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. |