draw blood
- to make someone bleed, to get blood from someone
The doctor decided to draw blood from the patient in order to check his blood sugar level.
fall ill
- to become sick or ill
The man fell ill last winter and has not recovered yet.
feel on top of the world
- to feel very healthy
I have been feeling on top of the world since I quit my job.
flare up
- to begin again suddenly (an illness or a disease)
My mother's skin problem flared up when she started to use the new hand soap.
a flare-up
- a sudden worsening of a health condition
There was a flare-up of my father's sickness last week.
go under the knife
- to have an operation in surgery
The woman went under the knife at the hospital last evening.
hang out one's shingle
- to open an office or business - especially in a profession
The doctor decided to hang out his shingle as soon as he fi ed medical school.
have a physical (examination)
- to get a medical check-up
Our company sent all the employees to have a physical last week.
head shrinker
- a psychiatrist
The man went to see a head shrinker after his recent problems at work.
just what the doctor ordered
- exactly what is needed or wanted
A nice hot bath was just what the doctor ordered after my long day at work.
look the picture of health
- to be in good health, to look very healthy
My uncle looked the picture of health when I saw him last week.
on the mend
- becoming better, becoming well, healing
My grandfather is on the mend after he broke his leg last week.
out cold
- unconscious, to have fainted
The patient was out cold because of the anesthesia when he entered the operating room.
over the worst
- recovering from an illness
The man is over the worst since his skiing accident last month.
pull through
- to recover from a serious illness
The car accident was very bad and I do not think that the driver will pull through.
run a fever/temperature
- to have a higher than normal body temperature
The girl has been running a fever this week.
The little boy is running a temperature and should stay in bed all day.
be run down
- to be in poor condition
My father worked very hard last month and now he is run down.
run some tests
- to do some medical tests on a patient
The doctor decided to run some tests on the patient.
splitting headache
- a severe headache
I have been suffering from a splitting headache all morning.
take a sick day
- to be absent from work and still receive pay
I did not feel well yesterday so I decided to take a sick day.
take a turn for the worse
- to become sicker
My aunt took a turn for the worse last week and she is now in the hospital.
take (someone's) temperature
- to measure someone's body temperature
The nurse took my temperature when I went to the hospital yesterday.
a taste of one's own medicine
- the same treatment that one gives to others (usually this has a negative meaning)
Our boss got a taste of his own medicine when people began to treat him badly like he treats others.
throw up
- to vomit
The woman threw up after eating the bad shellfish.
under the weather
- not feeling well
My boss has been under the weather all week and has not come to work during that time.
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