Body & Health
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- abdomen/ˈæb.də.mən/noun · B2The formal medical word for the belly area.
- ache/eɪk/verb · B1To hurt with a dull pain that will not stop.
- addiction/əˈdɪkˌʃən/noun · B2+Being unable to stop taking or doing something harmful.
- alert/əˈlɜːt/adjective · B2Fully awake and watching for anything that might happen.
- allergy/ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/noun · B1+When your body reacts badly to something like nuts, dust, or cats.
- ambulance/ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/noun · A2The fast car with a loud siren that carries sick people to hospital.
- anesthesia/ˌæn.əsˈθiːz.i.ə/noun · B2The deep medical sleep that lets you feel nothing during an operation.
- ankle/ˈæŋ.kəl/noun · A2+The thin joint between your foot and your leg.
- antibiotic/ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/noun · B1+The medicine that kills bacteria but does nothing against a virus.
- antibody/ˈæn.tiˌbɒd.i/noun · B2+One of the tiny defenders your blood builds against an invader.
- antiseptic/ˌæntiˈsɛptɪk/noun · B2+A liquid that kills germs in a cut.
- appetite/ˈæp.ɪ.taɪt/noun · B1The wish to eat.
- appointment/əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/noun · B1A time booked to see a doctor.
- arm/ɑːm/noun · A1The long part of your body between shoulder and hand.
- artery/ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/noun · B2+One of the wide tubes carrying blood away from the heart.
- asthma/ˈasmə/noun · B1+The illness that suddenly makes breathing tight and whistling.
- asthma inhalernoun · B2The device that opens tight airways.
- back/bæk/noun · A1The body part you lie on when you sleep facing the ceiling.
- bacteria/bakˈtɪə̯.ri.ə/noun · B2Tiny living things everywhere around and inside us — some helpful, some not.
- bald/bɔːld/adjective · B1Having no hair on your head.
- bandage/ˈbæn.dɪd͡ʒ/noun · B1The cloth you wrap around a hurt arm or leg.
- beard/bɪəd/noun · B1The hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks.
- blink/ˈblɪŋk/verb · B2To shut and open your eyes very fast.
- blister/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/noun · C1The small bubble of liquid under the skin that new shoes give you.
- blood/blʌd/noun · A1The red liquid that moves through your whole body.
- blood pressure/ˈblʌd ˌpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/noun · B1The force of blood pushing against the vessel walls.
- bloodshotadjective · B2+Red in the white part of the eye.
- blush/ˈblʌʃ/verb · B1+To go red in the face from embarrassment.
- body/ˈbɒdi/noun · A1The whole physical structure of a person or an animal.
- bone/bəʊn/noun · A2One of the hard white parts inside your body; dogs love them.
- brain/ˈbɹeɪ̯n/noun · A2The organ in your head that thinks and remembers.
- breath/bɹɛθ/noun · A2The air that goes in and out of your body.
- breathe/bɹiːð/verb · A2To pull air in through your nose and let it out again.
- bruise/bɹuːz/noun · B2The blue-purple mark on your skin after a hard knock.
- calf/kɑːf/noun · B1The thick muscle at the back of the lower leg.
- calorie/ˈkæləɹi/noun · C1The unit that measures how much energy a food gives you.
- cancer/ˈkænsə/noun · B1The serious disease of cells growing out of control.
- carbohydrate/kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/noun · B2+The energy food group of bread, pasta, and rice.
- cast/kɑːst/verb · B1To throw something out and away from you, like a fishing line.
- checkup/ˈt͡ʃɛkʌp/noun · B1A regular visit to the doctor when nothing is wrong yet.
- cheek/t͡ʃiːk/noun · A2One of the two soft sides of your face that go red when you're shy.
- chest/t͡ʃɛst/noun · B1The front part of your body between neck and stomach.
- chew/tʃuː/verb · B1To break food up with your teeth before swallowing.
- chin/ˈt͡ʃɪn/noun · A2The part of your face below your mouth.
- chronic/ˈkɹɒn.ɪk/adjective · B2Lasting for years and never fully going away — pain or illness.
- chronic painnoun · B2Hurting that lasts for months or years.
- circulation/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/noun · C1The endless round trip of blood through the body.
- clinic/ˈklɪn.ɪk/noun · B2A small medical center for visits that need no hospital stay.
- collarbonenoun · B1+The long thin bone between the shoulder and the throat.
- complexion/kəmˈplɛkʃən/noun · B2+The natural color and condition of the skin of your face.
