ache ·verb
Definition: to have a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not strong Level: B2
addict ·noun
Definition: a person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something harmful Level: B2
addicted ·adjective (DRUGS)
Definition: not able to stop taking a drug Level: B2
addiction ·noun
Definition: when you cannot stop doing or taking something because you are addicted to it Level: B2
athletic ·adjective
Definition: strong, healthy and good at sports Level: B2
beat ·noun (REGULAR SOUND)
Definition: a regular movement or sound, especially that made by your heart Level: B2
bite ·noun (INJURY)
Definition: an injury caused when an animal or insect bites you Level: B2
blink ·verb (EYES)
Definition: to open and close both of your eyes quickly Level: B2
bloody ·adjective (COVERED IN BLOOD)
Definition: covered in blood Level: B2
breakdown ·noun (ILLNESS)
Definition: a short period of mental illness when people are too ill to continue with their normal lives Level: B2
bruise ·noun
Definition: a dark area on your skin where you have been hurt Level: B2
bug ·noun (ILLNESS)
Definition: a bacteria or a virus causing an illness that is usually not serious Level: B2
bump ·verb (HURT)
Definition: to hurt part of your body by hitting it against something hard Level: B2
care ·noun (PROTECTION)
Definition: the process of protecting and looking after someone or something Level: B2
chest ·noun (BODY)
Definition: the front part of your body, between your neck and your waist, containing your heart and your lungs Level: B2
collapse ·verb (PERSON)
Definition: If someone collapses, they fall down, usually because they are ill or weak. Level: B2
condition ·noun (ILLNESS)
Definition: an illness Level: B2
consciousness ·noun (AWAKE)
Definition: when someone is awake and can think and notice things Level: B2
cure ·verb (HEALTHY)
Definition: to make someone with an illness healthy again Level: B2
cure ·noun
Definition: something that makes someone with an illness healthy again Level: B2
dental ·adjective
Definition: relating to the teeth Level: B2
depression ·noun (UNHAPPINESS)
Definition: when you feel very unhappy, or a mental illness that makes you feel very unhappy and anxious for long periods Level: B2
develop ·verb (ILLNESS)
Definition: If you develop an illness or problem, or if it develops, you start to suffer from it. Level: B2
disability ·noun
Definition: an illness, injury or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do the things that other people do Level: B2
dizzy ·adjective
Definition: feeling as if everything is turning round, so that you feel ill or as if you might fall Level: B2
dose ·noun (MEDICINE)
Definition: a measured amount of something such as medicine Level: B2
drug ·noun (ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE)
Definition: any natural or artificially made chemical which is taken for pleasure, to improve someone's performance of an activity, or because a person cannot stop using it Level: B2
drug ·noun (MEDICINE)
Definition: any natural or artificially made chemical which is used as a medicine Level: B2
examination ·noun (CAREFUL LOOK)
Definition: when someone looks at or considers something carefully in order to discover something Level: B2
expression ·noun (LOOK)
Definition: the look on someone's face, showing what they feel or think Level: B2
eyebrow ·noun
Definition: the thin line of hair that is above each eye Level: B2
eyelash ·noun
Definition: one of the short hairs which grow from the edge of your eyelids Level: B2
eyelid ·noun
Definition: the piece of skin that covers your eyes when you close them Level: B2
eyesight ·noun
Definition: the ability to see Level: B2
faint ·verb
Definition: to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down Level: B2
fatal ·adjective (CAUSING DEATH)
Definition: A fatal illness or accident causes death. Level: B2
feel ·verb (TOUCH)
Definition: to touch something, especially with your hands, in order to examine it Level: B2
fingernail ·noun
Definition: the hard part that covers and protects the top of the end of your finger Level: B2
freeze ·verb (PERSON)
Definition: to feel very cold Level: B2
genetics ·noun
Definition: the scientific study of the parts of cells which control particular characteristics (genes) Level: B2
gum ·noun (MOUTH)
Definition: the hard, pink part inside your mouth that your teeth grow out of Level: B2
habit ·noun (BAD ACTIVITY)
Definition: something that you often do that is bad for you or is annoying Level: B2
hair ·noun (SINGLE PIECE)
Definition: one of the thin thread-like parts that grow on a person's or animal's skin Level: B2
heal ·verb
Definition: If a wound or broken bone heals, it becomes healthy again, and if something heals it, it makes it healthy again. Level: B2
heel ·noun (BODY PART)
Definition: the back part of your foot Level: B2
hip ·noun
Definition: one of the two parts of your body above your leg and below your waist Level: B2
hunger ·noun (NOT ENOUGH FOOD)
Definition: when you do not have enough food Level: B2
illness ·noun (BEING ILL)
Definition: when you are ill Level: B2
infection ·noun
Definition: a disease in a part of your body that is caused by bacteria or a virus Level: B2
injured ·adjective
Definition: hurt or physically harmed Level: B2
injury ·noun
Definition: damage to someone's body in an accident or an attack Level: B2
itch ·verb (SKIN)
Definition: If a part of your body itches, it feels uncomfortable and you want to rub it with your nails. Level: B2
jaw ·noun
Definition: the lower part of your face which moves when you open your mouth Level: B2
lap ·noun (BODY)
Definition: Your lap is the top part of your legs when you are sitting down. Level: B2
liver ·noun
Definition: a large organ in your body that cleans your blood Level: B2
lung ·noun
Definition: one of the two organs inside your chest that are used for breathing Level: B2
