Unit 6. Health Matters

(Health Problems, Office Solutions, Bad Habits Die Hard, Maladies of the XXI Century[1])

abuse, v/n	drug / alcohol abuse
abusive, adj	syn. insulting
addict, n	a drug / alcohol addict
addicted, adj	to be addicted to sth
addiction, n	an addiction to sth
adjust, v
adjustable, adj
ache, v/n	backache
allergy, n
allergic, adj	to be allergic to sth
appoint, v
appointment, n	to have/ fix/ make an appointment with sb to keep/ break/ ask for appointment by appointment appointment diary/ calendar
breath, n	to hold one’s breath, to take one’s breath, to be out of breath, to be short of breath
breathe, v	to breathe in / out
breathless, adj
breathtaking, adj
case, n	just in case
check-up, n	to go for/ have a check-up
cold, n
complain, v	to complain of a pain
complaint, n
complication, n	to develop ~ to avoid/ cause ~ complications may set in
compression, n	nerve/ muscle/ tendon compression
condition, n	to be in good/ poor/ no / out of condition working conditions – syn. working surroundings, working environment under/ in such conditions
conscious, adj	ant. unconscious
consciousness, n	to lose consciousness – syn. to faint, to pass out to recover/ regain consciousness – syn. to come round
consult, v	to consult sb about sth
cough, v/n	to have a bad/ heavy/ dry/ persistent cough
cure, v/n	to cure sb of sth a cure for sth
curable, adj	ant. incurable
damage, v/n
deficient, adj	to be deficient in sth
deficiency, n	deficiency in/of sth
diagnose, v
diagnosis, n	to make a diagnosis
die, v	syn. pass away
death, n	to cause death
dizzy, adj	to be/ feel dizzy syn. to be giddy
disease, n	acute/ common/ incurable/ serious/ rare/ chronic/ infectious disease to catch/ pick up a disease to go/ come down with a disease to cure/ prevent a disease to recover from/ get over a disease
doctor, n	syn. medical man, practitioner, GP
drug, n	to take/ use/ be on drugs drug addiction
ergonomics, n	ergonomics requirements
examine, v	to examine sb for sth to have sth examined
faint, v/n/adj	syn. to pass out
feel, v
fever, n	to feel a high/ slight/ constant fever
fit, adj	ant. unfit to keep fit to be fit for/ to sth
habit, n	bad habits eating/ drinking/ sleeping habits to be in / fall into / get into the habit of doing sth to cure sb of the habit of doing sth to get out of/ break the habit
habitual, adj	syn. regular, usual
harm, v/n	syn. damage, injury to do / cause harm to sb/sth
harmful, adj	ant. harmless
hazard, n	occupational hazard
hazardous, adj	hazardous to sb/sth
heal, v
hurt, v/n	it hurts me to do sth Where does it hurt? to hurt one’s feelings
illness, n	syn. disease, sickness, ailment, malady
infection, n
infectious, adj	syn. contagious, catching
inflammation, n
injection, n	an injection against sth to give an injection
injure, v	syn. to hurt, harm to injure badly/ seriously/ severely/ slightly to injure one’s health by smoking, drinking, etc.
injury, n
layout, v/n	cellular / open-plan layout
malinger, v	syn. to feign a sickness
malingerer, n
medicine, n
medicine chest, n
medical, adj	medical service
medicinal, adj	to be used for medicinal purposes
numbness, n	numbness in arms/ hands
ointment, n	to rub ~ on/ in(to)
operate, v	to operate on sb for sth
operation, n	syn. surgery to undergo/ have/ perform an operation for sth
pain, n	an acute/ constant/ severe/ sharp/ dull/ steady/ sudden pain to be in pain to ease/ soothe/ relieve/ kill a pain
painful, adj	ant. painless
painkiller, n
patient, n
pill, n	syn. tablet to take pills side-effects of the pill
prescribe, v	to prescribe for sth
prescription, n	to write out/ fill/ make up a prescription
prevent, v
prevention, n
preventable, adj
recover, v	syn. to get over
recovery, n	to make a quick/ speedy/ slow/ good recovery to be on the road/ way to recovery – syn. to be on the mend
reduce, v	syn. to cut down on sth
remedy, n	a remedy for sth
shiver, v	syn. to tremble, shudder to shiver with sth to feel shivery
sick, adj	syn. ill to feel sick – syn. to vomit to be air-/ sea-/ motion-/ travel-/ carsick to be on sick leave to be off sick
sneeze, v/n
sore, adj	syn. painful, aching
sound, v	to have one’s chest/ lungs sounded
stiff, adj
stiffen, v
strain, v/n
stress, n	to be under stress
stressful, adj
swell, v
syndrome, n
temperature, n	to get/ have/ run a temperature to take sb’s temperature to bring down/ reduce the temperature
test, v/n
treat, v	to treat sb for sth with sth
treatment, n	a treatment for sth to have/ undergo a course of treatment
vital, adj
vitally, adv
workstation, n
X-ray, v/n	to have one’s chest X-rayed
Phrasal verbs
to come / go down with sth
to get over
to pick up
to get through
to cut down on
to cut out
to put on
to take up
to pass out
to come round
Idiomatic Expressions
to be as fit as a fiddle
to feel low
to take it easy
to feel off colour
to feel out of sorts
to feel under the weather
to be/ feel worn out
to be/ feel run down
His/ her life is hanging by a thread
to burn the candle at both ends
to be out of danger / to be off the danger list
to be on the mend
to be as right as rain
to be as good as new

[1] All the relevant synonyms, antonyms, collocations, etc. can be found in the corresponding units from A Good Start-1, A Good Start-2 and Achievement.

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