Health vocabulary
Illness, treatment, fitness and wellbeing. 18 words to learn and practise.
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Word list: Health
18 words
- symptomnounb1
a sign of illness
“A cough is a common symptom of a cold.”
Similar: sign
Common phrases: early symptoms · show symptoms
- prescriptionnounb1
a doctor’s written order for medicine
“You need a prescription for this medicine.”
Common phrases: write a prescription
- injurynounb1
physical harm to the body
“He has a knee injury.”
Similar: wound
Common phrases: serious injury · sports injury
- recoververbb1
become well again
“She recovered quickly after the operation.”
Similar: get better
Common phrases: recover from · fully recover
- dietnounb1
the food you usually eat
“A balanced diet is important.”
Common phrases: balanced diet · go on a diet
- exercisenounb1
physical activity for health
“Regular exercise reduces stress.”
Similar: workout, physical activity
Common phrases: take exercise · regular exercise
- stressnounb1
worry caused by difficult situations
“Work stress can affect your sleep.”
Similar: pressure
Common phrases: reduce stress · under stress
- appointmentnounb1
an arranged time to see a doctor
“I’ve made an appointment with the dentist.”
Common phrases: doctor’s appointment
- allergynounb1
a bad reaction to something like food
“I have an allergy to nuts.”
Common phrases: nut allergy · have an allergy
- treatmentnounb1
medical care for an illness
“The treatment lasts two weeks.”
Similar: therapy
Common phrases: receive treatment · effective treatment
- painnounb1
the feeling when part of your body hurts
“I have a pain in my back.”
Similar: ache
Common phrases: back pain · relieve pain
- mental healthnounb1
the condition of your mind and emotions
“Talking helps protect your mental health.”
Similar: wellbeing
Common phrases: mental health problems
- nutritionnounb1
getting the right food for health
“Good nutrition helps children grow.”
Common phrases: poor nutrition
- obesitynounb1
being very overweight
“Obesity is linked to many diseases.”
Common phrases: childhood obesity
- vaccinenounb1
a substance that protects against a disease
“The vaccine is free for children.”
Common phrases: get a vaccine · develop a vaccine
- sedentaryadjectiveb1
involving a lot of sitting
“Office workers often have a sedentary lifestyle.”
Similar: inactive
Common phrases: sedentary lifestyle
- wellbeingnounb1
being healthy and happy
“Exercise improves your wellbeing.”
Similar: welfare
Common phrases: physical wellbeing
- check-upnounb1
a general medical examination
“I go for a check-up once a year.”
Common phrases: a routine check-up