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Heath & Medicine
Vocabulary
ache /eɪk/: (adj) a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong; used in combinations with
parts of the body to mean a continuous pain in the stated part, e.g. stomachache, toothache…

injury /ˈɪn.dʒər.i/: (n) physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an
attack.

sore /sɔːr/: (adj) painful and uncomfortable because of injury, or too much use.

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disease /dɪˈziːz/: (n) an illness caused by a failure of health rather than by physical injuries.
infection /ɪnˈfek.ʃən/: (n) a disease in a part of your body that is caused by bacteria or a virus, and
can spread to others.
symptom /ˈsɪmp.təm/: (n) any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a
particular disease.
fever /ˈfiː.vər/: (n) a medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the
heart beats very fast.

flu /fluː/: (n) a common infectious illness that causes fever and headache.

cancer /ˈkæn.sər/: (n) a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is
uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often causing death.

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heart attack /ˈhɑːt əˌtæk/: (n) a serious medical condition in which the heart does not get enough
blood, causing great pain and often leading to death.

patient /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/: (n) a person who is receiving medical care.

allergy /ˈæl.ə.dʒi/: (n) a condition that makes a person become sick or develop skin or breathing
problems because they have eaten certain foods or been near certain substances.

rash /ræʃ/: (n) a lot of small red spots on the skin.

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drug /drʌɡ/: (n) any chemical that is used as a medicine.

injection /ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/: (n) the act of putting a liquid, especially a drug, into a person's body using a
needle and a small tube.

clinic /ˈklɪn.ɪk/: (n) a building, often part of a hospital, to which people can go for medical care or

advice relating to a particular condition.

pharmacy /ˈfɑː.mə.si/: (n) A building, often part of a hospital where medicines are prepared and
sold.

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operation /ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/: (n) an occasion when a doctor cuts a body for medical reasons in order to
repair, remove, or replace an unhealthy or damaged part.

addict /ˈæd.ɪkt/: (n) a person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something
harmful.
cure /kjʊər/: (v) to make someone with an illness healthy again.
(n) something that makes someone who is sick healthy again.
treatment /ˈtriːt.mənt/: (n) the use of drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of an illness or injury.
therapy /ˈθer.ə.pi/: (n) a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially
after an illness.
dose /dəʊs/: (n) a measured amount of something such as medicine.
recover /rɪˈkʌv.ər/: (v) to become completely well again after an illness or injury.
prescription /prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/: (n) a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the
medicine or drugs that someone needs.

check-up /ˈtʃek.ʌp/: (n) a medical examination to test your general state of health.

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Vocabulary full list
ache /eɪk/: (adj) Đau nhức
injury /ˈɪn.dʒər.i/: (n) Chấn thương
sore /sɔːr/: (adj) Đau mỏi
disease /dɪˈziːz/: (n) Bệnh tật
infection /ɪnˈfek.ʃən/: (n) Bệnh truyền nhiễm
symptom /ˈsɪmp.təm/: (n) Triệu chứng
fever /ˈfiː.vər/: (n) Bị sốt
flu /fluː/: (n) Sốt dịch
cancer /ˈkæn.sər/: (n) Ung thư
heart attack /ˈhɑːt əˌtæk/: (n) Trụy tim
patient /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/: (n) Bệnh nhân
allergy /ˈæl.ə.dʒi/: (n) Dị ứng
rash /ræʃ/: (n) Mẩn đỏ
drug /drʌɡ/: (n) Thuốc nói chung
injection /ɪnˈdʒek.ʃən/: (n) Tiêm
clinic /ˈklɪn.ɪk/: (n) Phòng khám
pharmacy /ˈfɑː.mə.si/: (n) Hiệu thuốc
operation /ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/: (n) Phẫu thuật
addict /ˈæd.ɪkt/: (n) Người nghiện
cure /kjʊər/: (n/v) Phương thuốc / Chữa khỏi
treatment /ˈtriːt.mənt/: (n) Quá trình chữa trị.
therapy /ˈθer.ə.pi/: (n) Trị liệu
dose /dəʊs/: (n) Một liều (thuốc)
recover /rɪˈkʌv.ər/: (v) Phục hồi

prescription /prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/: (n) Đơn thuốc
check-up /ˈtʃek.ʌp/: (n) Khám sức khỏe định kỳ
Exercise
Choose the correct words
1. If you aren’t feeling very well, it’s a good idea to go to your doctor’s for an operation / a checkup.
2. It’s a good idea to wash and cover a cut, otherwise you might get cancer / an infection.
3. An ambulance crew will attend the marathon in case any of the runners get injured / flu.
4. A high body temperature is one of the symptoms / treatments of flu.
5. After picking the flowers, I noticed I had a fever / rash all over my hands.
6. The medicine bottle said the recommended dose / prescription was two teaspoons twice a day.
7. Currently there is still no cure / therapy for HIV/AIDS.
8. The muscles in my legs still feel very sore / ache after all that exercise.
9. Wisdom tooth removal is a minor treatment / operation which can usually be performed with
little discomfort.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets
1. I’m ………………. (allergy) to peanut so I have to be very careful what I eat.
2. Luckily, Ted’s ………………… (injure) weren’t very serious.
3. These nuts are so ……………….. (addict) - I can't stop eating them.
4. A …………………. (pharmacy) is a person who is trained to prepare and give out medicines in a
hospital or shop.
5. Although her illness is serious, the doctors think she will make a full …………………. (recover).
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6. He's been seeing a ………………… (therapy) to try to control his anger.
7. After the 21-day isolation period, Ebola survivors are no longer …………….. (infection).

8. The doctor ………………… (prescription) some medicine and told her to have a week's rest.
9. Many diseases which were deadly in the past are now ………………. (cure)
Fill in the blank spaces in the texts
drugs

fever

ill

diet

check-up

ache

X-ray

cancer

Daughter: Mum, you’re not looking very well. Have you got that stomach ……………. again?
Mum: Yes, it’s not very good today. I think it must be something I’m eating. I’ve changed my
……………… a bit lately. Maybe that’s what’s causing it.
Daughter: I don’t think you should try to diagnose it yourself. Promise me you’ll go for a
………………….. at the doctor’s.
Mum: They’ll only tell me that I’m not ……….. Don’t you remember that they did all those tests
last year and they couldn’t find anything wrong with me?
Daughter: I know. But a lot changes in a year. You need to insist that they refer you to a specialist.
Perhaps they’ll be able to give you an ……………. to see what’s going on inside you properly.
Mum: Well, I’ll try. You know, sometimes the pain gets so ad I worry it’s something awful like
…………….

Daughter: You mustn’t worry about that, Mum. The blood tests you had would have picked that up.
I’m sure it’s nothing that some good ……………… can’t fix.
Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D)
1. As the drug took ……., the patient became quieter.
A. effect
B. force
C. influence

D. action

2. It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver ……….. in the crash.
A. have been injured
B. were injured
C. are injured
D. was injured
3. Children with ………. diseases should not be allowed to go to school.
A. contact
B. infectious
C. constant

D. influential

4. He ….. a rare disease when he was working in the hospital.
A. took
B. suffered
C. infected

D. caught

5. I am afraid I am addicted …….. coffee. I cannot wake up nor work without it.

A. on
B. in
C. for
D. to
6. Unless she makes a dramatic ……… , her stand-in will have to play the part.
A. recovery
B. restore
C. revive
D. rise

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