[HEALTH]IELTS Vocabulary: Learn 300 Essential Words for IELTS

💪therapy=> therapeutic=> therapist

=> Many people in therapy begin to remember what happened to them in childhood.

=> Speech problems can often be solved by a speech therapy programme.

=> After breaking her leg, she needed several weeks of therapy to rebuild her muscles.

-in therapy

-undergo therapy

-receive therapy

-need therapy

----> treatment----> counselling----> cure----> remedy

💪transplant=> transplantation

=> Heart transplants are very common nowadays.

=> Hundreds of people are awaiting liver transplant operations.

=> There was a scandal over the sale of human organs for transplant.

-a heart transplant

-an organ transplant

-undergo a transplant

-receive a transplant

----> transfer----> replace----> move---> graft

💪immune=> immunity=>immunization

=> The blood test will show whether you are immune to the disease.

=> Most adults are immune to rubella.

=> After living in the war zone for a year, he became immune to the sight of death.

-immune system

-immune response

-immune from

-immune to

----> unaffected----> safe from----> exempt----> resistant

💪vaccine=> vaccinate=> vaccination

=> Anti- malarial vaccines are now undergoing trials.

=> Seven million doses of vaccine are given to British children every year.

=> Elderly people are often given a vaccine against flu.

-give a vaccine

-inject a vaccine

-new vaccine

-vaccine against

💪antibiotic

=> Approximately 60% of antibiotics are used to treat respiratory infections.

=> Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem that threatens the entire globe.

=> A 10 day course of oral antibiotics is the usual treatment for tonsillitis.

-prescribe antibiotic

-administer antibiotic

-powerful antibiotic

-course of antibiotics

----> drug----> medicine

💪dose=> dosage

=> The recommended dose for patients is 300mg.

-a dose of something

-recommended dose

-high dose

-low dose

----> amount----> quantity----> measure----> measurement----> shot

💪remedy=> remedies

=> Natural herbal remedies often help overcome winter infections.

=> There are many over-the-counter remedies for the common cold.

=> The remedy of our economic ills lies in the hands of the government.

-remedy for something

-a remedy for pain

-a natural remedy

-a cough remedy

----> medicine----> drug----> panacea----> relief----> antidote----> fix

💪immunize=> immunization=> immunizes

=> We require that every student is immunized against hepatitis.

=> The monkeys had been immunized with a vaccine.

=> All parents should have their children immunized.

-immunize against

-immunize against flu

-immunize a child

-flu immunization

----> vaccinate----> inoculate----> protect

💪pathology=> pathologist

=> Anatomy, physiology and pathology are studied on medical courses.

=> A sample was sent to a pathology laboratory for analysis.

=> he physician reviewed the pathology of selected disease processes.

-forensic pathology

-social pathology

-molecular pathology

-pathology laboratory

💪pharmaceutical

=> Roche are a Swiss pharmaceutical company.

=> The pharmaceutical industry is the second largest in the world.

=> The firm has supplied pharmaceuticals to Africa for many years.

-pharmaceutical industry

-pharmaceutical company

-pharmaceutical product

-pharmaceutical firm

----> medicine----> drugs

💪physiotherapy=> physiotherapist

=> After his leg heals, he will need several weeks of intensive physiotherapy.

=> An alternative is to visit a physiotherapy clinic.

=> If you experience joint pain, you can undergo a course of physiotherapy.

-undergo physiotherapy

-receive physiotherapy

-need physiotherapy

-physiotherapy clinic

💪practitioner

=> If in doubt, consult a medical practitioner.

=> To become a qualified practitioner takes several years.

=> If you feel chest pain, visit a medical practitioner immediately.

-a general practitioner

- a medical practitioner

-consult a practitioner

-visit a practitioner

----> doctor----> specialist----> consultant

💪psychiatry=> psychiatrist=> psychiatric

=> Psychiatry is a relatively new profession in medicine.

=> She is a consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry.

=> He practises psychiatry at the local hospital.

-study psychiatry

-teach psychiatry

-practise psychiatry

-child psychiatry

💪anaesthetic[UK] => anesthetic[US]=> anaesthetist=> anaesthetize

=> The operation is carried out under general anaesthetic.

=> 73% of women had an epidural anaesthetic during labour.

=> The dentist will usually give you a local anaesthetic during dental surgery.

-general anaesthetic

-local anaesthetic

-under anaesthetic

-administer an anaesthetic

----> pain killer----> shot----> gas----> soporific

💪acute

=> She was admitted to hospital with acute arthritis.

=> After drinking contaminated water, he developed an acute case of dysentery.

=> She was rushed to hospital after feeling acute chest pains.

-acute pain

-acute symptoms

-acute illness

-acute infection

----> severe----> sharp----> intense----> sudden

💪chronic=> chronically (adv.)

=> He is suffering from chronic back pain.

=> She suffered for years with chronic depression.

=> The condition is often chronic.

-chronic pain

-chronic stress

-chronic disorder

-chronic illness

----> constant----> persistent----> protracted----> continual----> sustained----> sustained

💪addict=> addiction

=> The research is designed to find out why drug addicts often relapse.

=> He was both an alcoholic and a cocaine addict.

=> They were both recovering addicts and supported each other.

-drug addict

-heroin addict

-become addicted

-former addict

💪allergy=> allergic

=> Food allergies can result in a wide variety of symptoms.

=> An allergy to cats is a common cause of asthma.

=> It is important to protect infants against allergies.

-allergy to something

-develop an allergy

-a severe allergy

-allergic reaction

----> sensitivity----> aversion----> hypersensitivity----> reaction

💪syndrome

=> irritable bowel syndrome affects more women than men.

=> The syndrome is more likely to affect those with lower levels of immunity.

=> The exact cause of Asperger’s Syndrome is not known.

-cause a syndrome

-acquire a syndrome

-suffer from a syndrome

-diagnose a syndrome

----> problem----> ailment----> malady----> sickness----> disorder

💪epidemic

=> Asevere flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.

=> A killer epidemic of yellow fever is affecting central Africa.

=> A report warns that the AIDS epidemic is not yet at its peak.

-an epidemic of something

-flu epidemic

-deadly epidemic

-epidemic sweeps through

----> widespread disease----> pandemic----> plague

💪trauma

=> Horse riding accidents often involve head trauma.

=> An ambulance is vital for getting trauma patients to hospital quickly.

=> Because of the car accident, she suffered severe neck and head trauma.

-severe trauma

-head trauma

-a trauma patient

-a trauma surgeon

----> shock----> damage----> wound----> blow----> injury