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Medical English
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Complete each of the
following sentences with the letter of the correct answer:
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VOCABULARY
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1. I’ll take these samples down to the _________ on my way out.
2. You have to support her neck because she is still
a ____________.
3. If you are allergic to this medication your skin
will get red and _______.
4. The toddler was so dehydrated that the doctor
decided to get him on an _____________.
5. The _________________ have come in and you are free to go home.
6. I’m afraid at least one of the tumours is ______________.
7. The woman has severe brain damage and is currently
on ___________.
8. After eight years of _____________ I can finally practice medicine.
9. The victim was shot in two places but the bullet
wounds are not ____________________ .
10.
If you are
feeling _______________ again, lie down and call me.
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a. itch
b. IV
c. Lab
results
d. lab
e. life
support
f. life-threatening
g. light-headed
h. malignant
i. medical
school
j. newborn
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Meaning
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Word
(part
of speech)
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feeling discomfort on the
skin’s surface
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itchy
adj
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a tube that pumps liquids
and medication into a patient’s body
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IV
noun
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tests that come back from
a laboratory and help doctors make a diagnosis
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lab results noun
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place where samples of
blood/urine etc. are taken for testing
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lab
(laboratory)noun
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a machine that keeps
patients alive by helping them breathe
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life support noun
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when injuries and
conditions are extremely serious
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life-threatening
adj
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feeling of dizziness and
being off-balance, caused by lack of oxygen in the brain
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light-headed adj
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expected to grow and get
much worse (especially related to cancerous cells)
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malignant
adj
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place where someone trains
to be a doctor
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medical school (med. school) noun
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an infant that is less
than three months old
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newborn
noun
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Write your own sentences
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Answers
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1. lab
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2. newborn
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3. itchy
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4. IV
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5. lab results
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6. malignant
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7. life support
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8. medical school
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9. life-threatening
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10. light-headed
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Vocabulary 11
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