C1 Level Wordlist - Sickness
Here you will learn some English words about sickness, such as "agony", "dizzy", "asthma", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
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an illness, often a minor one
severe physical or mental pain
a recognizable group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular medical condition
extremely severe, intense, or serious
(of an illness) difficult to cure and long-lasting
(of a disease) transmittable from one person to another through close contact
unable to breathe easily
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
resulting in death
having or caused by a fever
(of a part of the body) unusually large, particularly because of an injury or illness
a disease that causes shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing
a dangerous disease among birds, especially poultry, that can be transmitted to humans and sometimes kill them
an infectious disease caused by a type of virus called coronavirus that causes fever, tiredness, a cough, etc., and in some cases can kill, originated in China and later became a pandemic
a medical condition in which body waste turns to liquid and comes out frequently
an illness that causes a runny nose and watery eyes, caused by dust from plants that come into the body through the air
human immunodeficiency virus, a virus that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS if untreated
a contagious disease that causes high fever and small red spots on the body, common in children
a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected
a dangerous condition in which a person loses consciousness as a result of a blood vessel breaking open or becoming blocked in their brain, which could kill or paralyze a part of their body
a swollen area on the skin filled with liquid, caused by constant rubbing or by burning
a swelling or hard mass in or on the body, especially one caused by illness or injury
a part of one's skin covered with red spots, which is usually caused by a sickness or an allergic reaction
a mark that is left on one's skin after a wound or cut has healed
an area of one's body that has become unusually larger, caused by an injury or sickness
a situation in which a person suddenly falls down or loses consciousness because of tiredness or an illness
a feeling of extreme tiredness that is usually caused by physical or mental overwork or exercise
a crack or break in a bone or other hard substance
to regain health after an illness or become successful again after facing difficulties
to state that one feels ill or one's body part is in pain
to lose consciousness for a short time, especially because of heat, pain, shock, or weakness
to transmit a disease to a person, animal, or plant
someone who cannot stop taking, using, or smoking a substance
a person or animal that carries an infectious agent without showing symptoms and can transmit it to others
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
the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease
(biology) a small organism that lives on or inside another organism, called a host, and is dependent on it for nutrition and growth
a brief involuntary shaking movement caused by cold, fear, illness, or strong emotion
exhausted because of too much physical work
