots on the body, originated in China

a place, often part of a hospital, where people receive medical treatment or advice without staying overnight

a separate area in a hospital for patients with similar conditions

a room in a hospital or clinic equipped to provide emergency care to people in need of immediate medical treatment

a field of medicine or a department in a hospital that deals with ear, nose, and throat problems or diseases

a shop where medicines are sold

a patient who stays in the hospital while they receive treatment

a patient who receives treatment in a hospital but does not remain there afterward

the well-being of a person's mind

an intense and irrational fear toward a specific thing such as an object, situation, concept, or animal

a doctor who is highly trained in a particular area of medicine

a dentist who specializes in the correction, etc. of the position of teeth

a trained individual who provides emergency medical care to people before taking them to the hospital

a doctor who specializes in the treatment of children

a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations

a doctor who performs medical operations to repair body parts or make them look more attractive

a qualified person whose job is treating people's mental issues by talking with them instead of giving them drugs

an operation performed by medical professionals to diagnose, treat, etc. a medical condition or injury

the act of keeping someone or something unharmed

a tissue or organ that is removed from a body and put into another

medical treatment involving an operation on the body to repair, remove, or replace damaged or diseased tissue

a measured amount of medicine or a drug taken or given at one time

a type of medicine that is used to reduce or relieve pain

the treatment of an illness, injury, or disorder using medical, physical, or rehabilitative methods

an image of the inside of a body created using X-rays

a piece of equipment with a container that supplies oxygen to a person, used in places or situations in which it is difficult to breathe normally

relating to the observation, examination, and treatment of patients in a medical setting

to start experiencing symptoms of an illness

to cause a person or thing to return to a state of physical or emotional health

to get in bed for sleeping

to insert a living tissue or an artificial object into the body via medical procedure

to insert a substance or material into the body, often through a needle

to lose consciousness

to make pain, discomfort, anxiety, or another unpleasant feeling less severe

to examine a body or body part with medical imaging equipment in order to produce images of its internal structures

to wash oneself under a spray of water