Health and Illness

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Health problems, injuries, doctors, etc.



allergy
allergy - alergie
BrE
/'ælədʒi/
AmE
/'ælərdʒi/

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
ambulance - sanitka, sanitní vůz, záchranka
BrE
/'æmbjʊləns/
AmE
/'æmbjʊləns/

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


Aspirin
Aspirin - Aspirin, acylpirin
BrE
/'æsprɪn/
AmE
/'æsprɪn/

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


bandage
bandage - obvaz
BrE
/'bændɪdʒ/
AmE
/'bændɪdʒ/

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


bleed
bleed - krvácet
BrE
/'bli:d/
AmE
/'bli:d/

verb - to lose blood


blood pressure
blood pressure - krevní tlak
BrE
/'blʌdpreʃə/
AmE
/'blʌdpreʃər/

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


broken
broken - rozbitý, zlomený
BrE
/'brəʊkən/
AmE
/'brəʊkən/

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


care
care - péče, starost
BrE
/'keə/
AmE
/'ker/

noun - looking after somebody, interest in somebody or something


casualty
casualty - oběť (nehody apod.)
BrE
/'kæʒəlti/
AmE
/'kæʒəlti/

noun - the victim of an accident etc.


cold
cold - nachlazení
BrE
/'kəʊld/
AmE
/'koʊld/

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


cough
cough - kašel
BrE
/'kɒf/
AmE
/'kɑ:f/

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
crutch - berle
BrE
/'krʌtʃ/
AmE
/'krʌtʃ/

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


cut
cut - říznout se, pořezat se
BrE
/'kʌt/
AmE
/'kʌt/

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


dentist
dentist - zubař, zubařka, zubní lékař
BrE
/'dentɪst/
AmE
/'dent̬ɪst/

noun - a doctor who looks after people's teeth


disabled
disabled - postižený
BrE
/dɪ'seɪbld/
AmE
/dɪ'seɪbld/

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
disease - choroba, nemoc
BrE
/dɪ'zi:z/
AmE
/dɪ'zi:z/

noun - a serious illness


dizzy
dizzy - mající závrať, pociťující motání hlavy
BrE
/'dɪzi/
AmE
/'dɪzi/

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
doctor - doktor, lékař
BrE
/'dɒktə/
AmE
/'dɑ:ktər/

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


 
emergency - pohotovost
BrE
/ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsi/
AmE
/ɪ'mɜ:rdʒənsi/

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


faint
faint - omdlít, ztratit vědomí
BrE
/'feɪnt/
AmE
/'feɪnt/

verb - to lose consciousness briefly and fall


fever
fever - horečka, vysoká teplota
BrE
/'fi:və/
AmE
/'fi:vər/

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


flu
flu - chřipka
BrE
/'flu:/
AmE
/'flu:/

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


hay fever
hay fever - senná rýma
BrE
/'heɪfi:və/
AmE
/'heɪfi:vər/

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


headache
headache - bolest hlavy
BrE
/'hedeɪk/
AmE
/'hedeɪk/

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


heart attack
heart attack - infarkt
BrE
/'hɑ:tətæk/
AmE
/'hɑ:rt̬ətæk/

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


hospital
hospital - nemocnice
BrE
/'hɒspɪtl/
AmE
/'hɑ:spɪt̬l/

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


hurt
hurt - bolet
BrE
/'hɜ:t/
AmE
/'hɜ:rt/

verb - to feel pain, to be painful


chemist
chemist - lékárník
BrE
/'kemɪst/
AmE
/'kemɪst/

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


ill
ill - nemocný
BrE
/'ɪl/
AmE
/'ɪl/

adjective - not feeling well, having an illness


illness
illness - nemoc
BrE
/'ɪlnəs/
AmE
/'ɪlnəs/

noun - a sickness or disease


 
infection - infekce, nákaza, zánět
BrE
/ɪn'fekʃn/
AmE
/ɪn'fekʃn/

noun - a disease caused by bad bacteria or a virus


injury
injury - zranění, úraz
BrE
/'ɪndʒəri/
AmE
/'ɪndʒəri/

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


 
limp - kulhat
BrE
/'lɪmp/
AmE
/'lɪmp/

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


medicine
medicine - lék, medicína
BrE
/'medɪsn/
AmE
/'medɪsn/

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


nurse
nurse - zdravotní sestra, ošetřovatelka, ošetřovatel
BrE
/'nɜ:s/
AmE
/'nɜ:rs/

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


pain
pain - bolest
BrE
/'peɪn/
AmE
/'peɪn/

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


pill
pill - pilulka, tableta, tabletka, prášek (pilulka)
BrE
/'pɪl/
AmE
/'pɪl/

noun - a small piece of medicine which you swallow


 
poisoning - otrava
BrE
/'pɔɪzənɪŋ/
AmE
/'pɔɪzənɪŋ/

noun - the state of having eaten something poisonous or dangerous


 
prescribe - předepsat (lék)
BrE
/prɪ'skraɪb/
AmE
/prɪ'skraɪb/

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


prescription
prescription - předpis (lékařský)
BrE
/prɪ'skrɪpʃn/
AmE
/prɪ'skrɪpʃn/

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


rash
rash - vyrážka (kožní)
BrE
/'ræʃ/
AmE
/'ræʃ/

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


runny nose
runny nose - rýma
BrE
/ˌrʌni'nəʊz/
AmE
/ˌrʌni'noʊz/

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


sick
sick - pociťující nevolnost, špatně od žaludku
BrE
/'sɪk/
AmE
/'sɪk/

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


sore throat
sore throat - bolest v krku
BrE
/ˌsɔ:'θrəʊt/
AmE
/ˌsɔ:r'θroʊt/

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)
BrE
/'spɒt/
AmE
/'spɑ:t/

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


stomachache
stomachache - bolest břicha
BrE
/'stʌməkeɪk/
AmE
/'stʌməkeɪk/

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


 
stroke - mrtvice, mozková mrtvice
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/

noun - a sudden illness of a part of the brain


sunburn
sunburn - spálit se (na sluníčku)
BrE
/'sʌnbɜ:n/
AmE
/'sʌnbɜ:rn/

verb - to get burned by the sun


sunstroke
sunstroke - úžeh
BrE
/'sʌnstrəʊk/
AmE
/'sʌnstroʊk/

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


swell
swell - opuchnout, napuchnout, naběhnout (opuchnout)
BrE
/'swel/
AmE
/'swel/

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


 
symptom - příznak, symptom
BrE
/'sɪmptəm/
AmE
/'sɪmptəm/

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


temperature
temperature - teplota
BrE
/'temprɪtʃə/
AmE
/'temprɪtʃər/

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


throw up
throw up - zvracet
BrE
/ˌθrəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌθroʊ'ʌp/

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


tired
tired - unavený, znavený
BrE
/'taɪəd/
AmE
/'taɪərd/

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


tonsillitis
tonsillitis - angína
BrE
/ˌtɒnsɪ'laɪtɪs/
AmE
/ˌtɑ:nsɪ'laɪt̬ɪs/

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


tooth ache
tooth ache - bolest zubu, bolest zubů
BrE
/'tu:θeɪk/
AmE
/'tu:θeɪk/

noun - a dull pain in your tooth or teeth


 
treatment - léčení, léčba
BrE
/'tri:tmənt/
AmE
/'tri:tmənt/

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


vitamin
vitamin - vitamín
BrE
/'vɪtəmɪn/
AmE
/'vaɪt̬əmɪn/

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
wheelchair - invalidní vozík
BrE
/'wi:ltʃeə/
AmE
/'wi:ltʃer/

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




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