fight off | try to get rid | |
go down with | catch a non - serious illness | |
come down with | catch a non - serious illness - "I" | |
get over sth | get better - for less serious illnesses | |
recover from | get better - for more serious illnesses | |
suffer from | cierpieć na coś - for long term problems | |
die of / from something | umrzeć na coś | |
healthcare | general expression for all of the health services | |
national insurance | tax paid by most adults which covers the costs o fhealthcare for everyone | |
National Health Service | British name for the service that covers hospitals, clinics, dentists etc. | |
family doctor (GP - general practitioner) | doctor who looks after people's general health | |
clinic | large centre with several doctors and kinds of services | |
surgery | small centre with just two or three doctors | |
prescription charge | charge for the medication the doctor prescribes, which you pay at a pharmacy | |
go private | choose private healthcare | |
to be back on your feet again | mieś najgorsze za sobą/ to be ... on your ... ... | |
to be over the worst | mieć najgorsze za sobą/ to be _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ | |
to feel a bit under the weather | źle się czuć/ to feel a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | |
to be on the mend | być na dobrej drodze do wyzdrowienia | |
hurt | to give pain caused by an injury | |
ache | pain, not (necessarily?) caused by an injury | |
aches and pains | a phrase used to refer in a non - serious way to minor problems | |
cuts and bruises | a phrase used to refer to minor injuries | |
bruise | siniak | |
stinging | żądlący | |
throbbing | pulsujący | |
stiff neck | pain and difficulty in moving your neck round | |
dizzy | cierpiący na zawroty głowy | |
feverish | with a high temperature | |
nauseous | feeling that you want to vomit | |
tremble | shake | |
bunged up / blocked up | zatkany (np. nos) | |
to look off - colour | to feel not well, but not seriously ill/ to look _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ | |
to feel out of sorts | to feel not well, but not seriously ill/ to _ _ e _ _ _ _ of _ _ _ _ _ | |
acupuncture | uses needles to stick into specific parts of your body | |
chiropractic | manipulates your spine and bones to ease backache and other pains | |
spine | kręgosłup | |
chiropractor | kręgarz | |
herbal medicine | uses herbs and other natural plants | |
homeopathy | taking tiny amounts of natural substances to treat an illness | |
aromatherapy | using aromatic oils and massage | |
dosage | dawkowanie | |
vaccinations | szczepienia | |
donate blood | oddawać krew | |
physiotherapy | fizjoterapia | |
contact lenses | soczewki kontaktowe | |
filling | wypełnianie ( u dentysty) | |
clotting | when blood is forming a partly solid lump | |
cortex | kora mózgowa | |
dehydration | not having enough water in your body | |
ulcer | painful infected area on the skin or inside your body | |
side effects | unwanted effects in addition to the intended one | |
stools | medical term for excrement (formal) or pooh (informal, childish) | |
symptom of the problem | oznaka problemu | |
diagnose | to _ _ _ g _ _ _ _ the causes of a problem | |
prognosis | how exprets expect something to develop | |
ail | dolegać | |
ailing organization / economy | organization / economy that has a lot of problems | |
rash | wysypka | |
rash of burglaries | a number of burglaries happening at the same time | |
election fever | great excitement before election | |
to reach fever pitch | to get to the point of very high intensity | |
jaundice | żółtaczka | |
jaundiced view | unenthusiastic or sceptical view (because of previous bad experience) | |
scar | blizna | |
carry the scars of / be scared by | to be permanently affected by a negative experience | |
contagious | zaraźliwy | |
impregnate | zapładniać | |
pregnancy | ciąża | |
impregnation | zapłodnienie | |
pregnant | ciężarna | |
breastfeed | karmić piersią | |
breastfeeding | karmienie piersią | |
sensitize | uczulać, uwrażliwiać | |
sensitivity | wrażliwość | |
sensitive | wrażliwy | |
clot | zakrzep | |
clot | krzepnąć | |
drug | podawać środki nasenne | |
drug | lekarstwo | |
drugged | odurzony | |
dehydrate | odwadniać | |
ulcerate | owrzodzieć | |
ulcerous | wrzodowy / owrzodzony | |
affect | wpływać na | |
immunize | uodparniać | |
suffer from insomnia | cierpieć na bezsenność | |
to head for the nervous breakdown | mieć załamanie nerwowe | |
stye | jęczmień | |
conjunctivitis | zapalenie spojówek | |
scratch | drapać | |
athlete's foot | fungal infection of the feet | |
flushed | feverish | |
bump | guzek | |
shooting pains | ostre bóle | |
sprain | zwichnąć | |
lotion | płyn | |
itching | swędzenie | |
powder | proszek | |
cough mixture | syrop na kaszel | |
relieve the symptoms | załagodzić objawy | |
lozenges | pastylki | |
reduce the swelling | zredukować spuchnięcie | |
