Allergy = when the body reacts badly to certain foods or chemicals in the air
Bleed = to lose blood from the body
Bruise = a blue and black mark on the skin caused by a hard knock
Cough = to try and clear blocked lungs or a blocked throat
Examine = what the doctor or nurse does to find out what is wrong with you
Hangover = feeling bad the morning after having drunk too much alcohol
Hay fever = the illness of sneezing and coughing caused by pollen in the air
Heal = to make or get better
Illness = feeling unwell; a disease
Injection = putting medicine into the blood with a syringe injection is a way of putting medicine into the bloodstream
with a special needle called a syringe painful = a body condition that hurts
Plaster = a small patch to put over a cut; also called a band-aid
Prescription = the piece of paper given to you by the doctor with the medicine you need
Stitch = a way of closing a deep, long cut to allow the skin to heal itself
Surgeon = a doctor who performs operations
Treatment = the name for the help given by a doctor or nurse
Unconscious = knocked out; a state like sleep
Virus = an illness that is passed from person to person
Vomit = to be sick or throw up
Wound = another word for damage to the skin caused by a knife or a bullet wound is an deep injury
to the skin caused by a weapon like a gun or a knife.