2A Illnesses and injuries

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5 parts of body that we use with 'ache'
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ear, stomach, tooth, head, back
Her back hurts - her back aches.
something that can be high, often because of stress or bad diet
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blood pressure
It's 180 over 140. He has high blood pressure.
something you could get on the beach if you're not careful
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sunburn
what you should take if you have a headache, e.g. aspirin or paracetamol
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painkillers
a phrasal verb that means to recover from an illness
get better, recover from sth
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get over an ilness
She was only just getting over the flu when she got a stomach bug. It took him years to get over the shock of his wife dying. It took her months to get over Rupert when he finished the relationship.
when you have a cold you... kichasz i kaszlesz
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sneeze and cough
When you sneeze, air suddenly comes out through your nose and mouth.
a condition when something you eat or breathe can make you feel ill - you should take antihistamines
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an allergic reaction
He was stung by a wasp and now he has a rash and has difficulty breathing.
you should do this when you feel unwell or tired (on a sofa)
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lie down on a sofa
Please lie down on the couch. I'm goint to examine you.
a verb and a phrasal verb that mean to become unconscious
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faint, passed out
I'd been standing for such a long time that I passed out, and when I came round I was lying on the floor.
a phrasal verb that means to become conscious again
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come round
I'd been standing for such a long time that I passed out, and when I came round I was lying on the floor.
an infectious illness like a very bad cold that causes fever, pain and weakness
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flu
He has a temperature and he aches all over. He has flu.
if you cut your finger with a sharp object, it will (krwawić)
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bleed
Her finger is bleeding. He's cut himself. He's bleeding.
two ways of describing an injury that can happen to your ankle - zwichnięta i skręcona
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a twisted ankle, a sprained ankle
He's twisted his ankle. He fell badly and now it's swollen. If you have a sprained ankle, put ice on it and bandage it.
this can happen if you drop very hot liquid on yourself
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you burnt yourself
He spilt some boiling water on himself. He's burnt himself.
something you should put on a small cut
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a plaster (UK), a band aid (US)
a minor cut: put a plaster on it
you might get this if you eat food which is past its sell-by date
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food poisoning
He ate some prawns that were off. he has food poisoning.
this can happen to you if a piece of food gets stuck in your throat
dławić się, krztusić
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choke
Children can choke on peanuts. He was eating a steak nad a piece got stuck in his throat. He's choking.
adjective to describe a part of your body that has got bigger because of an injury (finger)
spuchnięty
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a swollen finger
Her ankle is swollen
2 verbs that mean to be sick
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vomit, throw up
She's being sick / She's vomiting A few minutes after drinking the liquid I had to run to the bathroom to throw up.
wysypka
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a rash
It hurts when he talks or swallows food (ból gardła)
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He hase a sore throat
He's been to the toilet five times this morning (biegunka)
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He has a diarrhoea
He's been walking in uncomfortable shoes. He has a ... on his foot (pęcherz, bąbel)
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blister
a painful, raised area of skin with liquid inside, that you get if your skin has been rubbed or burned, or a similar area on a painted surface
feeling like everything is turning round, so that you feel ill or as if you might fall
mający zawroty głowy, ≈ kręcić się w głowie (adj)
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He feels dizzy
szwy
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stitches
a major cut: have stitches
to move the top part of your body in a particular direction
pochylić się
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lean (sth) back/forward/out
If someone is choking, you shouldn't lean them backwards.
to press someone's skin tightly between your thumb and first finger, sometimes causing pain (szczypać)
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pinch
One of the kids had been pinching her and she was crying.
fall down
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collapse
If you find someone collapsed on the ground, what should you do first?
bandaż
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bandage
If someone has fallen and you think they may be have broken their leg, you shouldn't put a bandage on their leg where you think the break is.
objawy
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symptoms
prześwieltać
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(to) scan
Airports use X-ray machines to scan luggage for weapons.
family doctor
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GP (general practitioner)
ostry dyżur
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A & E - Accident and Emergency department of hospital
electrocardiogram machine used to test people's heart rate
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ECG machine
stories in the news, e.g. Mobile phones give you cancer
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scare stories
sth very serious, which could kill you
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life-threating
a small blister in the mouth that can be very painful, but is not serious (wrzód)
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mouth ulcer
ways of curing illnesses that are not traditional medicine, e.g. herbal medicine
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alternative remedies
This is a problem espiecially with scare stories and also with some alternative remedies which claim to be miracle cures, but which may actually do you harm.
not feeling very well [IDM]
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under the weather
A few weeks ago I was feeling under the weather.
a serious illness in which malignant cells form in the body and kill normal body cells
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cancer
an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus
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infection
the speed at which your heart beats
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heart rate
After examining me she told me that my heart rate was a bit fast.
the medical treatment of an illness or injury that involves an operation
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surgery
I probably needed open-heart surgery.
the number of times your heart beats in a minute
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pulse
Since my trip to hospital, I have been obsessively checking my pulse.
a group of cells that are growing in a place where they should not be
guz
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tumour
One in four of all articles thrown up by an internet search for 'headache' suggested a brain tumour as a possible cause.
successful treatments for illnesses that were thought to be impossible to cure
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miracle cures
This is a problem espiecially with scare stories and also with some alternative remedies which claim to be miracle cures, but which may actually do you harm.
odróżniać, rozróżnić, także dyskryminować
The Microsoft study also revealed another serious problem - that online information often doesn't __ between common and very rare conditions.
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discriminate
The Microsoft study also revealed another serious problem - that online information often doesn't discriminate between common and very rare conditions.
gruby
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thick
Something that is thick is larger than usual between its opposite sides.
trawić
to change food in your stomach into substances that your body can use
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digest
You need to give me time to digest this report.
ciemne, nikłe światło
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dim light
The lamp gave out a dim light. He sat in a dim corner of the waiting room. We could see a dim (= not easily seen) shape in the fog.
lampion, latarnia
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lantern
Before the invention of electricity, people relied on candles or lanterns to read.
śpiący, senny
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drowsy
The sun was making me drowsy. Some food contain a natural chemical which is known to cause drowsiness.
wzmacniać
to make an existing opinion or idea stronger
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reinforce
This belief is often reinforced by the media. a security door reinforced by steel bars
być zachrypniętym
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to be hoarse

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