Sunday, March 14, 2010

Health Words Saying More than Health (2)


Dead:
(a) no longer alive 
(b) no longer used or usable (c) complete (d) without activity (e) numb (f) (of sound or colour) dull (g) completely (h) directly (i) in the dead of – in the greatest or least active period of 
Deaf: 
(a) unable to hear 
(b) deaf to – unwilling to listen to
Depression:
(a) a state of low mood and aversion to activity
(b) period of reduced business activity (c) hollow in a surface (d) area of low air pressure
Diet:
(a) limited list of food and drink that someone is allowed for medical reasons
(b) eat according to a diet (c) food and drink usually taken (d) (be / go) on a diet – (be / start) living on a limited list of food usually in order to lose weight
Digest:
(a) (stomach) removes the substances that body needs and gets rid of the rest
(b) (information) think about it and understand it (c) summary
Doctor:
(a) person trained in medicine
(b) person holding one of the highiest university degrees (c) change dishonestly (d) make (an animal) unable to breed
Dumb:
(a) unable to speak
(b) unwilling to speak; silent (c) stupid
 
Faint:
(a) lose consciousness for a short time
(b) feels dizzy and unsteady (c) lacking strength or courage (d) not clear or bright
Far-sighted:
(a) able to see things only when they are far away
(b) able to judge future effects
Fatigue:
(a) extreme physical or mental tiredness
(b) weakness in metals caused by repeated bending (c) (in the army) a job of cleaning or cooking
Fever:
(a) (disease causing) high body temperature
(b) extreme excitement
Fit:
(a) physically healthy
(b) short attack of illness, etc. (c) ready to (d) be the right size and shape (for) (e) put in place (f) make suitable for (g) suitable, right (h) sudden loss of consciousness (i) quality of fitting well (j) way that something fits (k) fit in - match; harmonize; make room or time for (l) fit out – supply; furnish (m) fit to be tied – very angry (n) by fits and starts – not regularly (o) have a fit – be very angry or shocked (p) fit as a fiddle – perfectly healthy
 
Posted by Jade Dame 
[To be continued]

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