Unit 2 - Vocabulary

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acupuncture

(noun)

/ˈæk.jə.pʌŋk.tʃər/

a treatment for pain or illness in which thin needles are positioned just under the surface of the skin at special points around the body

  • Ex: Acupuncture originated in China.

 

 

ailment

(noun)

 /ˈeɪl.mənt/

an illness

  • Ex:  I got all the usual childhood ailments.

 

allergy

(noun)

/ˈæl.ə.dʒi/

a condition that makes a person become sick or develop skin or breathing problems because they have eaten certain foods or been near certain substances

  • Ex: I have an allergy to animal hair.