health and illness
an illness = a disease
health disorders
pain
agony
a backache
a headache
a stomach ache
a germ = a bug
a sore
a rash
an itch
a trauma
a bruise
a graze
a burn
a blister
a cold = a chill
influenza = flu
herd immunity
a heart attack
aids
HIV-positive
healthy // sick, ill
tired
exhausted = worn out
painful // painless
infected
terminally ill
deadly = lethal = fatal
to itch
to cough
to sneeze
to sniff
to sweat = to perspire
to faint = to pass out
to swell
to fester
a GP (general practitioner)
a consultant
a paediatrician
the doctor's surgery
blood pressure
a blood test
a screening test
a diagnosis
a prescription
medicine
a medicine = a drug
an antibiotic
a painkiller
a tablet
a pill
a capsule
a syrup
a drop
an ointment
a plaster = a band-aid
a shot = a jab
a syringe
a side-effect
recovery
a relapse
to prescribe
at the doctor's
at the hospital
a unit = a ward
the casualty ward = the emergency room
palliative care
a waiting-room
surgery
an operating theatre = an operating room
a surgeon
a lancet
a nurse = a male nurse
an orderly
the paramedics
an ambulance
a stretcher
an X-ray
a drip
a cast
a scar
a sprain
physiotherapy, physical therapy
an injury = a wound
blood poisoning
to bleed
to dress a wound
to operate (on somebody)
to injure oneself
at the dentist's
toothache
a cavity
a drill
a filling
braces
a crown
dentures
to be taken ill