1st year Med.

LESSON 1

COUGH + VIDEO TERMINOLOGY

to stop coughing GP

swollen to breathe

lozenges to cough up

lungs heartburn

to have a cold hay fever

to get rid of

from the video:

practice pneumonia

to be ill to feel unwell

a tickly cough lung cancer

a runny nose to sneeze

a sore throat an illness

Useful expressions:

to drink plenty of fluids to have a weakened immune system

to refer a patient to hospital the main presenting symptom

it might be worth seeking medical advice it’s worth getting a medical opinion

it’s worth seeing your GP

NB it’s worth + -ing

to stop + -ing

Extra vocab:

a GP’s surgery to have a blocked nose

to be admitted to hospital
Different types of cough:

dry cough = no phlegm hacking cough =short, dry and frequent

chesty cough = productive cough because it expels phlegm

THE FLU + SYMPTOMS + VIDEO TERMINOLOGY

GP = General Practitioner tummy pain

difficulty sleeping to be sick

aching body to pee / your pee

treatment advice pregnant

to relieve symptoms recovery

to go to A&E (Accident and Emergency) difficulty breathing

infectious (adj) to infect (vb) to get infected

sudden flu is spread by

to sneeze tissues

to prevent to catch flu

Useful expressions:

symptoms come on very quickly a long-term medical condition

to avoid spreading the flu you’re more likely to …….

From the video:

A severe illness to lie down

to affect to be likely

to itch / itchy (adj) a tickly throat / to tickle

over-the-counter remedies a prescription

to have a runny nose a chest infection

plenty of to have a temperature / a fever

steam inhalation pneumonia

a carer to look after oneself / someone

a residential home a nursing home

to manage a (disposable) tissue

to pick up (a virus)

EXPRESSIONS

to have a flu jab to drink plenty of liquids

a long-term medical condition a weakened immune system

to be more likely to have the common cold / to be more likely to develop serious complications

to prevent the spread of flu to stop yourself catching flu

to have difficulty sleeping symptoms tend to come on gradually

to prevent you from doing anything to pick up a virus

to use over-the-counter remedies muscle aches and pains

In this lesson we have also come across the following parts of the body and organs:

 lungs

 throat

 kidneys

 fingers

 nose

 eyes

 toes

 limbs
  joints

 stomach

 tummy / belly

NB verbs ending in –en (by adding –en to certain abstract nouns and adjectives)

 to lessen

 to shorten

 to lengthen

 to widen

 to weaken

 to strengthen

NB abstract nouns - childhood / motherhood / parenthood / adulthood /

brotherhood

ATHLETE’S FOOT TERMINOLOGY

to affect / affected toes

rash itchy (to itch)

a blister / blistered skin to be sore

to spread toenails

to scratch (a scratch) swollen

cracked skin surrounding

to thrive barefoot

to weaken to lead to

to clear (rash /infection) pregnant

breastfeeding steroid cream

GP (General Practitioner) pain (to be in pain)

discomfort to ease

a sample to breathe

recovery (to recover) thoroughly

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

to stop something (from) spreading to prevent it from returning

to be more likely to get …… it’s unlikely to get better

to be unlikely to ……. to speed up recovery

to have a weakened immune system a skin sample

the surrounding areas to ease discomfort

wash your hands thoroughly dry your feet thoroughly

Notice the use of compound nouns:

(fungal) nail infections toenails / toe nails

health conditions (a mild) steroid cream

(a small) skin sample (good) foot hygiene

cotton socks locker rooms

FIRST AID and HOSPITAL TERMINOLOGY

In patient scales

Outpatient tourniquet

Day patient stretcher

A & E OR Casualty OR ER (US usage) scalpel

Plaster room needle

ward a swab

to dress wounds to change dressings

to be discharged from (hospital) to be admitted to

to be hospitalized to make rounds

medical record shifts

Outpatient Clinic a bedridden patient

a head injury heatstroke

whiplash injury sunstroke

a sprain to faint

frostbite a stiff neck