- concussion/kənˈkʌʃən/noun · B2A brain shaken by a blow to the head.
- contagious/kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/adjective · B2Spreading easily from person to person — illnesses, and laughter too.
- cough/kɒf/noun · B1The loud sound your throat makes again and again when you're ill.
- cramp/kɹæmp/noun · B1+A sudden painful tightening of a muscle.
- crutch/ˈkɹʌt͡ʃ/noun · B1+A stick under your arm that helps you walk with a broken leg.
- crutchesnoun · B1+The two sticks you lean on to walk with a broken leg.
- cure/kjɔː/verb · B2To preserve meat or fish with salt, smoke or time.
- death/dɛθ/noun · A1The end of a life.
- dehydrated/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtɪd/adjective · B2+Short of water.
- dentist/ˈdɛntɪst/noun · A2+The person who looks after your teeth.
- deodorant/diˈəʊ.də.ɹənt/noun · A2+What you put under your arms to stop sweat smelling.
- diabetes/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/noun · B1+The illness in which the body cannot control its sugar.
- diagnosis/daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/noun · C1The doctor's answer to the question of what illness you have.
- diet/ˈdaɪət/noun · B1Everything a person usually eats, or a plan to eat less.
- digestion/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/noun · B1+The long process of your body breaking food down for fuel.
- dimple/ˈdɪm.pəl/noun · B1+A small hollow that appears in a cheek when you smile.
- disease/dɪˈziːz/noun · A2An illness with a known cause and a name.
- disinfect/dɪs.ɪnˈfɛkt/verb · B2+To kill the germs on a surface or a wound.
- dislocate/dɪsləʊˈkeɪt/verb · B2+To knock a bone out of its proper joint.
- dizzy/ˈdɪzi/adjective · A2+Feeling like the room is turning around you.
- donor/ˈdəʊnə/noun · B2A person who gives blood or an organ to save someone else.
- donor cardnoun · B2A card saying your organs may be used after death.
- dosage/ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2How much medicine to take, and how often.
- dose/ˈdəʊ̯s/noun · B2The measured amount of medicine you take at one time.
- drowsy/ˈdɹaʊzi/adjective · B2Heavy-eyed and half asleep.
- ear/ˈɪə̯/noun · A1You hear music and voices with this part of your body.
- eardrum/ˈɪəˌdɹʌm/noun · B2The tiny skin inside your ear that sound makes tremble.
- earlobenoun · B1+The soft hanging part at the bottom of your ear.
- elbow/ˈɛlbəʊ̯/noun · A2The joint in the middle of your arm that lets it bend.
- elderly/ˈɛldɚli/adjective · B2A polite word for people who are quite old.
- epidemic/ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/noun · C1An illness racing through one region or country at once.
- examine/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/verb · B1To look at something very closely and carefully.
- exhale/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/verb · B2To push air out of your lungs.
- exhausted/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/adjective · B1So tired that nothing is left.
- eye/ˈaɪ̯/noun · A1You see the world with this part of your body.
- eyebrow/ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/noun · B2The line of hair above each eye; you raise them when surprised.
- eyelash/ˈaɪlæʃ/noun · B2One of the short hairs along the edge of an eyelid.
- eyelid/ˈaɪ.lɪd/noun · B2The fold of skin that closes over your eye.
- face/ˈfeɪ̯s/noun · A1The front of your head, with your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- faint/feɪnt/verb · B1To lose consciousness for a short time.
- fever/ˈfiːvə/noun · B1When your body gets too hot because you are ill.
- fibre/ˈfaɪ.bə(ɹ)/noun · C1The rough part of plants that keeps digestion moving.
- finger/ˈfɪŋɡəː/noun · A2One of the five long parts of your hand.
- first aidphrase · B1Simple quick help for a hurt person before the doctor comes.
- fist/fɪst/noun · B1Your hand closed tight into a ball.
- fit/fɪt/verb · A2To be the right size and shape for your body.
- flex/flɛks/verb · B2To bend and tighten a joint or muscle, testing that it still moves.
- flexibility/ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/noun · C1How far a body can bend without hurting.
- floss/flɒs/noun · B1The thin thread pulled between teeth to clean the gaps.
- flu/fluː/noun · A2+An illness with fever and aching body, worse than a simple cold.
- foot/fʊt/noun · A1The body part at the end of your leg that you stand on.
- forehead/ˈfɔːhɛd/noun · B1The part of your face above your eyebrows.
