English Vocabulary about Health and Disease
English Vocabulary about Health and Disease
Afflict
It is an illness which afflicts women more than men.
Cancer
He died of liver cancer.
Chiropractor
Finally, our local chiropractor could treat my chronic backache.
Contagious
Flu is a common contagious disease, especially in the winter.
Cure-all
a cure-all wonder drug
Emaciated
There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine.
Epidemic
Hundreds of people died on that island due to an epidemic of a viral disease.
Fatal
This illness is fatal in almost all cases.
Fatigue
She was suffering from fatigue and a stress-related illness.
Gaunt
Her face was gaunt and grey.
Lithe
He had the lithe, athletic body of a ballet dancer.
Malady
Apathy is one of the maladies of modern society.
Malignant
Is the tumor malignant or benign?
Malnutrition
Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition.
Medication
In the study, patients were taken off their usual medications.
Mortal
a mortal injury/illness
Narcotic
The physician prescribed me some narcotic to deal with my acute pain.
Neurotic
She’s neurotic about her weight – she weighs herself three times a day.
Nourish
Young children should be properly nourished to grow well and healthy.
Obese
Among his 5 underweight siblings, Alex seems rather obese.
Obesity
There has been an epidemic of childhood obesity in modern societies.
Chosen carefully, the oil may not only palliate but also cure the condition.
Panacea
Technology is not a panacea for all our problems.
Patient
I’m a patient of Dr. Stephens, please could I make an appointment to see her?
Physician
The physician prescribed me some medication for my disease.
Psychotherapy
I could successfully overcome my chronic depression through five sessions of psychotherapy.
Rehabilitate
It was attempted to rehabilitate the severely traumatized patient.
My plants revived as soon as I gave them some water.
the less salubrious area near the docks
Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.
speech therapy
Many of the children are undernourished and suffering from serious diseases.
Vaccinate
The children were vaccinated against the major childhood diseases.
People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of well-being.
The increasing number of emaciated children is mirroring the seriousness of the maladies that afflicted the Seryia with no promising revive of the society in horizon.
Excellent! Thanks again.
Revive :arrow: revival (noun)
His melancholy over the death of his wife got contagious so that his close friends left him one by one.
🙏 Thank you so much for making this example.