B2 Unit 11: Body & health 1
18 B2 words: health care, well-built, sexual, treat, joint, X-ray… Learn them in 4 steps, then review them every day.
Word list
| Word | Meaning | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| health care/hɛlθ kɛr/ n | health caremedical services for people’s health | Good health care is important for every family.Good health care is important for every family. | |
| well-built/wɛl bɪlt/ adj | well-builthaving a strong, healthy-looking body | Ken is tall and well-built, like a swimmer.Ken is tall and well-built, like a swimmer. | |
| sexual/ˈsɛkʃuəl/ adj | sexualrelating to sex and the body | The school offers lessons on sexual health.The school offers lessons on sexual health. | |
| treat/trit/ v | to treatto give medical care to someone | The doctor will treat your cough with medicine.The doctor will treat your cough with medicine. | |
| joint/dʒɔɪnt/ n | jointa part of the body where bones meet | Ken has a sore joint in his knee.Ken has a sore joint in his knee. | |
| X-ray/ɛks reɪ/ n | X-raya picture of the inside of the body | The doctor ordered an X-ray of his arm.The doctor ordered an X-ray of his arm. | |
| therapy/ˈθɛrəpi/ n | therapytreatment to help someone feel better | Therapy helped Maria feel calmer and stronger.Therapy helped Maria feel calmer and stronger. | |
| injured/ˈɪndʒɚd/ adj | injuredhurt or damaged in the body | The injured player was taken to the hospital.The injured player was taken to the hospital. | |
| cure/kjʊr/ v | to cureto make an illness go away | This herbal tea can cure a mild cough.This herbal tea can cure a mild cough. | |
| pound/paʊnd/ v | to poundto beat very hard and fast | My heart began to pound after the long run.My heart began to pound after the long run. | |
| disorder/dɪˈsɔrdɚ/ n | disorderan illness that affects normal body function | The doctor treats sleep disorder in adults.The doctor treats sleep disorder in adults. | |
| throat/θroʊt/ n | throatthe back part of the mouth and neck | Anna has a sore throat and a cold.Anna has a sore throat and a cold. | |
| prevention/priˈvɛnʃən/ n | preventionthe act of stopping something bad from happening | Good food is part of the prevention of illness.Good food is part of the prevention of illness. | |
| stroke/stroʊk/ n/v | strokea sudden brain illness from poor blood flow | Her grandfather had a stroke but is recovering well.Her grandfather had a stroke but is recovering well. | |
| wound/waʊnd/ v | to woundto hurt a body with a weapon | The soldier was wounded in the arm.The soldier was wounded in the arm. | |
| dose/doʊs/ n | dosean amount of medicine taken at once | The doctor told Sam to take one dose of medicine twice a day.The doctor told Sam to take one dose of medicine twice a day. | |
| flesh/flɛʃ/ n | fleshthe soft part of the body under skin | The knife cut through the skin and into the soft flesh.The knife cut through the skin and into the soft flesh. | |
| nerve/nɝv/ n | nervea fibre that carries signals in the body | A nerve in his back was hurting him badly.A nerve in his back was hurting him badly. |