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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL - Physical Conditions and Injuries
Here you will learn some English words about physical conditions and injuries, such as "wound", "obesity", "dizzy", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.
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allergy
[noun]
a medical condition in which one's body severely reacts to a specific substance if it is inhaled, touched, or ingested
nausea
[noun]
a stomach discomfort, often making someone feel they might throw up, triggered by sickness or unsettling situations
wound
[noun]
an injury inflicted to the body especially one that seriously damages the skin or the flesh
bruise
[noun]
an injury on the skin that appears as a dark mark, caused by a blow involving the rupture of vessels underneath
migraine
[noun]
a severe recurring type of headache, particularly affecting one side of the head, and often causing visual disturbances and nausea
to overdose
[verb]
to give or take an excessive amount of a drug at a given time, which could be fatal
unconscious
[adjective]
unaware of the surroundings and not awake, which is caused by either an illness or injury
dizzy
[adjective]
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 faint
[verb]
to suddenly lose consciousness from a lack of oxygen in the brain, which is caused by a shock, etc.
fit
[noun]
an attack caused by an illness such as epilepsy, resulting in unconsciousness and violent movements of the body
to swell
[verb]
to become rounder or larger, particularly due to an increase in the amount of fluid
coma
[noun]
a state of deep unconsciousness, typically of a long duration and caused by a serious injury or severe illness
complication
[noun]
a secondary health condition that makes the treatment of the existing condition harder
epidemic
[noun]
an occurrence of a disease that spreads and involves a large number of people at the same time in a particular area
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