- fracture/ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/noun · B2A crack or break in a bone.
- frail/fɹeɪl/adjective · B2Weak and easily hurt, often through age.
- frailty/ˈfɹeɪlti/noun · C1Weakness of body or of character.
- freckle/ˈfɹɛkl̩/noun · B1+A small brown spot the sun brings out on skin.
- germ/d͡ʒɜːm/noun · B2A tiny living thing that can make you ill.
- gum/ɡʌm/noun · B2The pink flesh your teeth grow out of.
- hair/ˈhɛə/noun · A1It grows on your head, and you brush it every morning.
- hairbrushnoun · A2+The bristled tool you pull through your hair to tidy it.
- hairdryernoun · A2+The machine that blows hot air onto wet hair.
- hand/hænd/noun · A1The part at the end of your arm with five fingers.
- head/hɛd/noun · A1The top part of your body, where your brain lives.
- headache/ˈhɛdeɪk/noun · A2+A pain inside your head.
- heal/ˈhiːl/verb · B2To become well again after a wound or illness.
- health/ˈhɛlθ/noun · A1The condition your body and mind are in.
- healthy/ˈhɛl.θi/adjective · A1Not ill; strong and well.
- heart/hɑːʔ/noun · A1The organ in your chest that beats and pumps blood.
- heart attacknoun · B1A sudden blockage stopping blood reaching the heart muscle.
- heel/hiːl/noun · B2The round back part of your foot.
- hiccups/ˈhɪkəps/noun · B1The jumping 'hic' sounds your chest makes and cannot stop.
- hip/hɪp/noun · B1One of the two wide bones below your waist that your legs hang from.
- hormone/ˈhɔːməʊn/noun · B2+One of the chemical messengers traveling in your blood.
- hospital/ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/noun · A1The big building where doctors and nurses treat sick people.
- hygiene/ˈhʌɪˌd͡ʒiːn/noun · B2Keeping yourself and your surroundings clean to stay healthy.
- immune/ɪˈmjuːn/adjective · B2Protected from an illness so it cannot touch you.
- immunity/ɪˈmjuːnəti/noun · B2+The body's ability to resist a disease.
- infection/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/noun · B2An illness caused by tiny invaders getting into your body.
- inflammation/ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/noun · B2+Redness, heat and swelling where the body is fighting.
- inhale/ɪnˈheɪl/verb · B1+To draw air into your lungs.
- injury/ˈɪn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/noun · A2+Damage to your body, for example from a fall or an accident.
- insomnia/ɪnˈsɒmniə/noun · B2+The misery of lying awake all night, unable to sleep.
- insurance cardnoun · B1The card showing who pays for your treatment.
- itch/ɪt͡ʃ/verb · B1To feel a tickle on the skin that begs to be scratched.
- jaw/d͡ʒɔː/noun · B2The bone that moves your mouth open and shut when you chew.
- joint/d͡ʒɔɪnt/noun · B1Any place where two bones meet and the body can bend.
- kidney/ˈkɪdni/noun · B2One of the two organs that clean your blood; you can donate one.
- knee/niː/noun · A2The joint in the middle of your leg that bends when you sit.
- knuckle/ˈnʌkəl/noun · B1+One of the bumps where a finger bends.
- leg/lɛɡ/noun · A1You stand, walk, and run on these two long body parts.
- ligament/ˈlɪɡəmənt/noun · B2+The strong band that holds two bones together at a joint.
- limb/lɪm/noun · B2An arm or a leg — one word covers all four.
- limp/lɪmp/verb · B1To walk unevenly because one leg hurts.
- lip/lɪp/noun · B1One of the two soft edges of your mouth.
- liver/ˈlɪvə/noun · B2The large organ that cleans poisons out of your body.
- lotion/ˈloʊʃən/noun · B1Creamy liquid rubbed into skin to soften or protect it.
- lungs/lʌŋz/noun · B1The two organs in your chest that fill with air.
- medical/ˈmɛdɪkl̩/adjective · A2To do with doctors and the treatment of illness.
- medicine/ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/noun · A2What the doctor gives you to make you healthy again.
- metabolism/mɪˈtab.ə.lɪz.əm/noun · B2+The speed at which your body burns food into energy.
- midwife/ˈmɪd.waɪf/noun · B2+The trained helper who guides babies into the world.
- migraine/ˈmaɪɡɹeɪn/noun · B1+A crushing one-sided headache that can last for days.
