Health problems – English vocabulary
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26 English words with meanings: go on a diet, headache, heart attack, hurt v, ill… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking practice on OpenQuiz.
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- go on a diet (phrase) — To eat less food to lose weight.
Example:I need to go on a diet.
Synonyms: diet, eat less - headache /'hɛdeɪk/ (noun) — pain in the head
Example:I have a headache this morning.
Synonyms: head pain, migraine - heart attack /'hɑ:rt ə,tæk/ (noun) — a sudden serious problem when the heart stops working well
Example:He had a heart attack and went to the hospital.
Synonyms: myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest - hurt v /hɜ:rt/ (verb) — to cause pain or injury
Example:The chair hurt my back.
Synonyms: pain, injure, wound - ill /ɪl/ (adjective) — not healthy; sick
Example:She is ill and staying home.
Synonyms: sick, unwell - illness /'ɪlnəs/ (noun) — a condition that makes a person or animal unwell
Example:He stayed home because of an illness.
Synonyms: sickness, disease, condition - injure /'ɪndʒər/ (verb) — to hurt a person or part of the body
Example:He injured his knee in the game.
Synonyms: hurt, wound, damage - injury /'ɪndʒəri/ (noun) — physical harm to the body
Example:She had a small injury on her arm.
Synonyms: wound, hurt - lie down /laɪ daʊn/ (verb) — to rest your body on a bed or flat surface
Example:I'm going to lie down for a while.
Synonyms: rest, recline - lose weight /lu:z weɪt/ (phrase) — become lighter by having less body fat
Example:I want to lose weight before summer.
Synonyms: slim down, get thinner, shed pounds - lung cancer /'lʌŋ ,kænsər/ (noun) — A disease in which bad cells grow in the lungs.
Example:He was treated for lung cancer.
Synonyms: cancer of the lung - obesity /oʊ'bi:səti/ (noun) — the condition of having too much body fat
Example:Obesity can lead to serious health problems.
Synonyms: overweight, excess body fat, fatness - overweight /,oʊvər'weɪt/ (adjective) — heavier than is healthy or usual
Example:He is overweight.
Synonyms: obese, heavier than usual - pain /peɪn/ (noun) — An unpleasant feeling in part of the body.
Example:He felt pain in his leg.
Synonyms: ache, hurt - painful /'peɪnfəl/ (adjective) — Causing pain or discomfort.
Example:The medicine can be painful at first.
Synonyms: hurting, sore - painless /'peɪnləs/ (adjective) — not causing any pain
Example:The treatment was painless.
Synonyms: pain-free, gentle, harmless - put on weight /pʊt ɑn weɪt/ (phrase) — become heavier by having more body fat
Example:He started to put on weight after the holidays.
Synonyms: gain weight, get heavier, fatten up - sunburn /'sʌnbɝ:n/ (noun) — red, painful skin caused by too much sun
Example:He got a bad sunburn at the beach.
Synonyms: burn, suntan burn - suntan /'sʌn,tæn/ (noun) — a brown color on skin caused by the sun
Example:He got a suntan on vacation.
Synonyms: tan, bronze - take/have a shower /teɪk ə 'ʃaʊər/ (phrase) — to clean your body under running water
Example:I take a shower before bed.
Synonyms: shower, bathe, wash up - tissue /'tɪʃu:/ (noun) — thin soft paper used for wiping the nose
Example:He grabbed a tissue and blew his nose.
Synonyms: facial tissue, paper tissue - uncomfortable /,ʌnkəmf'tɜ:bəl/ (adjective) — causing physical or emotional discomfort
Example:The chair was uncomfortable.
Synonyms: uneasy, awkward, painful - up [not in bed] /ʌp/ (adjective) — not lying down or asleep
Example:She is up and getting ready for school.
Synonyms: awake, out of bed - work out /,wɜ:k 'aʊt/ (verb) — To do physical exercise to stay healthy or strong.
Example:I work out after work.
Synonyms: exercise, train - yawn /jɔ:n/ (verb) — to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply when tired or bored
Example:He yawned during the long movie.
Synonyms: open wide, breathe deeply, gape - yoga /'jəʊɡə/ (noun) — A system of exercises and breathing for health and calm.
Example:Yoga helps me relax.
Synonyms: stretching, meditation
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