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Vocabulary
1 recover (v) to get better from an illness (recovery :n)
2 injury (n) damage to part of a person’s or an animal’s body caused
by an accident or attack
3 treat (v) try to make a sick person better by using medicine,
hospital care, etc.
4 symptom (n) a sign of an illness (treatment : n)
5 patient (n) somebody who is ill and receiving medical care (in
hospital)
6 emergency a situation where someone needs taking to hospital; a
(n) serious situation that sb must deal with immediately
(emergency: adj)
7 operation (n) the process of cutting into somebody’s body to repair it
or remove a part that is damaged
8 ache (n) a continuous internal discomfort that is unpleasant but
not strong
(ache: v)
9 pain (n) sharp external discomfort that is difficult to ignore
(painful: adj)
10 instructor (n) a trainer, somebody who teaches you a sport (instruction
:n)
11 pose (n) a position of the body
12 evidence(n) facts or information indicating whether a belief or
proposition is true or valid
13 illness(n) a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or
mind (ill :adj)
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