Flashcard word list

Health & Medicine — words for medicine, the body and public health

72 words

How this list was built

These 72 words are the Health & Medicine vocabulary in Reach120's bank, chosen from the 72 words tagged with this subject. 52 of them were mined from Reach120's own 2026-format passages, talks and question stems, and the least common of those still appears in 2 separate documents. The other 20 are not in our content at all: they come from Reach120's curated academic list or were added to close a gap in the general academic core, and they carry no document count because there is nothing to count. Reach120 wrote this practice material for the 2026 format — it is not ETS content, and any band figure beside it is a Reach120-scored estimate, not an ETS score.

Every word in this list

signnoun
symbol or notice giving information or instruction.
B1
nightnoun
dark period between evening and morning.
B1
spreadverb
extend or distribute over a wider area.
B2
suggestverb
put forward an idea for consideration
B1
healthnoun
the condition of a person's body or mind
B1
drinkverb
consume liquid by swallowing
B1
repairverb
Restore something damaged to good condition.
B1
playverb
engage in activity for enjoyment
B1
stressnoun
mental or emotional strain from pressure
B1
brainnoun
organ inside skull controlling thought and body
B1
appointmentnoun
arranged meeting at fixed time
B1
diseasenoun
illness affecting body or mind
B1
fragileadjective
easily broken or damaged.
B1
mealnoun
Food eaten at a particular time, such as breakfast or dinner.
B1
mentaladjective
relating to the mind rather than the body
B1
affectverb
cause change in something or someone
B1
rapidadjective
happening in a short amount of time
B2
headnoun
Top part of the body containing the brain and face.
B1
healthcarenoun
Organized services and treatment provided to keep people well.
B2
activeadjective
engaging in physical movement or constant action
B1
cheaperadjective
costing less money than an alternative
B1
long-termadjective
extending over or lasting a great deal of time
B2
sleepverb
natural state of rest with closed eyes and reduced awareness
B1
deadadjective
no longer alive or functioning
B1
gymnoun
place equipped for physical exercise and training
B1
dietnoun
food a person or animal usually eats
B1
isolationnoun
state of being separated or alone
B2
predictableadjective
able to be known in advance based on patterns.
B2
allergynoun
bad bodily reaction to certain foods or substances
B1
breatheverb
take air into and let it out of lungs
B1
clinicnoun
place where people get medical treatment
B1
emergencynoun
Sudden serious situation needing quick action.
B1
fitnessnoun
Physical health and strength condition.
B1
medicaladjective
Relating to treatment of illness or injury.
B1
nutnoun
Hard-shelled fruit or seed with edible center.
B1
preventverb
stop something from happening.
B1
skinnoun
outer layer covering the body of a person or animal
B1
agingnoun
process of growing older over time
B2
dairyadjective
relating to milk and products made from it
B1
healthyadjective
in good physical or mental condition
B1
panicnoun
Sudden strong feeling of fear that stops clear thinking.
B1
sickadjective
suffering from illness
B1
sufferingnoun
state of experiencing pain or hardship
B2
toothnoun
hard white structure in the mouth used for chewing
B1
well-beingnoun
State of being healthy, happy, and comfortable.
B2
drugnoun
A substance used to treat illness or affect the body.
B1
telemedicinenoun
medical care given remotely using communication technology.
C1
consultationnoun
meeting to discuss and get advice.
B2
medicationnoun
substance used to treat illness
B1
outbreaknoun
sudden start of something harmful, like disease
B2
preventionnoun
act of stopping something from happening
B1
yoganoun
system of exercises for physical and mental wellbeing
B1
adequateadjective
Enough in quantity or good enough in quality.
B2
chronicadjective
Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
B2
congenitaladjective
Present from birth, especially relating to a disease or physical abnormality
C2
consentnoun
permission given for something to happen or be done
B2
diagnosisnoun
The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem
B2
distributeverb
To give or spread something out among a group of people.
B1
epidemicnoun
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community
B2
evidentadjective
Clearly seen or understood without needing further explanation.
B2
identifyverb
To recognize or determine what something is.
B1
immunizationnoun
The action of making a person immune to infection
B2
injureverb
cause physical harm or damage to a person or body part
B1
pathogennoun
A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
C1
prevalencenoun
The fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness
C1
prognosisnoun
The likely course of a disease or ailment; a forecast
C1
promoteverb
to actively support or encourage the growth or success of something
B1
psychologynoun
scientific study of the human mind and behavior.
B1
rehabilitationnoun
The action of restoring someone to health through training and therapy
B2
sedentaryadjective
Tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive
C1
symptomaticadjective
Showing symptoms of a particular disease or condition
C1
therapeuticadjective
Relating to the healing of disease; having a good effect on the body or mind
C1