Dislocated shoulder/ hip/ jaw

Bruised ribs and thighs

Complaint

² illness

ADJ.  + COMPLAINT 

> mild, minor | 
> chronic | 
> common Not being able to sleep at night is a very common complaint. | 
> back, chest, etc. | 
> medical 
 

VERB + COMPLAINT  
> have, suffer from He has a minor skin complaint.

Rash

noun [countable]  /ræʃ/

an area of small red spots on your skin, caused by an illness or an allergic reaction to something that you have touched, eaten etc

nappy/heat/nettle rash

Heat Rash

Nappy rash 

Nettle Rash

Shingles

 noun [uncountable]  /ˈʃɪŋɡ(ə)lz/

 an infectious disease that affects mainly adults, in which red sore spots cover a particular part of the body

 

Chipped tooth and bone

Progress test 3 CAE

Part 1. Multiple choice cloze

1. collocation: transmit + signal
VERB + SIGNAL  (³ series of radio waves, chemical messages, etc.)

• carry, pass The nerves carry these signals to the brain. | 
• convert (sth into), scramble, unscramble The signal is scrambled into code before it is sent. | 
• emit, generate, send, transmit | 
• detect, pick up, receive, respond to This equipment can detect very low frequency signals.
• Source: Oxford collocation dictionary

diffuse

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1. [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] if a gas or liquid diffuses through a substance, or if it is diffused, it spreads through it 

Light gases diffuse through porous surfaces more rapidly than heavy gases.

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2. [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] if light diffuses, or if something diffuses it, it shines over  large area but not very brightly

3. [TRANSITIVE] FORMAL to spread something such as information, ideas, or power among a large group of people