IELTS health and medicine vocabulary

Topic words for IELTS Academic essays and speaking about health, illness and healthcare.

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IELTS health and medicine vocabulary: words and hints
Add	Word	Hint
	diagnosis	identifying an illness
	symptom	sign of an illness
	chronic	lasting a long time
	epidemic	disease spreading fast
	obesity	being very overweight
	sedentary	sitting a lot, inactive
	nutrition	food and health
	prevention	stopping something happening
	vaccination	injection to protect from disease
	life expectancy	how long people live on average
	mental health	emotional and psychological health
	wellbeing	being healthy and happy
	treatment	medical care for an illness
	side effect	unwanted effect of a medicine
	healthcare	medical services
	immune system	body's defence against disease

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