CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 30
Here you will learn some English words about sickness, such as "agony", "dizzy", "asthma", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
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syndrome
[noun]
a group of medical signs that indicate a person is suffering from a particular disease or mental problem
contagious
[adjective]
(of a disease) transmittable from one person to another through close contact
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
swollen
[adjective]
(of a part of the body) unusually large, particularly because of an injury or illness
bird flu
[noun]
a dangerous disease among birds, especially poultry, that can be transmitted to humans and sometimes kill them
Covid-19
[noun]
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
diarrhea
[noun]
a medical condition in which body waste turns to liquid and comes out frequently
hay fever
[noun]
an illness that causes a runny nose and watery eyes, caused by dust from plants that come into the body through the air
HIV
[noun]
the virus that causes a very dangerous disease called AIDS, transmitted through blood or sexual activity
measles
[noun]
a contagious disease that causes high fever and small red spots on the body, common in children
plague
[noun]
a dangerous disease spread by rats that causes fever and swellings, often kills if infected
stroke
[noun]
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
blister
[noun]
a swollen area on the skin filled with liquid, caused by constant rubbing or by burning
rash
[noun]
a part of one's skin covered with red spots, which is usually caused by a sickness or an allergic reaction
swelling
[noun]
an area of one's body that has become unusually larger, caused by an injury or sickness
collapse
[noun]
a situation in which a person suddenly falls down or loses consciousness because of tiredness or an illness
fatigue
[noun]
a feeling of extreme tiredness that is usually caused by physical or mental overwork or exercise
to bounce back
[verb]
to regain health after an illness or become successful again after facing difficulties
to faint
[verb]
to suddenly lose consciousness from a lack of oxygen in the brain, which is caused by a shock, etc.
carrier
[noun]
a person or animal that carries a disease, without suffering from it themselves, and transmits to other people or animals
epidemic
[noun]
an occurrence of a disease that spreads and involves a large number of people at the same time in a particular area
parasite
[noun]
(biology) a small organism that lives on or inside another organism, called a host, and is dependent on it for nutrition and growth
stuffy
[adjective]
having difficulty breathing through one's nose, often due to a cold or allergy
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