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Word List: Injuries - list 2
- break, broke, broken [bɹeɪk]
(irregular verb) - Definition:
- to end up in two or more pieces that can't easily be reassembled; of a bone, to crack or fracture through a sudden physical strain
- Example:
- Don't slip and break your leg.
- Synonym(s):crack, fracture
- fracture, fractures [ˈfɹæk.tʃɘ]
(noun) - Definition:
- the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially a bone
- Example:
- The fracture needs to be treated in a hospital.
- cast, casts [kɑːst]
(noun) - Definition:
- a supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones
- Example:
- The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm.
- burn, burns [bɜː(r)n]
(noun) - Definition:
- a physical injury caused by heat, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals
- Example:
- She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.
- bump, bumps [bʌmp]
(noun) - Definition:
- a swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury
- Example:
- How did you get that bump on your head?
- twist [twɪst]
(verb) - Definition:
- to turn the ends of something in opposite directions, often using force
- Example:
- I slipped and twisted my ankle.
- Synonym(s):dislocate
- sprain [spɹeɪn]
(verb) - Definition:
- to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
- Example:
- He sprained his ankle and couldn't walk anymore.
- strain, strains [stɹeɪn]
(noun) - Definition:
- an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles; an injury resulting from violent effort
- Example:
- She had a painful strain in her leg.
- strain [stɹeɪn]
(verb) - Definition:
- to apply a force or forces to something by stretching out beyond what is normal or comfortable
- Example:
- Wrap the strained area to reduce swelling.
- damage [ˈdæmədʒ]
(verb) - Definition:
- to make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction
- Example:
- Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
- Synonym(s):harm
- bruise, bruises [bɹuːz]
(noun) - Definition:
- a purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow
- Example:
- He showed his bruises to the doctor.
- cuts and bruises
(Chunk) - Example:
- Julia hides her cuts and bruises with a bandage.
- swell, swelled, swollen [swɛl]
(irregular verb) - Definition:
- to become bigger than usual
- Example:
- They were worried because his foot was swollen.
- stiff [stɪf]
(adjective) - Definition:
- of an object, hard to bend and not flexible; of muscles, or parts of the body, painful, as a result of excessive, or unaccustomed exercise
- Example:
- My legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterday.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/people/health-care/injuries/list-2/
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