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68-71 HEALTH
68 Sickness
68.1 SICKNESS AND CONDITIONS
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/əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs/
appendicitis
/ˈæsmə/
asthma
/ˈʧɪkɪnpɒks/
chickenpox
/kəʊld/
cold
/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/
diabetes
/ˈɛksɪmə/
eczema
/fluː/
flu
/fuːd/ /ˈpɔɪznɪŋ/
food poisoning
/heɪ/ /ˈfiːvə/ / /ˈæləʤiz/
hay fever / allergies
/haɪ/ /blʌd/ /ˈprɛʃə/
high blood pressure
/ˌɪndɪˈʤɛsʧən/
indigestion
/ɪnˈfɛkʃᵊn/
infection
/ɪnˈsɒmnɪə/
insomnia
/ˈmiːzlz/
measles
/ˈmiːɡreɪn/
migraine
/mʌmps/
mumps
/ˈnəʊzbliːd/
nosebleed
/strɛs/
stress
/ˌtɒnsɪˈlaɪtɪs/
tonsillitis
/ˈvaɪərəs/
virus
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68.2 ADJECTIVES FOR SICKNESS
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/ˈɪʧi/
itchy
/ˈpeɪnfʊl/
painful
/sɪk/ / /ɪl/
sick / ill
/sɔː/
sore
/ˈswəʊlən/
swollen
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68.3 SYMPTOMS
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/ˈbækeɪk/
backache
/kɒf/
cough
/ˌdaɪəˈrɪə/ / /ˌdaɪəˈrɪə/
diarrhea / diarrhoea
/ˈfiːvə/ / /ˈtɛmprɪʧə/
fever / temperature
/ˈhɛdeɪk/
headache
/peɪn/
pain
/ˈrʌni/ /nəʊz/
runny nose
/sɔː/ /θrəʊt/
sore throat
/ˈstʌməkeɪk/ / /ˈstʌmək/ /eɪk/
stomachache / stomach ache
/ˈsɪmptəmz/
symptoms
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68.4 VERBS FOR SYMPTOMS
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/tuː/ /bliːd/
to bleed
/tuː/ /kɒf/
to cough
/tuː/ /hɜːt/ / /tuː/ /eɪk/
to hurt / to ache
/tuː/ /sniːz/
to sneeze
/tuː/ /ˈvɒmɪt/
to vomit
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68.5 ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES
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/ˈæksɪdənt/
accident
/baɪt/
bite
/ˈbrəʊkən/ /bəʊn/
broken bone
/bruːz/
bruise
/bɜːn/
burn
/kʌt/
cut
/ˈsplɪntə/
splinter
/spreɪn/
sprain
/stɪŋ/
sting
/wuːnd/
wound
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