Health and Illness

allergy - alergie

noun - a health problem in which you become ill because you have eaten something, touched something etc., typical symptoms are rash, swelling, red eyes, runny nose, breathing problems etc.

ambulance - sanitka, sanitní vůz, záchranka

noun - a vehicle used for transporting sick or injured people quickly to hospital

Aspirin - Aspirin, acylpirin

noun - (trademark) a medicine that people often take when they do not feel okay, e.g. if they have a headache or temperature

bandage - obvaz

noun - a strip of cloth or other material used to cover an injured part of the body, usually to prevent bleeding etc.

bleed - krvácet

verb - to lose blood

blood pressure - krevní tlak

noun - the force with which the blood flows through the body

broken ^*1 - rozbitý, zlomený

adjective - not working, not in its original shape, made into two or more pieces

care - péče, starost

noun - looking after somebody, interest in somebody or something

casualty - oběť (nehody apod.)

noun - the victim of an accident etc.

cold ^*2 - nachlazení

noun - a health problem the symptoms of which are sore throat, cough, runny nose, temperature and headache

cough - kašel

noun - the act of pushing air out of your throat suddenly, with a rough noise, usually as a result of a cold or another illness

crutch - berle

noun - an instrument that you put under your arm to help you walk when you are injured

cut - říznout se, pořezat se

verb - to get wounded by a knife or another sharp object

dentist ^*3 - zubař, zubařka, zubní lékař

noun - a doctor who looks after people's teeth

disabled - postižený

adjective - not having some physical or mental abilities that people normally have; not able to use a part of the body properly (e.g. legs etc.)

disease - choroba, nemoc

noun - a serious illness

dizzy - mající závrať, pociťující motání hlavy

adjective - feeling as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall, usually as a result of being somewhere very high, or of an illness

doctor ^*4 - doktor, lékař

noun - a person who works in a hospital etc, and helps people who have a problem with their health

emergency - pohotovost

noun - medical service that is available at all times, even at night

faint - omdlít, ztratit vědomí

verb - to lose consciousness briefly and fall

fever - horečka, vysoká teplota

noun - a very high body temperature that you have when you are very ill

flu ^*5 - chřipka

noun - an illness, you have a temperature, cough, sore throat, headache and your arms and legs hurt

hay fever - senná rýma

noun - a kind of illness caused by breathing in the pollen of some plants, its symptoms are a runny nose, sore throat etc.

headache ^*6 - bolest hlavy

noun - the pain in your head that you feel when you are ill or when you have been working too much

heart attack - infarkt

noun - a sudden illness in which the heart stops working properly

hospital ^*7 - nemocnice

noun - a place where people go when they are very ill or when they are injured

hurt - bolet

verb - to feel pain, to be painful

chemist - lékárník

noun, British English - a person who sells medicine, shampoo, soap etc.

ill ^*8 - nemocný

adjective - not feeling well, having an illness

illness ^*9 - nemoc

noun - a sickness or disease

infection - infekce, nákaza, zánět

noun - a disease caused by bad bacteria or a virus

injury - zranění, úraz

noun - a harm that is done to somebody, esp. in an accident

limp - kulhat

verb - to walk with difficulty when your leg has been injured, to walk as if your leg has been injured

medicine ^*10 - lék, medicína

noun - a substance or pill etc, that is used when people are ill to make them better

nurse ^*11 - zdravotní sestra, ošetřovatelka, ošetřovatel

noun - a woman (or a man) who works in a hospital and takes care of patients

pain ^*12 - bolest

noun - the feeling you have in a part of body that has been hurt

pill - pilulka, tableta, tabletka, prášek (pilulka)

noun - a small piece of medicine which you swallow

poisoning - otrava

noun - the state of having eaten something poisonous or dangerous

prescribe - předepsat (lék)

verb - (of a doctor) to write a special document for the chemist, which allows you to use some kind of medicine etc.

prescription - předpis (lékařský)

noun - a kind of document written by a doctor for a chemist, which allows you to use some kind of medicine

rash - vyrážka (kožní)

noun - spots that appear on the skin, caused by an illness or an allergy

runny nose - rýma

noun - the state in which the nose is producing more mucus than it normally does, esp. because you are ill

sick ^*13 - pociťující nevolnost, špatně od žaludku

adjective - feeling bad in the stomach and want to throw up

sore throat - bolest v krku

noun - a kind of discomfort that you feel in your throat when you have a flu or a cold

spot - skvrna (na kůži), pupínek (na kůži)

noun - a small area or point on the skin that has a different colour etc. than the area around it

stomachache - bolest břicha

noun - the pain you feel in your belly when you have eaten something bad etc.

stroke - mrtvice, mozková mrtvice

noun - a sudden illness of a part of the brain

sunburn - spálit se (na sluníčku)

verb - to get burned by the sun

sunstroke - úžeh

noun - an illness caused by staying too long in hot sunlight

swell - opuchnout, napuchnout, naběhnout (opuchnout)

verb - to become larger, often about a part of the body that has been hurt etc.

symptom - příznak, symptom

noun - something by which you can identify an illness, the way it shows itself

temperature - teplota

noun - hotness or coldness of a place, an object, or a person's body

throw up - zvracet

verb - to vomit; to let food come out of your stomach through your mouth, esp. when you feel sick

tired ^*14 - unavený, znavený

adjective - feeling weak and sleepy when you have worked too much or slept little

tonsillitis - angína

noun - an illness in which you have a very sore throat and the tonsils become swollen and white

tooth ache ^*15 - bolest zubu, bolest zubů

noun - a dull pain in your tooth or teeth

treatment - léčení, léčba

noun - the use of medicine to try to cure a disease or illness

vitamin - vitamín

noun - one of the substances that are necessary for the body, they are present in various kinds of food or can be taken in the form of pills

wheelchair - invalidní vozík

noun - a seat with wheels that is used by people who cannot walk etc.