B2 English Nouns: Health, Arts & Culture
This list focuses on nouns for health and creative fields. It includes vocabulary for Health, Medicine & The Body like cancer, obesity, and therapy, and words for Arts, Media & Culture such as artwork, ballet, and genre.
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Health, Medicine & The Body
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| AIDS | The charity raises money for AIDS research.
Word Partners: AIDS research, AIDS awareness
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/eɪdz/ |
| ambulance | Call an ambulance immediately! | /ˈæmbjələns/ |
| bacteria | Some harmful bacteria can cause illness.
Word Partners: harmful bacteria
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/bækˈtɪəriə/ |
| breast | Breast cancer affects many women.
Word Partners: breast cancer
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/brest/ |
| cancer | She was diagnosed with lung cancer last year.
Word Partners: lung cancer, breast cancer
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/ˈkænsə(r)/ |
| cell | The human body is made up of millions of cells. | /sel/ |
| cheek | She kissed him on the cheek. | /tʃiːk/ |
| clinic | She works at a medical clinic.
Word Partners: medical clinic, dental clinic
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/ˈklɪnɪk/ |
| cure | There's no cure for the common cold.
Word Partners: find a cure
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/kjʊə(r)/ |
| depression | He's being treated for clinical depression.
Word Partners: suffer from depression, clinical depression
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/dɪˈpreʃn/ |
| elbow | She knocked her elbow on the table. | /ˈelbəʊ/ |
| gene | Scientists can now modify genes.
Word Partners: gene therapy
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/dʒiːn/ |
| healthcare | The country has excellent public healthcare.
Word Partners: public healthcare
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/ˈhelθkeə(r)/ |
| hearing | His hearing has deteriorated with age.
Word Partners: lose hearing, hearing aid
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/ˈhɪərɪŋ/ |
| heel | She wore high heels to the party.
Word Partners: high heels
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/hiːl/ |
| hip | She broke her hip in the fall.
Word Partners: break your hip
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/hɪp/ |
| infection | The wound became infected and she developed a chest infection.
Word Partners: chest infection, bacterial infection
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/ɪnˈfekʃn/ |
| kidney | The transplant replaced the damaged kidney. | /ˈkɪdni/ |
| liver | Alcohol abuse damaged the liver severely. | /ˈlɪvə(r)/ |
| lung | Smoking damages your lungs.
Word Partners: lung cancer
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/lʌŋ/ |
| medication | Are you taking any medication?
Word Partners: take medication, prescription medication
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/ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/ |
| nursing | She's studying nursing at university.
Word Partners: nursing home
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/ˈnɜːsɪŋ/ |
| nutrition | Good nutrition is essential for health. | /njuˈtrɪʃn/ |
| obesity | Childhood obesity is a growing problem.
Word Partners: childhood obesity
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/əʊˈbiːsəti/ |
| organ | He needs an organ transplant.
Word Partners: organ transplant, vital organ
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/ˈɔːɡən/ |
| oxygen | The brain needs oxygen to function. | /ˈɒksɪdʒən/ |
| palm | The man had a nasty cut on the palm of his hand. | /pɑːm/ |
| pharmacy | You can buy painkillers at the pharmacy. | /ˈfɑːməsi/ |
| physician | The physician examined her thoroughly. | /fɪˈzɪʃn/ |
| pill | She takes a pill every morning. | /pɪl/ |
| protein | Meat is a good source of protein. | /ˈprəʊtiːn/ |
| psychologist | She works as a clinical psychologist.
Word Partners: clinical psychologist
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/saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/ |
| stroke | He suffered a stroke last year.
Word Partners: suffer a stroke
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/strəʊk/ |
| surgeon | The brain surgeon performed a five-hour operation.
Word Partners: brain surgeon
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/ˈsɜːdʒən/ |
| surgery | She's having surgery next week.
Word Partners: undergo surgery, plastic surgery
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/ˈsɜːdʒəri/ |
| tear | A tear rolled down her cheek. | /tɪə(r)/ |
| therapist | She's a qualified speech therapist.
