Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Sickness and Symptoms

Here, you will learn some English words related to Sickness and Symptoms that are necessary for the Basic Academic IELTS exam.

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pain [noun]

the unpleasant feeling caused by an illness or injury

Ex: The dentist gave me medicine to ease the pain .

fever [noun]

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

Ex: The doctor said the fever should subside in a couple of days .

cough [noun]

a condition or disease that makes one cough frequently

Ex: The child 's cough worsened , prompting a visit to the pediatrician .

headache [noun]

a pain in the head, usually persistent

Ex: I ca n't concentrate on this report ; I 've got a terrible headache .

infection [noun]

a condition in which harmful germs, such as bacteria or viruses, invade the body and cause harm, leading to symptoms such as fever, pain, and swelling

Ex: A flu infection can spread quickly in crowded environments like schools .

rash [noun]

a part of one's skin covered with red spots, which is usually caused by a sickness or an allergic reaction

Ex: Common types of rashes include eczema , contact dermatitis , heat rash , and viral rashes like measles or chickenpox .

dizziness [noun]

a feeling of weakness and imbalance

Ex: The medication 's side effects include mild dizziness .

cancer [noun]

a serious disease caused by the uncontrolled growth of cells in a part of the body that may spread to other parts

Ex:

ache [noun]

a continuous pain in a part of the body, often not severe

Ex: My grandmother always complains about an ache in her leg .

cramp [noun]

a sudden painful contraction in a muscle due to fatigue

Ex: She massaged her foot to relieve the cramp .

wound [noun]

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

Ex: The knife left a small but painful wound on his hand .

swelling [noun]

an area of one's body that has become unusually larger, caused by an injury or sickness

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itch [noun]

an irritating feeling on the skin that would be eased by scratching that area

Ex: Poison ivy often gives you a red rash and a terrible itch .

burn [noun]

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

influenza [noun]

an infectious disease caused by a type of virus that attacks the nose, lungs, and throat

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injury [noun]

any physical damage to a part of the body caused by an accident or attack

Ex: She 's been doing exercises to heal her shoulder injury .

bruise [noun]

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

Ex: She applied ice to the bruise on her leg to reduce swelling and alleviate some of the pain from the impact .

epidemic [noun]

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

Ex: The flu epidemic affected thousands of people last winter .

pandemic [noun]

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

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Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5)
Size and Scale	Dimensions	Weight and Steadiness	Increase in Amount
Decrease in Amount	High Intensity	Low Intensity	Space and Area
Shapes	Speed	Significance	Influence and Strength
Uniqueness	Complexity	Value	Quality
Challenges	Wealth and Success	Poverty and Failure	Appearance
Age	Body Shape	Wellness	Textures
Intelligence	Positive Human Traits	Negative Human Traits	Moral Traits
Emotional Responses	Emotional States	Social Behaviours	Tastes and Smells
Sounds	Temperature	Probability	Relational Actions
Body Language and Gestures	Postures and Positions	Opinions	Thoughts and Decisions
Knowledge and Information	Encouragement and Discouragement	Request and Suggestion	Regret and Sadness
Respect and Approval	Attempt and Prevention	Physical Actions and Reactions	Movements
Commanding and Giving Permissions	Engaging in Verbal Communication	Understanding and Learning	Perceiving The Senses
Resting and Relaxing	Touching and Holding	Eating and Drinking	Preparing Food
Changing and Forming	Organising and Collecting	Creating and Producing	Science
Education	Research	Astronomoy	Physics
Biology	Chemistry	Geology	Psychology
Mathematics	Graphs and Figures	Geometry	Environment
Energy and Power	Landscapes and Geography	Technology	Computer
Internet	Manufacture and Industry	History	Religion
Culture and Custom	Language and Grammar	Arts	Music
Film and Theatre	Literature	Architecture	Marketing
Finance	Management	Medicine	Sickness and Symptoms
Law	Crime	Punishment	Politics
War	Measurement	Positive Emotions	Negative Emotions
Animals	Weather	Food and Drinks	Travel and Tourism
Pollution	Migration	Disasters	Materials
Adverbs of Manner	Adverbs of Comment	Adverbs of Certainty	Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs of Time	Adverbs of Place	Adverbs of Degree	Adverbs of Emphasis
Adverbs of Purpose and Intention	Conjunctive Adverbs