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to injure
/ˈɪndʒɝ/
verb
to get hurt, especially in an accident; to cause physical harm to someone
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to metastasize
/məˈtæstəˌsaɪz/
verb
spread throughout the body
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to succumb
/səˈkəm/
verb
to die as a result of a disease or injury
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to suffer
/ˈsəfɝ/
verb
to have an illness or disease
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to transfer
/ˈtɹænsfɝ/, /tɹænsˈfɝ/
verb
to transmit a disease to another person or animal, which makes them infected with the same disease
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to vomit
/ˈvɑmət/
verb
to eject what has been eaten or drunk through the mouth
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to aggravate
/ˈæɡɹəˌveɪt/
verb
to make a disease or medical condition worse or more serious
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to catch
/ˈkætʃ/
verb
to get sick, usually with bacteria or a virus
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to contract
/ˈkɑnˌtɹækt/, /kənˈtɹækt/
verb
(mostly used with chronic diseases) to get infected by a disease or virus
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to cough
/ˈkɑf/, /ˈkɔf/
verb
to push air out of our mouth with a sudden noise
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to develop
/dɪˈvɛɫəp/
verb
to start to have a particular disease or problem
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to ail
/ˈeɪɫ/
verb
to make someone physically sick or to cause mental trouble
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to be sick
/biː sˈɪk/
verb
the reflex act of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth
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to complain of
/kəmplˈeɪn ʌv/
verb
to state that one feels ill or one's body part is in pain
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to dehydrate
/dɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/
verb
to lose a large amount of fluid through urinating, vomiting, or intense physical activity
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to lay up
/lˈeɪ ˈʌp/
verb
(of an illness or injury) to confine someone to bed
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to pass out
/pˈæs ˈaʊt/
verb
to lose consciousness
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to present
/ˈpɹɛzənt/, /pɝˈzɛnt/, /pɹiˈzɛnt/
verb
to have or exhibit particular signs or symptoms during a medical check-up
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to relapse
/ɹiˈɫæps/
verb
to become sick again after an improvement in one's health
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to sneeze
/ˈsniz/
verb
to blow air out of our nose and mouth in a sudden way
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to faint
/ˈfeɪnt/
verb
to suddenly lose consciousness from a lack of oxygen in the brain, which is caused by a shock, etc.
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