Word Partners: speech therapist, physical therapist
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/ˈθerəpɪst/ |
| therapy | He's undergoing therapy for depression.
Word Partners: undergo therapy, speech therapy
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/ˈθerəpi/ |
| thumb | I cut my thumb on the broken glass. | /θʌm/ |
| tissue | The doctor examined the damaged soft tissue.
Word Partners: soft tissue
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/ˈtɪʃuː/ |
| vitamin | Oranges are rich in vitamin C.
Word Partners: vitamin C, vitamin D
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/ˈvɪtəmɪn/ |
| worm | Birds eat worms. | /wɜːm/ |
| wound | The open wound needs stitches.
Word Partners: open wound, dress a wound
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/wuːnd/ |
| wrist | She broke her wrist playing football.
Word Partners: break your wrist
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/rɪst/ |
Arts, Media & Culture
| Word | Example Sentence | IPA (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| accent | She speaks with a French accent.
Word Partners: French accent, strong accent
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/ˈæksent/ |
| angel | The nurse seemed like an angel to the patients. | /ˈeɪndʒl/ |
| animation | The children watched a computer animation film.
Word Partners: computer animation
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/ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/ |
| anniversary | They are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this year.
Word Partners: wedding anniversary
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/ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri/ |
| artwork | The gallery displays original artwork.
Word Partners: original artwork
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/ˈɑːtwɜːk/ |
| ballet | She's been doing ballet since she was five.
Word Partners: ballet dancer
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/ˈbæleɪ/ |
| broadcast | The match will be broadcast live.
Word Partners: live broadcast
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/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/ |
| broadcaster | He works as a broadcaster for the BBC. | /ˈbrɔːdkɑːstə(r)/ |
| cast | The film has an excellent cast.
Word Partners: excellent cast, all-star cast
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/kɑːst/ |
| clip | I watched a video clip from the film online.
Word Partners: video clip
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/klɪp/ |
| collector | He's a stamp collector.
Word Partners: stamp collector, art collector
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/kəˈlektə(r)/ |
| composer | Mozart was a famous composer. | /kəmˈpəʊzə(r)/ |
| critic | The film critic gave the movie a poor review.
Word Partners: film critic, art critic
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/ˈkrɪtɪk/ |
| cruise | They are planning a cruise of the Caribbean. | /kruːz/ |
| cue | When the music started, that was our cue to enter.
Word Partners: take your cue from, a cue to do something
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/kjuː/ |
| decoration | The house needs some new Christmas decorations.
Word Partners: Christmas decorations
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/ˌdekəˈreɪʃn/ |
| devil | The regime's propaganda demonised opponents as agents of the devil. | /ˈdevl/ |
| disc | The data is stored on a disc. | /dɪsk/ |
| display | The museum has an impressive display of ancient artifacts. | /dɪˈspleɪ/ |
| document | Save the document.
Word Partners: save a document, open a document
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/ˈdɒkjumənt/ |
| dot | Don't forget the dot at the end of the sentence. | /dɒt/ |
| draft | This is only the first draft of my essay.
Word Partners: rough draft, first draft
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/drɑːft/ |
| extract | Read the extract from the novel. | /ˈekstrækt/ |
| fabric | The designer uses only the finest natural fabrics. | /ˈfæbrɪk/ |
| fare | What's the bus fare to the city centre? | /feə(r)/ |
| feather | The bird lost a feather. | /ˈfeðə(r)/ |
| firework | The town puts on a spectacular fireworks display every year.
Word Partners: fireworks display
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/ˈfaɪəwɜːk/ |
| flame | The fire burst into flames quickly.
Word Partners: burst into flames
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/fleɪm/ |
| flavour | This cheese has a strong flavour.
Word Partners: strong flavour, distinctive flavour
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/ˈfleɪvə(r)/ |
| forum | The website has a discussion forum.
Word Partners: discussion forum, online forum
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/ˈfɔːrəm/ |
| genre | What genre of music do you like?
Word Partners: music genre, film genre
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/ˈʒɒnrə/ |
| graphics | The game has impressive computer graphics.
