English vocabulary — Health topic
647 words · CEFR A1–C2
A roundup of 647 English vocabulary words for the Health topic across CEFR A1–C2, grouped by meaning and with IPA and English meanings. Learning Health vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more English vocabulary by topic and the A1–C2 pathway.
A1Health vocabulary · A1(5 words)Free
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not ill; in good health
to feel pain
something you take when you are ill
a person who looks after sick people in a hospital
not well
A2Health vocabulary · A2(23 words)
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something bad that happens by chance
a vehicle that takes ill people to hospital
a time you arrange to meet someone
to keep away from something
the red liquid inside your body
a sudden loud sound from your throat when you are ill
a doctor who looks after teeth
the food a person usually eats
the strength you need to do things
activity that keeps your body strong
a body temperature higher than normal
a pain in your head
the part of the body that moves the blood
a bed for a patient in a hospital
harm done to your body
the bad feeling when part of your body hurts
able to wait without getting angry
a shop that sells medicine
the outer cover of your body
what you wash with
B1Health vocabulary · B1(46 words)
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to give the right amount of time to each part of life
a bad reaction of the body to a food or a material
a state where nothing has too much weight
a good result you get from something
to lose blood
to take air in and out of the body
a small place where you see a doctor
to make an illness go away
to use less of something
to stop doing or eating something completely
a serious illness with a name
feeling that things are turning around you
the change something causes in a thing
extremely tired
something you do often without thinking
able to cause damage
to find something hard to do
the service that looks after people's health
keeping things clean to stay healthy
a period of being unwell
B2Health vocabulary · B2(133 words)
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severe and beginning suddenly
a need you cannot control
a substance added to food to keep or color it
to make a bad situation worse
a society where the share of old people grows
to make pain or a problem less severe
the organization that takes ill people to hospital
a medicine that kills bacteria
a strong feeling of worry
the wish to eat
how long you can stay focused
very small living things that can cause illness
having a good effect
to become exhausted from working too hard
exhaustion caused by long stress at work
a unit for measuring energy in food
a food substance that gives the body energy
relating to the heart and blood vessels
a person hurt or killed in an event
the smallest unit of a living thing
C1Health vocabulary · C1(254 words)
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the choice to go entirely without something
sharpness of perception or judgement
the extent to which a patient follows medical advice
written medical instructions made before you fall ill
a harmful reaction to a treatment
the dulling of response caused by too many warnings
a medicine that relieves pain
a substance that removes feeling before an operation
happening before birth
a medicine that reduces swelling
a substance the body makes to fight infection
a substance that causes the body to make antibodies
the loss of effect of drugs against germs
carrying a disease without showing signs
a repeated round of checking and improving
the freedom to decide how you do your job
workers kept on call to cover shortages
to be recovering
the share of hospital beds in use
unable to get out of bed because of illness
C2Health vocabulary · C2(186 words)
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release of tension by reliving a buried experience
a swollen pocket of pus in the body
sparing in eating and drinking
refraining entirely from alcohol
a loss of the will to act or decide
treatment added after the main treatment
the managing of your own emotional states
a nerve carrying signals towards the centre
to make an injury worse
an inability to recognize things although the senses work
a restlessness that makes it impossible to sit still
difficulty in naming your own feelings
one of the alternative forms of a gene
a state in which pain is not felt
a surgical or natural join between two tubes
employees supporting the main professional work
the loss of any capacity to feel pleasure
the loss of the sense of smell
a drug that stops blood clotting
loss of the ability to use language
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The Health topic set gathers 647 common English words across CEFR A1–C2. Instead of learning by scattered alphabetical lists, you learn whole word clusters in the Health context — which helps learners associate them more easily and remember them longer.
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