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  • Aches and pains: minor pains that continue over a period of time
  • To be a bit off colour: to feel a little ill
  • To be at death’s door: (informal) to be very ill indeed
  • To be on the mend: to be recovering after an illness
  • To be over the worst: to have got through the most serious or uncomfortable stage of an illlness
  • To be under the weather: (informal) to not feel well
  • A blocked nose: when the nose has excess fluid due to a cold
  • To catch a cold: to get a cold
  • A check-up: a physical examination by a doctor
  • A chesty cough: a cough caused by congestion around the lungs
  • Cuts and bruises: minor injuries
  • To feel poorly: to feel ill
  • As fit as a fiddle: to be very healthy
  • To go down with a cold: to become ill
  • To go private: to choose to be treated by commercial healthcare rather than by services offered by the state
  • GP: General Practitioner (family doctor)
  • To have a filling: to have a tooth repaired
  • To have a tooth out: to have a tooth removed
  • A heavy cold: a bad cold
  • To make an appointment: to arrange a time to see the doctor
  • To make a speedy recovery: to recover quickly from an illness
  • To phone in sick: to call work to explain you won’t be attending work due to illness
  • Prescription charges: money the patient pays for medicine authorised by a doctor
  • To pull a muscle: to strain a muscle
  • A runny nose: a nose that has liquid coming out of it
  • A sore throat: inflammation that causes pain when swallowing
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