2.5.6 Symptom of disease

Use this domain for words for symptoms of disease--something that happens to you when you get sick, something that shows that you are sick.

Related domains: 
2.5.6.4 Lose consciousness
  • What words refer to a symptom?
    symptom, sign, indication, evidence, warning, pathology,
  • What types of symptoms are there?
    shock, delirious, numb,
  • What words refer to feeling weak?
    weak, weakened, feel tired, no energy, debilitate, enervate,
  • What words refer to the skin changing color due to illness?
    pale, flushed, red, dark (circles under the eyes), spot, rash,
  • What words refer to itching when the skin is irritated?
    itch, have an itch, scratch, be irritated
  • What words refer to coughing?
    cough, sneeze, clear throat, hack
  • What words refer to muscles cramping from pain?
    cramp, be bent over (with pain), doubled up (with pain), spasm,
  • What words refer to the body shaking due to illness?
    convulsion, chills, fit,
  • What words refer to feeling dizzy or faint?
    dizzy, dizziness, feel faint,

    • 2.5.6.1 Pain

    Use this domain for words related to pain

    Related domains: 
    4.4.2.6 Suffer
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    24F Pain, Suffering
  • What words refer to pain?
    pain, ache, hurt (n), misery, suffering, sufferings, soreness,
  • What words refer to being in pain?
    be in pain, be in agony, feel pain, have a pain in, suffer, hurt (vi), bear pain, endure, agonize, feel bad, feel miserable, suffer,
  • What words refer to a part of your body hurting?
    hurt, ache, be agony, sting,
  • What words describe a part of your body that is in pain?
    painful, aching, sore (adj), stiff, tender,
  • What words refer to pain in a particular part of your body?
    backache, earache, headache, migraine, stomachache, toothache, labor pains, sore throat,
  • What words refer to a mild pain?
    discomfort, feel uncomfortable, mild, hurts a little bit, itch, prickle, smart, sting, stinging, tingle, tingling, stitch, twinge, dull,
  • What words refer to a bad pain?
    agony, agonize, agonizing, anguish, burn, hurts a lot, really hurts, acute, racked with pain, horrible, excruciating, torment, raw pain,
  • What words describe pain increasing?
    increase, grow, rise
  • What words describe pain decreasing?
    subside, go away, fade
  • What words refer to a pain that increases and decreases repeatedly?
    throb, throbbing,
  • What words refer to a pain that lasts a short time?
    attack, sharp, pang, piercing, prick, shooting, stab, stabbing, throes, paroxysm, wrenching pain,
  • What words refer to causing pain?
    hurt, inflict pain, torture, afflict, torment,
  • What words refer to something causing pain?
    hurt, painful, cause pain, sting, irritate,
  • What words refer to relieving pain?
    relieve, relief, soothe, treat, alleviate, painkiller, anesthetize, anesthetic,
  • What words refer to making noise because you are in pain?
    cry out, scream, howl, yell, shriek, groan, moan, weep,
  • What words refer to moving because you are in pain?
    writhe in pain, double up, contorted with pain, convulse, convulsion, cramp, cramps, wince,
  • What do you say when you are hurt?
    Ow! Ouch!
  • What words refer to not causing pain?
    not hurt, painless, not feel a thing,

    • 2.5.6.2 Fever

    Use this domain for words related to having a fever.

  • What words refer to having a fever?
    fever, feverish, temperature, have a fever/temperature, run a temperature, be hot, be burning up,
  • What words refer to a fever increasing?
    rise
  • What words refer to a fever decreasing?
    fall, break
  • What are the symptoms of having a fever?
    shiver, shake, have the shakes, chills
  • What words refer to measuring someone's fever?
    take someone's temperature,
  • What instruments are used for measuring a fever?
    thermometer

    • 2.5.6.3 Swell

    Use this domain for words related to swelling of the body.

  • What words refer to swelling?
    swell, swelling, edema, inflammation,
  • What words refer to swelling in a particular part of the body?
    swollen abdomen, swollen muscle, hernia, swelling in groin
  • What words describe something that has swollen?
    swollen, puffy, inflamed,
  • What words refer to swelling increasing?
    swell up, get swollen
  • What words refer to swelling decreasing?
    relieve swelling, reduce swelling, go down

    • 2.5.6.4 Lose consciousness

    Use this domain for words related to losing consciousness, including fainting, being knocked out, and anesthesia.

    Related domains: 
    2.5.6.6 Vision, hallucination
  • What words refer to being conscious?
    be conscious, consciousness, awake
  • What words refer to losing consciousness?
    lose consciousness, go unconscious, faint, pass out, swoon, be knocked out, go into a coma, collapse,
  • What words refer to the state of being unconscious?
    be unconscious, fainted, passed out, coma, be in a coma, be out, insensible
  • What words refer to something causing someone to lose consciousness?
    knock out, put out, put under (anesthesia), stupefy,
  • What words refer to regaining consciousness?
    regain consciousness, come to, come out of the coma
  • What words refer to causing a person to regain consciousness?
    bring someone around, resuscitate
  • What words refer to a person who deals with loss of consciousness?
    anesthesiologist
  • What causes someone to lose consciousness?
    hit on head, be sick, be in pain, anesthesia
  • What happens or what symptoms occur when someone begins to lose consciousness?
    feel faint, feel dizzy, stagger, become incoherent
  • What are the symptoms of being unconscious?
    be unresponsive, be like dead

    • 2.5.6.5 Dazed, confused

    Use this domain for words that describe the state of the mind when a person's mind is not working well or when he is not thinking very well.

    Related domains: 
    3.4.2.1.7 Shock
  • What words refer to being dazed or confused?
    be dazed, confused, disoriented, unsure, out of it, befuddled, bewildered, spaced out, incoherent, dull (minded), stupor,
  • What words are used to express a slight case of these conditions?
    slightly disoriented, a bit confused, a little out of it
  • What words are used to express an extreme case of these conditions?
    really confused, totally out of it, shocked
  • What words describe a person's mind is working well?
    think clearly, be clear headed, be sharp (mentally)
  • What words refer to causing someone to be dazed or confused?
    daze, confuse, disorient, befuddle, shock, stupefy

    • 2.5.6.6 Vision, hallucination

    Use this domain for words related to having a vision--when a person sees something that isn't there because something unusual has happened to their mind. Include unusual, abnormal, and paranormal states of consciousness, visions, hallucinations, and spiritually induced trances.

  • What words refer to an unusual state of consciousness?
    vision, trance, hallucination
  • What words refer to beginning an unusual state of consciousness?
    go into a trance
  • What words refer to the state of being in an unusual state of consciousness?
    be in a trance, have a vision, hallucinate
  • What words refer to one person causing another to be in an unusual state of consciousness?
    hypnotize
  • What words describe regaining normal consciousness?
    come out of the trance
  • What people deal with unusual states of consciousness?
    exorcist
  • What causes someone to be in an unusual state of consciousness?
    be possessed by a spirit, drugs