| acupuncture (n)
| Acupuncture is the use of fine needles to
relieve pain.
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| acute (adj)
| Acute pain is short-term and can be removed
when the cause is cured.
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| agonizing (adj)
| Agonizing pain is very difficult to bear.
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| alleviating (adj)
| Exacerbating and alleviating factors are very
important in evaluating pain.
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| analgesia (n)
| Where pain is continuous, analgesia needs to
be prescribed on a regular basis.
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| aromatherapy (n)
| Aromatherapy is the use of fragrant oils for
well-being.
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| available (adj)
| There are a lot of painkillers available
without prescription.
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| avoid (v)
| Try to avoid strong painkillers when you can
bear the pain.
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| bladder (n)
| Crystallized minerals can develop into
bladder stones.
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| burning (adj)
| There’s a burning pain in my lower back. It
feels like it’s on fire.
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| character (n)
| The character of pain depends, first of all, on
its cause.
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| chiropractic treatment
(n)
| I decided to try chiropractic treatment to relieve the pain in my back.
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| chronic (adj)
| Chronic pain is very difficult to treat.
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| claim (v)
| Some people claim that alternative treatment doesn’t work.
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| colon (n)
| People with colon cancer suffer from severe pain.
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| complain of (v)
| Nowadays a lot of patients complain of
chronic pain.
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| constant (adj)
| The pain is constant and a patient has a
tingling feeling.
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| cope (v)
| There are a lot of alternative methods to cope
with pain.
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| cramping (adj)
| The woman is suffering from a cramping
abdominal pain.
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| crushing (adj)
| I have a crushing pain — it’s so severe that I
can’t move my leg.
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| cure (v)
| How can we cure the cause of pain?
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| damage (n)
| The ‘phantom limb’ pain is caused by
damage to the remaining nerves.
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| deal with pain (phr)
| There are a lot of different methods of
dealing with pain.
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| defence (n)
| Pain is a vital part of our body’s defences.
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| dull ache (n)
| A dull ache is steady and not too painful.
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| epidural (n)
| When the pain became unbearable, I had an
epidural.
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| exacerbating (adj)
| Exacerbating and alleviating factors are very important in evaluating pain.
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| fracture (n)
| Both the fracture and any injuries to the body
tissue near the fracture site can produce pain.
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| frequent (adj)
| I’ve got frequent pain in my hand — it hardly goes away.
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| gallbladder (n)
| Gallbladder pain is usually caused by gallstones.
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| gas and air (n)
| I had gas and air when I gave a birth for my first child.
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| gnawing (adj)
| A duodenal ulcer is accompanied by gnawing
pain.
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| heart (n)
| The pain of a heart attack is felt in the left
shoulder.
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| heat pack (n)
| A heat pack is an effective way to relieve pain.
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| hurt (v)
| How much does it hurt?
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| hypnosis (n)
| Hypnosis has been used for centuries for pain control.
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| intermittent (adj)
| The pain in the patient’s hand is intermittent
and itchy.
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| kidney (n)
| Kidney stones may cause constant and severe pain.
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| liver (n)
| One of the symptoms of acute liver failure may include pain in your upper right
abdomen.
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| lung (n)
| Regular smoking affects your airways and
lungs.
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| manage (v)
| You can train your brain to manage the sensation and chronic pain with the help of
meditation.
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| meditation (n)
| Some alternative doctors advise meditation
as one of the best ways to cope with pain.
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| mild (adj)
| The pain began suddenly last night as mild
but constant.
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| moderate (adj)
| A patient is having moderate pain in his chest and he feels it moving down his arm.
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| occasional (adj)
| The pain is occasional — it comes and goes.
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| onset (n)
| Early onset Parkinson's disease has a wide
range of symptoms.
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| ovary (n)
| Ovary cysts can cause different types of pain.
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| receive (v)
| Mr. Thomas receives an injection of antihistamine every 4 hours.
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| reduce (v)
| There are a lot of natural pain relief options to reduce your pain.
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| referred (adj)
| Internal injuries often cause referred pain.
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| relate (v)
| Medical conditions are often related to other
diseases and conditions
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| relieve (v)
| An epidural relieves pain during birth.
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| remove (v)
| Regional anesthesia removes all feeling of pain from parts of the body while you stay conscious.
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| sense (n)
| Some medications can change your sense of smell.
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| severe (adj)
| Some conditions can cause severe pain.
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| severity (n)
| The severity of the injury will depend on the extent of injury
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| shooting (adj)
| What can cause shooting pain in the ear?
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| site (n)
| The site of pain during migraine attacks can differ.
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| slight (adj)
| There is a slight pain in my lower abdomen.
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| small intestine (n)
| The small intestine absorbs about 90% of the nutrients from the food we eat.
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| squeeze (v)
| A cramping pain feels like something is squeezing your muscle.
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| stabbing (adj)
| The patient complained of a stabbing pain in his chest felt like a knife piercing the skin.
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| stiffness (n)
| A heat pack provides almost instant relief from pain and stiffness.
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| stomach (n)
| A little boy was admitted to hospital with constant pain in his stomach.
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| suffer (v)
| Some people who lost their limbs can suffer
from ‘phantom limb’ pain.
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| suppose (v)
| The X-ray show that a fracture is much more severe than we supposed.
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| survive (v)
| Without pain we couldn’t survive.
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| throbbing (adj)
| Millie feels throbbing pain down her legs.
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| timing (n)
| One of the important features for assessing pain is timing.
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| tumour (n)
| Most cancer pain is caused by the tumour
pressing on bones.
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| ulcer (n)
| I’m sure I have a stomach ulcer — the pain is unbearable.
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| unbearable (adj)
| The pain was so unbearable that I couldn’t cope with it without medications.
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