BraveSpeaking: Feeling Sick

Noun an examination of a person made by a doctor to make sure the person is healthy

checkup
I am at the clinic for a checkup. I don't feel well and want to know what's wrong.

Noun change in the body or mind which indicates that a disease is present

symptoms
I don't have cold symptoms like the lady sitting next to me in the waiting room.

Phrase suffer from a body temperature that is higher than normal

be running a fever
I think I may be running a fever because all I want to do is lie in bed.

Phrase measure the degree of internal heat of a person's body

took my temperature
The nurse took my temperature. The thermometer shows it's very high!

Noun a written message from a doctor that officially tells someone to use a medicine or therapy

prescription
My doctor wrote me a prescription for antibiotics because he says I have a bacterial infection.

Noun a store or part of a store in which drugs and medicines are prepared and sold

pharmacy
I picked up my medicine at the local pharmacy.

Noun an often harmful and unwanted effect of a drug that occurs along with the desired effect

side effect
Now two days later my fever is gone but, I have a very strange side effect!