Unit 14

Word

Example

chronic illnesses

Have you got any chronic illnesses?

acute illnesses

Do you know any acute illnesses?

condition

What can you say about the condition of this patient?

pre-existing

The drug should be used with caution in patients with pre-existing cardiac disease.

osteoporosis

Osteoporosis afflicts many older women.

pneumonia

People who are bedridden can easily get pneumonia.

chronic bronchitis

I think, it is chronic bronchitis.

scarlet fever

My child was ill with scarlet fever this week.

endocarditis

Endocarditis is an inflammation of the lining of the heart.

diabets

Diabets is a disease in which the body cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood.

amputation

Amputation of the limb is really a last resort.

cataract

Under the term cataract doctors understand an area of the eye that changes to become unclear, causing a person not to see well, or this condition of the eye.

blindness

A lack of vitamin A can cause blindness.

insulin

She has to have insulin injections for her diabetes.

glaucoma

Glaucoma can cause a person to lose their sight.