- mineral/ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/noun · B2A natural solid substance dug from the earth, like quartz or salt.
- mole/məʊl/noun · B1A small dark raised mark that stays on the skin for life.
- mouth/maʊθ/noun · A1You eat, speak, and smile with it.
- muscle/ˈmʌs.əl/noun · B1The parts of your body that get stronger in the gym.
- mustachenoun · A2+The hair that grows above a man's upper lip.
- nail/neɪl/noun · B1The hard flat part at the end of each finger; some people paint them.
- nape/neɪp/noun · C1The back of the neck, below the hairline.
- neck/ˈnɛk/noun · A2The part of your body that connects your head to your shoulders.
- nerve/nɜːv/noun · B1One of the thin body wires that carry feeling to your brain.
- newbornnoun · B1+A baby only days old.
- nose[nəʊ̯z]noun · A1You smell flowers and food with it; it sits in the middle of your face.
- nostril/ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/noun · B2One of the two holes of your nose.
- numb/nʌm/adjective · C1Unable to feel anything in a body part — frozen fingers, sleeping leg.
- numbnessnoun · B2+A loss of feeling in part of the body.
- nurse/nɜːs/noun · A1The hospital worker who cares for sick people day and night.
- nutrient/ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/noun · B2+A substance in food that the body needs to grow.
- nutrition/njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/noun · B2+The science of what food gives the body and what it needs.
- obesity/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/noun · B2+The medical condition of being dangerously overweight.
- ointment/ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/noun · B2Healing cream you rub onto sore skin.
- optician/ɒpˈtɪʃən/noun · B1+The professional who tests eyes and fits glasses.
- organ/ˈɔːɡən/noun · B2A working part inside your body with its own job, like the pump in your chest.
- outbreak/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/noun · C1A sudden appearance of a disease in one place.
- overdose/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/noun · B2+Taking dangerously more of a medicine than the body can handle.
- pain/ˈpeɪ̯n/noun · A2The bad feeling in your body when something hurts.
- painkiller/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə(ɹ)/noun · B1+A tablet that dulls the hurt.
- pale/peɪl/adjective · B1With little color in the face, like someone shocked or ill.
- palm/pɑːm/noun · B1The flat inside of your hand, where fortunes are read.
- pandemic/pænˈdɛmɪk/noun · B2+An illness spreading across the entire world at once.
- paralysis/pəˈɹæləsəs/noun · B2+A complete loss of movement in part of the body.
- paramedic/ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/noun · B1+The trained rescuer who treats you in the ambulance.
- patient/ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/noun · B1A person who is being treated by a doctor.
- pelvis/ˈpɛlvɪs/noun · B2The wide ring of bone your legs hang from.
- perfume/ˈpɜːfjuːm/noun · A2+Sweet-smelling liquid dabbed on the skin.
- pharmaceutical/ˌfɑː.məˈs(j)uː.tɪ.kl̩/adjective · C1Connected with the making and selling of medicines.
- pharmacy/ˈfɑːməsi/noun · B1+The shop with a green cross where you buy medicine.
- physiotherapy/ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi/noun · B2+Treatment through guided exercise and movement after injury.
- pill/pɪl/noun · A2A small round piece of medicine that you swallow.
- placebo/pləˈsiː.bəʊ/noun · C1The fake pill with nothing in it that sometimes works anyway.
- plaster/ˈplɑːstə/noun · B2The small sticky strip you press over a cut.
- plump/plʌmp/adjective · B2Pleasantly rounded and a little fat.
- posture/ˈpɒst͡ʃə/noun · B2The way you hold your body when standing or sitting.
- pregnant/ˈpɹɛɡnənt/adjective · A2Carrying a baby that is not born yet.
- prescription/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/noun · B2The paper from a doctor that lets you buy a particular medicine.
- prognosis/pɹɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/noun · C1The doctor's prediction of how an illness will develop.
- protein/ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/noun · B2The building material in meat, eggs, and beans that muscles are made of.
- pulse/pʌls/noun · B1The regular beat you can feel in your wrist or neck.
- pulse ratenoun · B2How many times a heart beats in a minute.
- pupil/ˈpjuːpəl/noun · B1+The black circle in the middle of your eye that grows in the dark.
- quarantine/ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/noun · B2+Staying separated from everyone so an illness cannot spread.
- rash/ɹæʃ/noun · B2The patch of red itchy spots that suddenly appears on skin.
- razor/ˈɹeɪzə/noun · B1The sharp blade used for shaving.
