Category - Health - Wellness

adolescence noun: the period of life between childhood and adulthood allergen noun: any substance that causes an allergic reaction anesthesia noun: a medicine used to cause loss of sensitivity to pain antigen noun: a substance that helps the body fight infection bacterium noun: a single-celled microorganism that, in some cases, can cause disease, but that is also important to health; the singular form of bacteria benign adjective: not a threat to life or long-term health calisthenics noun: exercises to develop a graceful, strong body diabetes noun: a medical disorder that causes excessive thirst and the production of a large amount of urine flatulence noun: the presence of excessive gas in the digestive tract hygiene noun: the things we do to keep our body clean hypothermia noun: a dangerous lowering of body temperature immune adjective: protected from a disease immunity noun: resistance to disease or illness influenza noun: the flu; a viral illness insomnia noun: an inability to sleep insulin noun: a hormone that regulates the level of glucose in the blood longevity noun: length of life; life span malignant adjective: likely to grow or spread; infectious malnutrition noun: an unhealthy condition of the body caused by not getting enough food or enough of the right foods pandemic noun: an outbreak of a disease in a large area and in a large part of a country's or the world's population pediatrician noun: a doctor who specializes in the care and development of children pharmaceutical adjective: having to do with drugs used in medicine reproduction noun: the process of producing offspring risk factor noun: something that increases the likelihood of developing an illness supplement noun: a non-food substance that provides nutrients surgery noun: the branch of medicine that treats illness or injury by operating sutures noun: a row of stitches that holds together a wound or a surgical incision