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Injuries

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Ache = pain

earache, toothache, headache, stomach-ache (tummy-ache)

Injuries

1 broken: ankle, collar bone, elbow, finger, nose, thumb, toe, tooth, wrist, neck, back, arm, hand, leg.
2 fractured: ankle, finger, toe, wrist, arm, leg.
3 sprained: ankle, elbow, finger, toe, wrist, shoulder.
4 swollen: ankle, ear, elbow, finger, heel, knee, nose, stomach, throat, thumb, toe, wrist, head, neck, shoulder, arm, leg, foot.
5 sore: (everything except waist and torso)
6 a pain in the: neck.

illnesses

  • a bad back
  • the flu
  • a migrane
  • food poisoning
  • a cold

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