Headway - Pre-intermediate

Headway - Pre-intermediate - Everyday English (Unit 8)

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sore throat
sore throatnoun

a condition when you feel pain in the throat, usually caused by bacteria or viruses

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cold
coldnoun

a mild disease that we usually get when viruses affect our body and make us cough, sneeze, or have fever

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diarrheanoun

a medical condition in which body waste turns to liquid and comes out frequently

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flu
flunoun

influenza; an infectious disease similar to a bad cold, causing fever and severe pain

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allergy
allergynoun

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

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sprain
sprainnoun

a painful injury resulting in the sudden twist of a bone or joint, particularly one's wrist or ankles

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ankle
anklenoun

the joint that connects the foot to the leg

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food poisoning
food poisoningnoun

an illness resulting from the consumption of food or water contaminated with bacteria

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to cough
to coughverb

to push air out of our mouth with a sudden noise

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to blow
to blowverb

to exhale forcefully through the mouth

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fever
fevernoun

a condition when the body temperature rises, usually when we are sick

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to ache
to acheverb

to feel a prolonged physical pain in a part of one's body, especially one that is not severe

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to hurt
to hurtverb

to feel pain in part of the body; to be in pain

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gland
glandnoun

an organ in the body that produces certain chemical substances to be used in the body or to be discharged into the surroundings

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swollen
swollenadjective

(of a part of the body) unusually large, particularly because of an injury or illness

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to swallowverb

to cause food, drink, or another substance to pass from the mouth down into the stomach through the esophagus, using the muscles of the throat

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sick
sickadjective

having nausea and wanting to vomit

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to sneeze
to sneezeverb

to blow air out of our nose and mouth in a sudden way

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