medical ·adjective
Definition: relating to medicine and different ways of curing illness Level: B2
muscle ·noun (IN BODY)
Definition: one of many pieces of tissue in the body that are connected to bones and which produce movement by becoming longer or shorter Level: B2
nail ·noun (BODY PART)
Definition: the hard surface at the end of your fingers and toes Level: B2
non-smoking ·adjective
Definition: describes a place where people are not allowed to smoke Level: B2
pale ·adjective (FACE)
Definition: If your face is pale, it has less colour than usual because you are ill or frightened. Level: B2
pharmacist ·noun
Definition: someone who is trained to prepare or sell medicines Level: B2
physical ·adjective (BODY)
Definition: related to the body Level: B2
physically ·adverb
Definition: in a way that relates to the body or someone's appearance Level: B2
poison ·noun
Definition: a substance that can make you ill or kill you if you eat or drink it Level: B2
psychological ·adjective
Definition: relating to the human mind and feelings Level: B2
psychologically ·adverb
Definition: in a way that is connected to a person's psychological state Level: B2
psychologist ·noun
Definition: someone who studies the human mind and human emotions and behaviour, and how different situations have an effect on them Level: B2
psychology ·noun
Definition: the scientific study of the way the human mind works and how it influences behaviour, or the influence of a particular person's character on their behaviour Level: B2
reaction ·noun (BAD EFFECT)
Definition: an unpleasant effect resulting from eating particular things or taking particular drugs Level: B2
recovery ·noun
Definition: when you feel better or happier again after an illness, injury, or period of sadness Level: B2
remedy ·noun (FOR AN ILLNESS)
Definition: something that makes you better when you are ill Level: B2
rib ·noun
Definition: one of the curved bones in the chest Level: B2
scar ·noun (ON SKIN)
Definition: a permanent mark left on the body from a cut or other injury Level: B2
scratch ·verb (RUB SKIN)
Definition: to rub your skin with your nails, often to stop it itching Level: B2
sensation ·noun (PHYSICAL)
Definition: a physical feeling, or the ability to physically feel things Level: B2
sense ·noun (NATURAL ABILITY)
Definition: one of the five natural abilities of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste Level: B2
sickness ·noun
Definition: when you are ill Level: B2
skeleton ·noun
Definition: the structure made of all the bones in the body of a person or animal Level: B2
smell ·noun (ABILITY)
Definition: the ability to notice smells Level: B2
sneeze ·verb
Definition: When you sneeze, air and often small drops of liquid suddenly come out of your nose and mouth in a way you cannot control. Level: B2
spot ·noun (SKIN)
Definition: an unpleasant, small, red mark on your skin Level: B2
starving ·adjective (ILL/DYING)
Definition: ill or dying because there is not enough food Level: B2
strain ·verb (INJURE)
Definition: to injure part of your body by using it too much Level: B2
stroke ·noun (ILLNESS)
Definition: a sudden problem in your brain that changes the flow of blood and makes you unable to move part of your body Level: B2
suffer ·verb (FEEL PAIN)
Definition: to experience pain or unpleasant emotions Level: B2
suffering ·noun
Definition: when someone experiences pain or unpleasant emotions Level: B2
surgery ·noun (PLACE)
Definition: a place where doctors or other medical workers treat people Level: B2
surgery ·noun (OPERATION)
Definition: when a doctor cuts your body open and repairs or removes something Level: B2
sweat ·noun
Definition: the salty colourless liquid that comes through your skin when you are hot, nervous or ill Level: B2
sweat ·verb
Definition: to produce liquid through your skin because you are hot, nervous or ill Level: B2
swollen ·adjective
Definition: larger than usual Level: B2
symptom ·noun (ILLNESS)
Definition: a physical feeling or problem which shows that you have a particular illness Level: B2
therapy ·noun
Definition: the work of treating mental or physical illness without using an operation Level: B2
thigh ·noun
Definition: the top part of your leg above your knee Level: B2
toenail ·noun
Definition: one of the hard, flat parts on top of the end of your toes Level: B2
touch ·noun (ABILITY)
Definition: the ability to feel things by putting your hand on them Level: B2
toxic ·adjective
Definition: poisonous Level: B2
treat ·verb (MEDICAL)
Definition: to give medical care to someone for an illness or injury Level: B2
treatment ·noun (MEDICAL)
Definition: the use of drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of an illness or injury Level: B2
unconscious ·adjective (AS THOUGH SLEEPING)
Definition: in a state as though you are sleeping, for example because you have been hit on the head Level: B2
victim ·noun
Definition: someone who has suffered the effects of violence, illness or bad luck Level: B2
virus ·noun (SMALL ORGANISM)
Definition: an infectious organism too small to be seen that causes disease, or an illness that it causes Level: B2
vitamin ·noun
Definition: one of a group of natural substances that you need to be healthy Level: B2
waist ·noun
Definition: the part of the body above and slightly narrower than the hips Level: B2
ward ·noun
Definition: a room or area in a hospital, where people receiving treatment stay Level: B2
welfare ·noun (HEALTH)
Definition: Someone's welfare is their health and happiness. Level: B2
wound ·noun
Definition: an injury, especially one that is made with a knife or bullet Level: B2
wound ·verb
Definition: to injure someone, especially with a knife or gun Level: B2
wrist ·noun
Definition: the part of the body between the hand and the arm Level: B2
X-ray ·noun
Definition: a photograph that shows the inside of your body Level: B2