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Health and senses
Healthcare
General terms
healthcare
national insurance
National Health Service
clinic
prescription charge
insurance schemes
Primary care
Secondary care
a home visit
Medical equipment
adhesive tape
bandage
capsule
cotton wool
crutch
hearing aid
(hypodermic) needle
ointment
pill/tablet
plaster cast
safety pin
sling
stethoscope
stretcher
thermometer
tweezers
walking frame
walking stick
wheelchair
X-ray
Medical professionals
anaesthetist
cardiologist
casualty
chiropodist
chiropractor
consultant
dermatologist
district nurse
general practitioner (GP)
gynaecologist
home help
matron
midwife
nurse
obstetrician
ophthalmologist
optician
osteopath
out-patient
paediatrician
pathologist
pharmacist
physiotherapist
psychiatrist
specialist
surgeon
Body
Inside the body
artery
bladder
brain
breastbone
collar bone
heart
intestines
kidney
kneecap
liver
lung
pelvis/hip-bone
ribs
shin bone
shoulder blade skull
spine/backbone
vein
vertebrae
windpipe
Parts of the body idioms
to be a pain in the neck
to be all ears
to be all fingers and thumbs
to be all skin and bones
to be down in the mouth
to be rushed off one’s feet
to bite a person’s head off
to bite one’s tongue
to give someone a piece of one’s mind
to give someone the cold shoulder
to have a lump in one’s throat
to have one’s back to the wall
to have one’s heart in one’s mouth
to make one’s blood boil
Health issues
Feeling unwell & Recovering
to look off-colour
to feel out of sorts
to be under the weather
to feel poorly
to fight off a cold
to go down with flu
to come down with a cold
to suffers from hay fever
to take low-dose aspirin
to cause side effects
to get over
to recover from a disease
to be on the mend
to be over the worst
to be back on sb’s feet
Health problems
(the usual) aches and pains
a blister
allergic reactions
an upset stomach
anaemia
blood in your stools
bowel problems
cardiac arrest
concussion
cuts and bruises
diabetes
dislocated shoulder
disorder
disorientation
gastrointestinal disease
hurt / ache
indigestion
malnutrition
measles
miscarriage
mouth ulcers
nausea
nose is bunged up
pneumonia
rheumatism
stroke
terminal tumor
to be at risk of a condition
to be feverish
to be stinging
to be throbbing
to be trembling
to fall into / come out of a coma
to feel dizzy
to feel shivery / hot and cold
to have a nauseous feeling
to have a past history of a disease
to have a splitting headache
to have a stiff neck
to have sleepless nights
to suffer from asthma
to twist an ankle
Senses
Sounds
deafening
eerie
grating
high-pitched
inaudible
piercing
to beep
to creak
to hammer
to hoot/toot
to pound
to rattle
to ring out
to rumble
to rustle
to screech
to sizzle
to slam
to splash on/ onto sth
to squeak
to squelch
to wail
fixed expressions
you could have heard a pin drop
I can’t hear myself think!
peace and quiet
as quiet as a mouse
Smells
pleasant
a delicate/subtle flavour/ fragrance
faint smell
appetizing
makes my mouth water/mouth-watering
aroma
unpleasant
insipid/bland
pungent smell
musty odour
revolting
nauseating stench