English Health and Illness Words! English has many words for health and illness, some of which are specific to certain parts of the world. In this post, we will take a look at some of these words and their meanings. Whether you’re sick or feeling healthy, it’s always good to know more about the language you’re speaking!
English Health and Illness Words
- have toothache
- hurt
- blood
- pass out
- heart attack
- have diarrhoea
- blow one’s nose
- hospital
- heart disease
- flu
- be tired
- have a cold
- have a sore throat
- doctor
- prescription
- wound
- faint
- have a headache
- suffer from
- have a stomach ache
- feel good
- medicine
- be allergic to
- get a bruise
- be constipated
- vomit
- wheelchair
- painful
- plaster
- vaccine
- twist one’s ankle
- catch a cold
- nurse
- swell
- sneeze
- injury
- band aid
- ulcer
- hepatitis
- get burnt
- be exhausted
- feel sick
- throw up
- have a temperature
- painless
- have constipation
- mumps
- take an aspirin
- family doctor
- bandage
- crutch
- injection
- chickenpox
- smallpox
- have a cough
- have a rash
- cough
- have backache
- have spots
- have earache
- pill
- take a medicine
- asthma
- feel dizzy