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B2 Level Wordlist - Health and Sickness

Here you will learn some English words about health and sickness, such as "acupuncture", "clinic", "inpatient ", etc. prepared for B2 learners.

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CEFR B2 Vocabulary
acupuncture

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

[noun]
clinic

a part of a hospital or a healthcare facility that provides care for patients who do not require an overnight stay

[noun]
ward

a separate area in a hospital for patients with similar conditions

[noun]
emergency room

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

[noun]
ENT

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

[noun]
pharmacy

a shop where medicines are sold

[noun]
inpatient

a patient who stays in the hospital while they receive treatment

[noun]
outpatient

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

[noun]
mental health

the well-being of a person's mind

[noun]
phobia

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

[noun]
specialist

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

[noun]
orthodontist

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

[noun]
paramedic

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

[noun]
pediatrician

a doctor who specializes in the treatment of children

[noun]
surgeon

a doctor who performs medical operation

[noun]
plastic surgeon

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

[noun]
therapist

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

[noun]
procedure

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

[noun]
protection

the act of keeping someone or something unharmed

[noun]
transplant

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

[noun]
surgery

a medical practice that involves cutting open a body part in order to repair, remove, etc. an organ

[noun]
dose

a measured amount of drug or medicine that is taken at a given time

[noun]
painkiller

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

[noun]
therapy

the act of treating mental or physical illnesses

[noun]
X-ray

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

[noun]
breathing apparatus

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

[noun]
clinical

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

[Adjective]
to come down with

to start having an illness

[Verb]
to heal

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

[Verb]
to hit the hay

to get in bed for sleeping

[phrase]
to implant

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

[Verb]
to inject

to insert a liquid, especially a drug, into the body by using a syringe

[Verb]
to pass out

to lose consciousness

[Verb]
to relieve

to decrease the amount of pain, stress, etc.

[Verb]
to scan

(of a medical device) to take a picture of a body part often using X-rays for detailed examinations by a specialist

[Verb]
to shower

to bathe under a continuous flow of water, typically for cleansing the body

[Verb]
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