Health and body vocabulary

headache ['hɛdeɪk]

stomachache ['stʌməkeɪk]

backache ['bækeɪk]

fever ['fi:vər] - a body temperature higher than normal

cough [kɔf] - force air noisily from your lungs when you are sick (noun and verb)

cold [koʊld] - a common minor illness that makes you sneeze and cough (catch a cold)

flu [flu:] - influenza; an illness like a bad cold, with fever

medicine ['mɛdɪsɪn]

pill [pɪl] - a small round piece of medicine that you swallow

prescription [prɪ'skrɪpʃən] - a doctor's written order for medicine

appointment [ə'pɔɪntmənt] - an arranged time to see someone, e.g. a doctor

sick [sɪk]

healthy ['hɛlθi]

pain [peɪn]

hurt [hɜrt] - cause pain; feel pain (my leg hurts)

heal [hi:l] - become healthy again; make healthy

patient ['peɪʃənt]

symptom ['sɪmptəm]

The suffix -ache [eɪk] means pain. We use it for common body pains: headache, stomachache, backache, toothache ['tu:θeɪk].