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Advanced Health Vocabulary for IELTS

This document provides definitions for several advanced vocabulary words and idioms related to health. It defines words like addict, check-up, chronic disease, epidemic, painkillers, rehab, diagnose, and stutter. It also defines idioms like alive and kicking, to break a habit, to black out, to be under the weather, to phone in sick, sick as a dog, and white as a sheet. The document is intended to expand one's vocabulary for discussing topics related to health and medical issues.

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Advanced Health Vocabulary for IELTS

This document provides definitions for several advanced vocabulary words and idioms related to health. It defines words like addict, check-up, chronic disease, epidemic, painkillers, rehab, diagnose, and stutter. It also defines idioms like alive and kicking, to break a habit, to black out, to be under the weather, to phone in sick, sick as a dog, and white as a sheet. The document is intended to expand one's vocabulary for discussing topics related to health and medical issues.

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IELTS Speaking sample about Health >

Advanced vocabulary:

 addict: a person, who is obsessed (addicted) by (to) something, drugs or


alcohol, for [Link] friend used to be an addict, but thankfully he's
healthy now.
 a check-up: an examination done by a doctor.I felt ill for a few days, so
I went for a check-up.
 a runny nose: a nose that has liquid coming out of it.I caught a cold so
now I have a runny nose.
 chronic disease: a type of disease that continues to occur for a long
[Link] friend Rob needs to use inhaler every day, because he has
chronic asthma.
 impediment: a physical defect that hinders normal or easy [Link]
an accident, Jim developed an impediment - he stutters.
 epidemic: when disease spreads very quickly and effects a large number
of [Link] was a large epidemic in South Africa in 20th century. It
took away millions of lives.
 painkillers: medicine for dealing with pain.I had to take the painkillers
last night, because I couldn't handle the pain.
 rehab: a course of treatment for drug or alcohol or any other
[Link] talking to a doctor, Jim decided to go to a rehab.
 to diagnose: to recognise an illness by examining the [Link]
Nick had a very rare disease, his doctor managed to diagnose it correctly.
 to stutter: to talk with a continued accidental repetition of
[Link] you might develop a stutter if you have been scared
by someone or something

Useful idioms:

 alive and kicking: to continue being well and [Link] grandma is


almost 90 but she's still alive and kicking.
 to break a habit: to stop doing something that is a habit, especially
something bad or harmful.I was a drug addict, but a managed to break
this habit.
 to black out: to lose consciousness.I blacked out before my final exam,
because I was too worried about it.
 to be under the weather: to feel [Link] won't be at work todays, she's
a bit under the weather.
 to phone in sick: to call your superior to inform him/her that you are
sick and won't be at work for some time.I had to phone in sick last week,
because I caught a flu.
 sick as a dog = to be at death’s door: very [Link] caught a flu a
few days ago and now he's sick as a dog.
 white as a sheet: can be sad about a very pale [Link] looks sick.
Look at him! He's white as a sheet.

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