ESL Podcast 227 - Describing Symptoms to a Doctor
stomachache - a pain in the stomach
Jenny has a stomachache because she ate too much junk food this afternoon.
to come and go - to appear and disappear; to arrive and leave
Ella is tired because she was coming and going all day yesterday, between her house, her work, the school, and store.
heartburn - a burning pain in the chest, usually caused by something you ate
Whenever Dad eats pizza, he gets a bad case of heartburn.
bloated - uncomfortably full of food, gas, or water
I drank too much soda with lunch and now I feel bloated.
nauseous - sick to one's stomach; a feeling that one wants to vomit or throw up
Standing on the roof of a tall building and looking down makes me feel nauseous.
to press - to gently push; to push down
The little boy pressed all of the buttons in the elevator so we had to stop on every floor.
headache - a pain in the head
Jeremiah says that his neighbors play their music too loudly and that's why he always has a headache.
fatigued - very tired
After working 12 hours at the hospital, the doctor was very fatigued and she needed some rest.
stuffy nose - the feeling that something is in one's nose which makes it difficult to breathe
Grandpa always has a stuffy nose when he visits their house. Maybe he's allergic to their cats.
cough - the noise caused when air is forced through one's throat, especially when one is sick
I would have enjoyed the opera, but it was difficult to hear the singers because the man sitting behind me had a bad cough.
sore throat - a burning pain in one's throat
My mother taught me that whenever I have a sore throat, I should drink a lot of orange juice and hot tea with lemon.
earache - a pain in the ear
If a bad earache isn't treated, the infection can cause a loss of hearing.
stiff - difficult to move
My body is so stiff today because I went running yesterday for the first time in six months.
to lose feeling - not to be able to feel anything; to have no feeling in a part of one's body
Karen slept on her right arm, and when she woke up, she realized that she had lost feeling in her hand.
symptom - a problem with one's body that shows that someone isn't healthy
The symptoms of the flu include fever, body aches, and tiredness.
in-laws - the parents of one's husband or wife
Ever since my parents died, my in-laws have treated me like their own son.
to admit (someone) - to send someone to a clinic or hospital for special care, usually overnight
When the doctor couldn't identify the cause of Carly's symptoms, he admitted her to the hospital for more tests.