Word Partners: computer graphics
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/ˈɡræfɪks/ |
| illustration | The book has beautiful illustrations. | /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn/ |
| ink | The printer has run out of ink. | /ɪŋk/ |
| journalism | She's studying investigative journalism at university.
Word Partners: investigative journalism
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/ˈdʒɜːnəlɪzəm/ |
| legend | According to legend, a dragon lived here.
Word Partners: according to legend
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/ˈledʒənd/ |
| lens | The camera has an expensive lens. | /lenz/ |
| lighting | The artist was praised for her dramatic use of lighting. | /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ |
| logo | The famous Nike logo is recognised all over the world. | /ˈləʊɡəʊ/ |
| lyric | I can't remember the song lyrics, it's always difficult!
Word Partners: song lyrics
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/ˈlɪrɪk/ |
| marathon | Running a marathon requires months of dedicated training. | /ˈmærəθən/ |
| mate | He's gone to the pub with his mates. | /meɪt/ |
| medium | Television is a powerful medium. | /ˈmiːdiəm/ |
| monitor | The monitor displays the computer output. | /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/ |
| mosque | They visited the mosque on Friday. | /mɒsk/ |
| novelist | She's a successful novelist. | /ˈnɒvəlɪst/ |
| opera | We went to see an opera at Covent Garden. | /ˈɒpərə/ |
| orchestra | The orchestra performed Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. | /ˈɔːkɪstrə/ |
| outfit | She wore a smart outfit to the interview. | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ |
| parade | The team celebrated their victory with a parade through the city. | /pəˈreɪd/ |
| patch | He sewed a patch onto his jeans. | /pætʃ/ |
| pitch | The singer has perfect pitch. | /pɪtʃ/ |
| punk | He used to be into punk rock music.
Word Partners: punk rock
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/pʌŋk/ |
| rhythm | The music has a steady rhythm. | /ˈrɪðəm/ |
| screening | There's a special screening of the film tonight. | /ˈskriːnɪŋ/ |
| seminar | She attended a seminar on teaching methods.
Word Partners: attend a seminar
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/ˈsemɪnɑː(r)/ |
| shade | Let's sit in the shade.
Word Partners: in the shade
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/ʃeɪd/ |
| shooting | The shooting of the film took six months. | /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ |
| sidewalk | He walked along the sidewalk. | /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ |
| signature | Please put your signature at the bottom of the form. | /ˈsɪɡnətʃə(r)/ |
| silk | The dress was made of pure silk. | /sɪlk/ |
| skull | Archaeologists discovered an ancient human skull. | /skʌl/ |
| slogan | The company needs a catchy slogan.
Word Partners: catchy slogan
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/ˈsləʊɡən/ |
| spokesman | A government spokesman confirmed the news.
Word Partners: government spokesman, company spokesman
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/ˈspəʊksmən/ |
| spokesperson | The company spokesperson declined to comment.
Word Partners: company spokesperson, government spokesperson
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/ˈspəʊkspɜːsn/ |
| spokeswoman | The company spokeswoman issued a statement.
Word Partners: company spokeswoman
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/ˈspəʊkswʊmən/ |
| stream | We walked beside the stream. | /striːm/ |
| symbol | It is a symbol of love.
Word Partners: symbol of
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/ˈsɪmbl/ |
| tag | Check the price tag before you buy it. | /tæɡ/ |
| tale | She told the children a tale about a princess. | /teɪl/ |
| tap | She turned on the tap to get water. | /tæp/ |
| textbook | You need to buy the course textbook.
Word Partners: course textbook
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/ˈtekstbʊk/ |
| tone | I could tell from his tone of voice that he was angry.
Word Partners: tone of voice
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/təʊn/ |
| tournament | She is a former champion of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
Word Partners: tennis tournament
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/ˈtʊənəmənt/ |
| tune | I recognise that catchy tune.
Word Partners: catchy tune
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/tjuːn/ |
| tunnel | The train went through a tunnel. | /ˈtʌnl/ |
| venue | The hotel is an ideal conference venue.
Word Partners: concert venue, conference venue
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/ˈvenjuː/ |
