Illness & fashion

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catch a cold
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złapać przeziębienie
sneeze
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When you sneeze, air and often small drops of liquid suddenly come out of your nose and mouth in a way you cannot control:
cough
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to force air out of your lungs through your throat with a short, loud sound
get worse/deteriorate
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to become more ill, or to become a more severe condition
fever
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a medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the heart beats very fast
body ache
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pain in all body
sprain ankle
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to cause an injury to a joint (= a place where two bones are connected) by a sudden movement
swollen
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larger than usual
hurt
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to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them pain
cut sb
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to break the surface of something, or to divide or make something smaller, using a sharp tool, especially a knife
food poisoning
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an illness usually caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria
stomachache
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pain in your stomach
diarrhoea
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an illness in which the body's solid waste is more liquid than usual and comes out of the body more often
feel sick
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be ill
vomit
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throw up
nurse
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(the title given to) a person whose job is to care for people who are ill or injured, especially in a hospital:
burn sb
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get sb on fire
faint
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to feel weak, as if you are about to become unconscious
unconscious
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An unconscious thought or feeling is one that you do not know you have, in the state of not being awake and not aware of things around you, especially as the result of a head injury:
come round
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to become conscious again after an accident or medical operation:, to change your opinion of something
dress
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to treat an injury by cleaning it and putting medicine or a covering on it to protect it
examine
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to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them:
sore
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painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use
scruffy
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untidy and looking a little dirty
get over
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to return to your usual state of health or happiness after having a bad or unusual experience, or an illness
suede
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leather that is slightly rough to touch and is not shiny
lace
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a decorative cloth made by twisting thin thread in delicate patterns with holes in them
blister
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a painful swelling on the skin that contains liquid, caused usually by continuous rubbing, especially on your foot, or by burning
antihistamine
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a type of drug that is used to treat medical conditions caused by an extreme reaction to particular substances
rash
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a lot of small red spots on the skin

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