Vocabulary 13

Building vocabulary            Medical  English
Complete each of the following sentences with the letter of the correct answer:				VOCABULARY
1. The child was bitten by a _____________ snake. 2. The woman was well prepared for labour because she took the ______________ classes. 3. You will need to visit your doctor to get another _____________. 4. You will have to pay for a ____________ hospital room if you don’t want a room-mate. 5. If the _____________ doesn’t kill all of the abnormal cells, the cancer will come back. 6. John is a ____________ under Dr Brown. 7. I’d like to see you a year from now for a ______________. 8. I have some extra ______________ in my locker. 9. I have to ______________ and get ready for surgery. 10. I went to another doctor to get a __________________ about these headaches.				a.  second opinion b.  scrubs c.  routine check-up d.  private e.  radiation f.   resident g. prescription h.  prenatal i.    poisonous j.    scrub up
Meaning				Word (part of speech)
a substance that is very dangerous if it enters the human body				poison noun poisonous adj
of the time period leading up to giving birth				Prenatal adj
the correct amount and type of medication needed to cure an illness or relieve symptoms				Prescription noun prescribe verb
being alone; personal (eg test results)				privacy noun private adj
high energy X-rays that destroy cancer cells				Radiation noun
part of a doctor’s training that takes place in the hospital; a student working under a doctor				Residency / resident noun
a doctor’s appointment to check a person’s general health				routine check-up noun
plain uniform (usually green, white, or blue) worn by medical professionals				Scrubs noun
carefully wash hands before and after seeing a patient				scrub up verb
input from a second doctor about an illness or symptom				second opinion noun
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Answers
1. poisonous	2. prenatal	3.  prescription	4. private	5. radiation
6. resident	7. routine check-up.	8. scrubs	9. scrub up	10. second opinion