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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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CEFR C1 Vocabulary
ailment

an illness, often a minor one

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agony

severe physical or mental pain

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syndrome

a group of medical signs that indicate a person is suffering from a particular disease or condition

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acute

characterized by severe intensity or seriousness

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chronic

(of an illness) difficult to cure and long-lasting

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contagious

(of a disease) transmittable from one person to another through close contact

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breathless

unable to breathe easily

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dizzy

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

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fatal

resulting in death

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feverish

having or caused by a fever

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swollen

(of a part of the body) unusually large, particularly because of an injury or illness

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asthma

a disease that causes shortness of breath and difficulty in breathing

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bird flu

a dangerous disease among birds, especially poultry, that can be transmitted to humans and sometimes kill them

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Covid-19

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

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diarrhea

a medical condition in which body waste turns to liquid and comes out frequently

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hay fever

an illness that causes a runny nose and watery eyes, caused by dust from plants that come into the body through the air

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HIV

the virus that causes a very dangerous disease called AIDS, transmitted through blood or sexual activity

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measles

a contagious disease that causes high fever and small red spots on the body, common in children

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plague

a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected

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stroke

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

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blister

a swollen area on the skin filled with liquid, caused by constant rubbing or by burning

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lump

a swollen area under the skin, usually caused by a sickness or injury

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rash

a part of one's skin covered with red spots, which is usually caused by a sickness or an allergic reaction

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scar

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

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swelling

an area of one's body that has become unusually larger, caused by an injury or sickness

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collapse

a situation in which a person suddenly falls down or loses consciousness because of tiredness or an illness

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fatigue

a feeling of extreme tiredness that is usually caused by physical or mental overwork or exercise

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fracture

a crack or break in a bone or other hard substance

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to bounce back

to regain health after an illness or become successful again after facing difficulties

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to complain of

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

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to faint

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

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to infect

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

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addict

someone who cannot stop taking, using, or smoking a substance

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carrier

a person or animal that carries a disease, without suffering from it themselves, and transmits to other people or animals

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epidemic

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

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pandemic

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

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outbreak

the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease

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parasite

(biology) a small organism that lives on or inside another organism, called a host, and is dependent on it for nutrition and growth

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shiver

a brief shaking movement of one's body as a result of fear or being cold

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worn out

exhausted because of too much physical work

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stuffy

having difficulty breathing through one's nose, often due to a cold or allergy

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to chafe

(of a body part) to become sore or irritated due to being rubbed against something

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