- recover/ɹɪˈkʌvə/verb · B1To get your health back after being ill.
- recovery/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/noun · B2The time of getting healthy again after an illness.
- reflex/ˈɹiːflɛks/noun · B2The instant body reaction that happens before you can think.
- relapse/ɹɪˈlæps/noun · C1A return of an illness you had almost beaten.
- remedy/ˈɹɛmədi/noun · C1A simple treatment that eases a small complaint.
- rib/ɹɪb/noun · B2One of the curved bones that make a cage around your chest.
- rib cagenoun · B2The curved bones that make a basket around the heart.
- saliva/səˈlaɪvə/noun · B2The liquid your mouth makes when food is near.
- sanitizer/ˈsænɪtaɪzɚ/noun · B1+A gel that cleans hands without water.
- scalp/skælp/noun · B2The skin on top of your head that hair grows out of.
- scan/skæn/noun · B1A picture taken of the inside of a body.
- scar/skɑɹ/noun · B1The permanent mark a deep cut leaves after it heals.
- scratch/skɹæt͡ʃ/verb · B1To drag your nails across skin that itches.
- seizure/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/noun · B2A sudden fit in which the body shakes out of control.
- shin/ʃɪn/noun · B1+The hard front edge of the lower leg.
- shiver/ˈʃɪvɚ/verb · B1+To shake all over because of cold or fear.
- shoulder/ˈʃəʊldə/noun · A2The part where your arm joins your body; you carry a bag on it.
- side effectphrase · B2The extra unwanted thing a medicine does besides helping.
- side-effectnoun · B2An unwanted result of taking a medicine.
- skeleton/ˈskɛlɪtən/noun · B1All the bones of a body together.
- skin/skɪn/noun · A2The soft outside cover of your whole body.
- skinny/ˈskɪni/adjective · B1Very underweight, with bones showing.
- skull/ˈskʌl/noun · B1The hard bone case that protects the brain.
- slim/ˈslɪm/adjective · B1Attractively narrow in body.
- sling/ˈslɪŋ/noun · B2A cloth loop that holds an injured arm still.
- sneeze/sniːz/noun · B1The sudden 'achoo!' your nose makes.
- sniff/snɪf/verb · B2To breathe in sharply through the nose.
- snore/snɔː/verb · B2To breathe in loud rattling sounds while asleep.
- sob/sɒb/verb · B2To cry hard with gulping breaths.
- sober/ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/adjective · B1+Having drunk no alcohol; clear-headed.
- sole/səʊl/noun · B2The flat underside of a foot.
- sore/sɔː/adjective · B1Painful when touched or used, like a throat after shouting.
- specialist/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/noun · B2A doctor who is an expert in one particular area of the body.
- spine/spaɪn/noun · B1The long line of bones down the middle of your back.
- splinter/ˈsplɪn.tə/noun · B2A tiny sharp piece of wood stuck painfully in your skin.
- sprain/spɹeɪn/noun · B1+A twisted joint that swells but is not broken.
- stamina/ˈstæmɪnə/noun · C1The strength to keep going for a long time without tiring.
- sterile/ˈstɛɹaɪl/adjective · B2+Completely free of germs.
- stethoscope/ˈstɛθəskəʊp/noun · B2The tool a doctor wears around the neck to listen to your heart.
- stiff/stɪf/adjective · B2Hard to bend or move — new shoes, sore necks.
- sting/ˈstɪŋ/verb · B1To cause a sharp burning pain on the skin.
- stitchesnoun · B1Threads a doctor sews to hold a cut closed.
- stocky/ˈstɒki/adjective · B2+Short and solidly built.
- stomach/ˈstʌmək/noun · A2The part of your body where food goes; it hurts when you eat too much.
- strain/stɹeɪn/verb · B2To pour a mixture through a mesh to keep only the solid part.
- strength/ˈstɹɛŋθ/noun · A2The power to lift, push or endure.
- stretcher/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃə/noun · B2The carried bed used to move an injured person.
- stroke/stɹəʊk/noun · B2A sudden blockage of blood to part of the brain.
- sunburn/ˈsʌnˌbɜːn/noun · A2+Red painful skin from staying too long in the sun.
- sunscreen/ˈsʌn.skriːn/noun · A2+The cream that protects skin from burning in the sun.
- supplement/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/noun · C1An extra dose of something missing from a diet.
- surgeon/ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/noun · B2The doctor who operates on people in the operating room.
