Vocabulary 6

Building vocabulary            Medical  English
Complete each of the following sentences with the letter of the correct answer:				VOCABULARY
1.   This cream is for __________ use only. Do not get it near your ears, eyes, or mouth. 2.   The doctor made a _______ error when he wrote the wrong prescription. 3.   You will have to wear a sling because of your _____________ shoulder. 4.   This pain medication should relieve some of your _________________. 5.   The doctor was concerned about my ________________ of skin cancer. 6.   It is important that children know which number to dial in case of an _______________________. 7.   I understand that this ________________ runs in your family. 8.   The doctor would prefer to share the _________ with the patient himself. 9.   The child was rushed into the ________________ after he had a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. 10.   We had two ___________________ pregnancy tests, so we didn’t know we were having a baby.				a.  diagnosis b.  discomfort c.  disease d.  dislocated e.  emergency f.   ER g.  external h.  false negative i.    family history j.    fatal
Meaning				Word (part of speech)
medical explanation of an illness or condition				diagnosis   noun
experiencing pain				discomfort  noun
a medical disorder that is harmful to a person’s health				disease  noun
when a bone is temporarily separated from its joint				dislocated adj
a medical problem that needs immediate attention				emergency noun
the hospital room used for treating patients with immediate and life-threatening injuries				ER (emergency room) noun
on the outside				external adj
a test that incorrectly comes back negative				false negativenoun/adj
medical background of a person’s family members				family historynoun
causing death				fatal  adj
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Answers
1. external	2. fatal	3.  dislocated	4. discomfort		5. family history
6. emergency	7. disease	8. diagnosis	9. ER		10. false negative