参考例句：Obesity is a major risk factor in many diseases 肥胖是引发多种疾病的重要因素
糖尿病diabetes;
参考例句：My doctor wants me to be tested for diabetes 我的医生要我去做个检查，看是否患有糖尿病
心脏病heart disease;
参考例句：She was fitted with a pacemaker after suffering serious heart trouble 她患上严重的心脏病后安装了心脏起搏器
癌症cancer;
参考例句：She spent a period of time working with people dying of cancer 她有一段时间曾帮助垂危的癌症患者
哮喘asthma;
参考例句：As an asthmatic, he cannot cope with the heat and humidity 他患有哮喘病，经不起高温和潮湿
支气管炎bronchitis;
参考例句：She had feared she was going down with pneumonia or bronchitis 她担心会得肺炎或支气管炎
高血压hypertension/high blood pressure;
参考例句：Obesity correlates with increased risk for hypertension and stroke 肥胖会增加高血压和中风发作的几率
荷尔蒙hormone;
参考例句：I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose 这些天我有点焦躁。我看是荷尔蒙在作怪
胰岛素insulin;
参考例句：Insulin is produced commercially from animals 为获利从动物体内提取胰岛素
葡萄糖glucose;
参考例句：Diabetics cannot metabolise glucose properly. 糖尿病患者不能够正常代谢葡萄糖
脉artery;
参考例句：The doctor felt my pulse and looked down my throat 大夫摸了摸我的脉,又瞧了瞧我的嗓子
静脉vein
参考例句：He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook 他把静脉滴注瓶从头顶的钩子上拿下来
