English IELTS: Health Flashcards

40 IELTS words for health, illness and lifestyle, with definitions, example sentences, Vietnamese meanings and audio.

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IELTS: Health word list – part 1 of 1

#	Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Tiếng Việt
1	well-being noun	noun	The state of being healthy and happy sức khỏe và hạnh phúc “Exercise improves mental well-being.”	sức khỏe và hạnh phúc
2	obesity noun	noun	The state of being very overweight bệnh béo phì “Childhood obesity is rising.”	bệnh béo phì
3	diet noun	noun	The food you usually eat chế độ ăn uống “A balanced diet is important.”	chế độ ăn uống
4	nutrition noun	noun	The food needed for good health dinh dưỡng “Good nutrition helps children grow.”	dinh dưỡng
5	nutritious adjective	adjective	Full of things the body needs bổ dưỡng “Vegetables are very nutritious.”	bổ dưỡng
6	sedentary adjective	adjective	Involving a lot of sitting ít vận động “Office workers often have a sedentary lifestyle.”	ít vận động
7	lifestyle noun	noun	The way a person lives lối sống “A healthy lifestyle prevents disease.”	lối sống
8	chronic adjective	adjective	Lasting for a long time mãn tính “He suffers from chronic back pain.”	mãn tính
9	disease noun	noun	An illness bệnh “Heart disease is a major cause of death.”	bệnh
10	infection noun	noun	An illness caused by bacteria or a virus sự nhiễm trùng “Wash your hands to prevent infection.”	sự nhiễm trùng
11	symptom noun	noun	A sign of an illness triệu chứng “Fever is a common symptom of flu.”	triệu chứng
12	diagnose verb	verb	To find out what illness someone has chẩn đoán “The doctor diagnosed diabetes.”	chẩn đoán
13	treatment noun	noun	Medical care for an illness sự điều trị “The treatment was successful.”	sự điều trị
14	prescription noun	noun	A doctor's written order for medicine đơn thuốc “You need a prescription for this drug.”	đơn thuốc
15	vaccine noun	noun	A substance that protects against a disease vắc-xin “The vaccine is free for children.”	vắc-xin
16	immune system noun	noun	The body's defence against illness hệ miễn dịch “Sleep strengthens the immune system.”	hệ miễn dịch
17	epidemic noun	noun	A disease that spreads quickly in one area dịch bệnh “A flu epidemic hit the city.”	dịch bệnh
18	pandemic noun	noun	A disease that spreads across the world đại dịch “The pandemic changed how we work.”	đại dịch
19	mental health noun	noun	The health of a person's mind sức khỏe tinh thần “Stress affects mental health.”	sức khỏe tinh thần
20	stress noun	noun	Worry caused by difficult situations sự căng thẳng “Exams cause a lot of stress.”	sự căng thẳng
21	anxiety noun	noun	A feeling of worry and fear sự lo âu “Social media can increase anxiety.”	sự lo âu
22	depression noun	noun	A mental illness of deep sadness bệnh trầm cảm “Depression can be treated.”	bệnh trầm cảm
23	life expectancy noun	noun	How long people are expected to live tuổi thọ trung bình “Life expectancy in Japan is very high.”	tuổi thọ trung bình
24	healthcare noun	noun	The service of providing medical care chăm sóc sức khỏe “Healthcare should be free for everyone.”	chăm sóc sức khỏe
25	public health noun	noun	The health of the population as a whole sức khỏe cộng đồng “Smoking is a public health issue.”	sức khỏe cộng đồng
26	prevention noun	noun	Stopping something before it happens sự phòng ngừa “Prevention is better than cure.”	sự phòng ngừa
27	recover verb	verb	To become healthy again hồi phục “She recovered quickly after surgery.”	hồi phục
28	surgery noun	noun	Medical treatment by cutting the body phẫu thuật “He needs heart surgery.”	phẫu thuật
29	side effect noun	noun	An unwanted effect of a medicine tác dụng phụ “This drug has few side effects.”	tác dụng phụ
30	addiction noun	noun	Being unable to stop taking something harmful sự nghiện ngập “Drug addiction destroys lives.”	sự nghiện ngập
31	junk food noun	noun	Unhealthy food with little nutritional value đồ ăn không lành mạnh “Junk food is cheap but unhealthy.”	đồ ăn không lành mạnh
32	balanced adjective	adjective	With the right amounts of different things cân bằng “Try to eat a balanced meal.”	cân bằng
33	physical activity noun	noun	Movement of the body such as walking or sport hoạt động thể chất “Physical activity reduces stress.”	hoạt động thể chất
34	fitness noun	noun	The state of being physically strong and healthy thể lực “Swimming improves fitness.”	thể lực
35	hygiene noun	noun	Keeping yourself and places clean vệ sinh “Good hygiene stops disease spreading.”	vệ sinh
36	insurance noun	noun	An arrangement that pays for medical costs bảo hiểm “Health insurance is expensive.”	bảo hiểm
37	ageing population noun	noun	A population with more and more old people dân số già hóa “An ageing population puts pressure on healthcare.”	dân số già hóa
38	consult verb	verb	To ask a doctor or expert for advice hỏi ý kiến (bác sĩ, chuyên gia) “Consult your doctor before taking it.”	hỏi ý kiến (bác sĩ, chuyên gia)
39	risk factor noun	noun	Something that increases the chance of illness yếu tố nguy cơ “Smoking is a risk factor for cancer.”	yếu tố nguy cơ
40	detrimental adjective	adjective	Causing harm có hại “Lack of sleep is detrimental to health.”	có hại

Source: Word frequency: google-10000-english (Google Web Trillion Word Corpus). Definitions: Princeton WordNet 3.0 (WordNet License). Exam word lists: TSL, BSL, NAWL – Browne & Culligan, newgeneralservicelist.com (CC BY-SA 4.0) (opens in a new tab)