ADVANCED VOCABULARY - HEALTH PROBLEMS 1

Advanced Vocabulary - Health Problems 1

Match the following symptoms of the disease to their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS

a vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
the condition of being unable to get rid of waste material from the bowels easily
have a flow of saliva especially in excess
an abnormal change in the voice caused by a variety of conditions
pain or discomfort in the stomach associated with difficulty in digesting food
a group of spots or a raised area on the skin resulting from illness
a short repeated sound that you make in your throat without intending to
a condition in which a part of the body becomes red, painful and swollen
sudden severe pain in a tired muscle that becomes very tight
a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit

1)	indigestion	pain or discomfort in the stomach associated with difficulty in digesting food
2)	inflammation	a condition in which a part of the body becomes red, painful and swollen
3)	constipation	the condition of being unable to get rid of waste material from the bowels easily
4)	nausea	a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit
5)	hoarseness	an abnormal change in the voice caused by a variety of conditions
6)	malaise	a vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
7)	hiccups	a short repeated sound that you make in your throat without intending to
8)	cramp	sudden severe pain in a tired muscle that becomes very tight
9)	salivation	have a flow of saliva especially in excess
10)	rash	a group of spots or a raised area on the skin resulting from illness