barbiturates | sleeping pills | |
sedatives | środki uspokajające | |
drops | tabletki _ r _ _ s | |
clear something up | oczyścić coś | |
X - ray | roentgen | |
crutches | kule | |
ease the pain | załagodzić ból | |
dull ache | tępy ból | |
spasm | skurcz | |
fracture | pęknięcie | |
chipped bone | odłupana kość | |
gland | węzeł chłonny | |
come out in a rash | mieć wysypkę | |
impetigo | liszajec | |
dermatitis | zapalenie skóry | |
short of breath | płytki oddech/brak tchu | |
suffer from asthma | mieć astmę | |
penicilin | penicylina | |
recovery | powrót do zdrowia | |
sling | temblak | |
tranquillisers | środki uspokajające | |
get blood pressure down | obniżyć ciśnienie krwi | |
ointment | maść | |
rub in | wcierać | |
put somebody on antibiotics | przepisać komuś antybiotyki | |
fiddle | as feet as a ... | |
health | in perfect ... | |
wrong | there's nothing ... with you | |
off | to feel a bit ... colour | |
funny | to feel _ u _ _ _ | |
sickening | to be _ _ c _ _ _ _ _ _ for sth | |
death warmed | to look like ... ... up | |
taken | to be ... ill | |
coma | śpiączka | |
regain consciousness | odzyskiwać świadomość | |
respnd to treatment | odpowiadać na leczenie | |
danger | off the ... list | |
round | show signs of coming ... | |
make progress | robić postępy | |
come out of the coma | wybudzić się ze śpiączki | |
corner | to turn the ... / podnieść się z choroby | |
speedy recovery | szybki powórt do zdrowia | |
to be over it / the worst is over | mieć najgorsze za sobą | |
convalesce | wracać do zdrowia / _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | |
along | to come ... nicely | |
out / about | to be ... and ... again | |
relapse | pogorszenie | |
deteriorate | pogarszać się | |
slip away | to pass by | |
hang by a thread | wisieć na włosku | |
he could go at any second | może umrzeć w każdej chwili | |
miraculous recovery | cudowne dojście do siebie | |
good | as ... as new | |
rain | as right as ... | |
he'll live till he's hundred | dożyje setki | |
to be allegric to work | mieć alergię na pracę | |
a mild attack of | łagodny atak czegoś | |
outbreak | wybuch, np. epidemii | |
bout of | napad czegoś | |
catchnig | zaraźliwy -,- | |
isolated cases of | pojedyncze przypadki | |
chronic cases of | liczne przypadki | |
sudden fit of | nagły atak | |
terminal disease | nieuleczalna choroba | |
recuperation (from) | powrót do zdrowia (_ _ c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) | |
poor circulation | słabe krążenie | |
high blood pressure | wysokie ciśnienie krwi | |
stroke | udar | |
heart attack | zawał | |
cardiac arrest | zatrzymanie akcji serca | |
heart failure | wada serca | |
appendicitis | zapalenie wyrostka | |
stomach ulcer | wrzód (brzuch) | |
polio | polio | |
hernia | przepuklina | |
constipation | zaparcie | |
measles | odra | |
chickenpox | ospa wietrzna | |
German measles / rubella | różyczka | |
smallpox | ospa | |
pleurisy | zapalenie opłucnej | |
glandular fever | mononukleoza zakaźna | |
yellow fever | żółta febra | |
scarlet fever | szkarlatyna | |
whooping cough | koklusz | |
influenza | grypa | |
leprosy | trąd | |
malaria | malaria | |
diphtheria | dyfteryt | |
catarrh | katar | |
sinusitis | zapalenie zatok | |
tonsilitis | zapalenie migdałków | |
laryngitis | zapalenie krtani | |
asthma | astma | |
angina | angina | |
cholera | cholera | |
bronchitis | zapalenie oskrzeli | |
tuberculosis / TB | gruźlica | |
lung cancer | rak płuca | |
intestines | jelita | |
gallstones | kamienie żółciowe | |
cirrhosis of the liver | marskość wątroby | |
hepatitis | wirusowe zapalenie wątroby | |
coronary thrombosis | zator naczyń wieńcowych | |
anaemia | anemia | |
pneumonia | zapalenie płuc | |
leukaemia | białaczka | |
haemorrhage | krwotok | |
blood cut | zakrzep ?? | |
typhoid | tyfus | |
dysentery | czerwonka | |
diarrhoea | biegunka | |
salmonella | salmonella | |
mumps | świnka | |
rheumatism | reumatyzm | |
enteritis | zapalenie jelit | |
arthritis | artretyzm | |
fibrositis | gościec mięśniowo-ścięgnisty | |
migraine | migrena | |
epilepsy / epileptic fits | epilepsja | |
Parkinson's disease | choroba Parkinsona | |
multiple sclerosis | stwardnienie rozsiane | |
muscular dystrophy | dystrofia mięśniowa | |
schizophrenia | schizofrenia | |
manic depression | depresja maniakalna | |
neurosis | neuroza | |
paranoia | paranoja | |
bloodshot eyes | przekrwione oczy | |
eyestrain | przemęczenie wzroku | |
sore gums | obolałe dziąsła | |
black eye | podbite oko | |
swollen lips | spuchnięte wargi | |
giddy | dizzy | |
nosebleed | krwotok z nosa | |
concussion | wstrząs | |
I singed my eyebrows | osmaliłem sobie brwi | |
I grazed my chin | drasnąłem podbródek | |
I scratched my cheek | zadrapałem policzek | |
I banged my head | uderzyłem się w głowę | |
I chipped my tooth | skruszyłem zęba | |
I knocked my tooth out | wybiłem zęba | |
I scalded my face | oparzyłem twarzz | |
split my lips open | pękła mi warga | |