UNIT 1 Health Science— My Glossary

UNIT 1 Health Science— My Glossary

HEALTH SCIENCE VOCABULARY

DATE

WORD

EXAMPLE

2015.02.26

BRUISE

The bruise resulted from the accident.

2015.02.26

PUFF UP / SWOLLEN

My hands and feet were so swollen that I could not move.

2015.02.26

NOD OFF

I was so tired I nodded off.

2015.02.26

BRING UP / THROW UP

The food made me feel bad. That’s why I brought it up.

2015.02.26

BLACK OUT

Given the bad situation, the children blacked out.

2015.02.26

SORE THROAT

The doctor put me on vitamins because of my sore throat.

2015.02.26

LUMP

I found a lump in my left arm.

2015.02.26

NOSEBLEED

I have a nosebleed because they hit me with the door.

2015.02.26

OUT OF BREATH

Don’t run that way! You’ll be out of breath!

2015.02.26

DAZE

The death of her best friend left her in a deep daze.

2015.02.26

SPRAIN

He suffered a crash and he was made a sprain.

2015.02.26

FLACK OUT

After the race, all runners flacked out.

2015.02.26

GROWTH

After many months of rehabilitation we have managed to remove the growth.

2015.03.05

GURNEY

They moved me from the ambulance to the hospital on a gurney.

2015.03.05

CRUTCH

The entire floor of the hospital was full and there were no wheelchairs, so I got a temporary crutch.

2015.03.05

PREP

The doctor prepped me for the surgery operation.

2015.03.05

WOOZY

I do not feel strong enough to do anything. I’m woozy.

2015.03.05

DRIFT BACK

I went with everything going on and I drifted back on the rocker in the garden.

2015.03.05

PASS OUT

As she heard the bitter news, she passed out.

2015.03.05

KNOCK OUT

He was knocked out from the blow with the hammer.

2015.03.05

PROP UP

His mother propped him with extra pillows to accommodate him better.

2015.03.05

COUGH UP

We all stood astonished at seeing her coughing up blood.

2015.03.05

FIT AS FIDDLE

Since she gets up early and goes to exercise she stays fit as fiddle.

2015.03.05

ALIVE AND KICKING

Although they announced that she would die in a few weeks, after three years she is alive and kicking.

2015.03.12

HOOK ON

He is hooked on drugs. He really needs help.

OTHER VOCABULARY

DATE

WORD

EXAMPLE

2015.02.27

CRAWL UP

He crawled up the slope that separated him from the farm.

2015.02.27

HAUL

He was hauled counting the missing kilometers to arrive.

2015.02.27

MUSTER UP

Muster up the courage to do something for her.

2015.03.05

GLARE

He glared his brother badly.

2015.03.05

HOLLER

I hollered in bad ways to leave me alone.

2015.03.05

STROLL

Would you stroll with me through the countryside?

2015.03.12

LIE OVER

We are lying over together and having fun.

2015.03.12

FUSSY / PICKY

He is very fussy. He does not like anything.

2015.03.12

TRIGGER

The triggers of the incident are still being investigated.

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