- surgery/ˈsɜː.d͡ʒə.ɹi/noun · B1When doctors open the body to repair something inside.
- swallow/ˈswɒl.əʊ/verb · B1To make food or drink go down your throat.
- sweat/swɛt/noun · B1The salty water your skin makes when you are hot or afraid.
- sweaty/ˈswɛti/adjective · B1Damp with the salty water the skin gives off.
- swelling/ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/noun · B1+A body part grown puffy and bigger after injury.
- swollen/ˈswəʊ.lən/adjective · B1+Puffed up bigger than it should be.
- symptom/ˈsɪm(p)təm/noun · B1+A sign, like fever or pain, that shows what illness you have.
- symptom-freeadjective · B2Showing no sign of the illness at all.
- syringe/sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/noun · B1+The tube and needle used to give injections.
- tanned/tænd/adjective · B2+Browned by the sun.
- tear/tɛə/noun · A2A drop of water that falls from your eye when you cry.
- temperature/ˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə/noun · A2+How hot or cold something is, measured in degrees.
- temple/ˈtɛm.pl̩/noun · B2A holy building for prayer in many eastern religions.
- tendon/ˈtɛn.dən/noun · B2+The tough cord that ties a muscle to a bone.
- tendonitis/tɛndəˈnaɪtɪs/noun · C1Painful swelling where a muscle joins a bone.
- terminal/ˈtɚmɪnəl/adjective · C1Describing an illness that cannot be survived.
- therapy/ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/noun · B2Regular treatment, for the body or the mind, over a longer time.
- thermometer/θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/noun · B2The small tool that measures how hot your body is.
- thigh/θaɪ/noun · B2The upper part of the leg, above the knee.
- throat/ˈθɹəʊt/noun · A2The inside front of your neck; it hurts there when you catch a cold.
- throb/θɹɒb/verb · B2+To hurt in a beating rhythm.
- thumb/ˈθʌm/noun · A2The short thick finger that makes the 'good job' sign.
- tissue/ˈtɪs.juː/noun · A2The soft paper square you blow your nose into.
- toe/təʊ/noun · B1One of the five small parts at the front of your foot.
- toenail/ˈtəʊˌneɪl/noun · B2The hard plate on the end of a toe.
- tongue/tʌŋ/noun · A2The soft part inside your mouth that tastes food.
- tooth/tuːθ/noun · A1One of the small hard white things in your mouth for biting.
- toothpaste/ˈtuːθpeɪst/noun · B1The minty paste you brush your teeth with.
- torso/ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/noun · B2The whole main block of the body — no head, arms, or legs.
- transplant/tɹɑːnzˈplɑːnt/noun · B2The operation that moves an organ from one body into another.
- treat/tɹiːt/verb · B1To behave toward someone in a certain way; also, to care for the sick.
- tremble/ˈtɹɛmbl̩/verb · B1+To shake slightly from fear, cold, or weakness.
- tumor/tjuː.mə/noun · B2A lump of cells growing where it should not.
- tweezers/ˈtwizəɹz/noun · B1+The small pinching tool for pulling out single hairs or thorns.
- vaccine/vækˈsin/noun · B2An injection that teaches your body to fight an illness before you catch it.
- vein/veɪn/noun · B2One of the thin blue tubes that carry blood under your skin.
- virus/ˈvaɪ.ɹəs/noun · B1A tiny thing that spreads illness from person to person.
- vitamin/ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/<a:UK><ref:{{R:Merriam Webster Onlinenoun · B2One of the tiny helpers in fruit and vegetables your body must have.
- voice/vɔɪs/noun · A1The sound you make when you speak or sing.
- waist/weɪst/noun · B2The narrow middle of your body, where a belt sits.
- waiting roomnoun · A2The room where patients sit before being called.
- ward/wɔːd/noun · B2One big hospital room shared by several patients.
- weary/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/adjective · B2Deeply tired in body and spirit.
- wheelchair/ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/noun · B1A chair on wheels for people who cannot walk.
- wheeze/ʍiːz/verb · C1To breathe with a thin whistling sound.
- wound/ˈwuːnd/noun · B1An open cut in the skin, often deep.
- wrinkle/ˈɹɪŋkl̩/noun · B1+A small line or fold in skin or cloth.
- wrist/ɹɪst/noun · A2The thin joint between your hand and your arm, where a watch sits.
- x-raynoun · B2A photograph that shows the bones through the skin.
- yawn/jɔːn/noun · B2Opening your mouth wide and slowly because you are tired or bored.