Painful, especially when touched
Sore (I've got a sore throat.)
An unpleasant physical feeling caused by an injury or illness
Pain (Chest/stomach pains)
One of the two organs inside your chest that are used for breathing
Lung (Lung cancer)
A very bad pain in your head splitting
Headache (I've got a splitting headache.)
One of many pieces of tissue in the body that are connected to bones and which produce movement by becoming longer or shorter
Muscle (Neck/back/leg/stomach muscles)
The middle part of your leg where it bends
Knee (A knee injury)
Begin to suffer from a specified illness
Coming down with (I came down with influenza.)
The part in the middle of your arm where it bends
Elbow (Her arm was bandaged from the elbow to the fingers.)
The outer layer of a person or animal's body
Skin (Dark/fair skin)
To hurt a person, animal or part of your body
Injure (The player got injured.)
One of the two parts of your body where your arms join your neck
Shoulder (I rested my head on her shoulder.)
The part of the body between the hand and the arm
Wrist (I sprained my wrist playing squash.)
To cause physical or emotional pain
Killing me (I need to sit down, my feet are killing me!)
The large soft piece of flesh in the mouth which you can move and which you use for tasting, speaking, etc.
Tongue (I burnt my tongue on some soup last night.)
To telephone the place where you work and report that you are sick and unable to work
Call in sick (Three people called in sick this morning.)
To feel ill
Under the weather (I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I'm getting a cold.)
Well enough after an illness or injury to walk about
On my feet (We'll have you back on your feet in no time)
Improving or recovering in health or condition
On the mend (The economy is on the mend)
When you cough or an illness that makes you cough
Cough (A dry cough)
Pain in your back
Backache (I had terrible backache last week.)
A common illness which makes you sneeze and makes your nose produce liquid
Cold (I've got a cold.)
There is a virus or flu in that area and people are getting sick from it
A bug going round (Everyone seems to be getting ill! I think there is a bug going round.)
Causing physical pain
Painful (A painful injury forced her to withdraw from the game.)
To cause pain
Hurt (Simon hurt his knee playing football.)
The joint between the foot and the leg, or the thin part of the leg just above the foot
Ankle (I fell over and sprained/twisted my ankle.)
One of the hard pieces that make the structure inside a human or animal
Bone (Human/animal bones)