Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Physical Conditions and Injuries

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

the feeling of discomfort in the stomach, often with the urge to vomit

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

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

a mark that is left on one's skin after a wound or cut has healed

a severe recurring type of headache, particularly affecting one side of the head, and often causing visual disturbances and nausea

the condition of having such a high amount of body fat that it becomes very dangerous for one's health

not able to stop taking or using something

to give or take an excessive amount of a drug at a given time, which could be fatal

(of a person) unresponsive and unaware of the surroundings, usually due to an illness or injury

to eject what has been eaten or drunk through the mouth

unable to keep one's balance and feeling as though everything is circling around one, caused by an illness or looking down from a high place

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

a sudden episode in which the body shakes uncontrollably

to become rounder or larger, particularly due to an increase in the amount of fluid

to shake slightly and repeatedly because of cold

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

(of a person) to fall and become unconscious

a state of deep unconsciousness, typically of a long duration and caused by a serious injury or severe illness

the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease

to transmit a disease to a person, animal, or plant

having or caused by a fever

a harmful state in which the body has lost a lot of water

a secondary health condition that makes the treatment of the existing condition harder

to start to have a particular disease or problem

very harsh or intense

(of an illness) suddenly becoming severe but for a short time

a small cut on the skin caused by something sharp, like a fingernail, thorn, or rough surface

(of a ligament) to be suddenly twisted, which results in much pain

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

severe physical or mental pain

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

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