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Words Related to Health and Sickness

Words Related to Health and Sickness - General Verbs Related to Health and Sickness

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to injure
verb

to get hurt, especially in an accident; to cause physical harm to someone

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to metastasize
verb

spread throughout the body

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to succumb
verb

to die as a result of a disease or injury

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to suffer
verb

to have an illness or disease

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to transfer
verb

to transmit a disease to another person or animal, which makes them infected with the same disease

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to vomit
verb

to eject what has been eaten or drunk through the mouth

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to aggravate
verb

to make a disease or medical condition worse or more serious

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to catch
verb

to get sick, usually with bacteria or a virus

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to contract
verb

(mostly used with chronic diseases) to get infected by a disease or virus

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to cough
verb

to push air out of our mouth with a sudden noise

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to develop
verb

to start to have a particular disease or problem

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to ail
verb

to make someone physically sick or to cause mental trouble

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to be sick
verb

the reflex act of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth

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to complain of
verb

to state that one feels ill or one's body part is in pain

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to dehydrate
verb

to lose a large amount of fluid through urinating, vomiting, or intense physical activity

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to lay up
verb

to be confined to bed due to being ill or injured

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to pass out
verb

to lose consciousness

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to present
verb

to have or exhibit particular signs or symptoms during a medical check-up

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to relapse
verb

to become sick again after an improvement in one's health

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to sneeze
verb

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

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to faint
verb

to suddenly lose consciousness from a lack of oxygen in the brain, which is caused by a shock, etc.

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