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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. The _____________ came
back negative. You aren’t pregnant.
2. I hit my head on the
steering wheel and was still ______________ when the ambulance
arrived.
3. I knew my ankle was
sprained because it was so _____________.
4. You have all of the _______________ of
a diabetic.
5. I had an emergency
C-section because the ___________________ was wrapped around the
baby’s neck.
6. The heart _____________________ saved
your life.
7. We brought Jesse to
emergency because he was running a (high) ______________________.
8. The incision was _______________
after the surgery.
9. I was able to go back
to work a few weeks after starting the __________.
10. The __________________ shows
that we are expecting a baby boy.
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a. swollen
b. symptoms
c. temperature
d. tender
e. test results
f. therapy
g. transplant
h. ultrasound
i. umbilical cord
j. unconscious
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Meaning
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Word
(part
of speech)
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ligaments (parts that
hold the joints together) growing bigger and rounder after an injury to a
joint
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swelling noun
swollen adj |
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pain or physical
changes that occur because of an illness or disease
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symptoms
noun
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amount of heat
measured in a body; higher than normal temperature
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temperature
noun
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painful when touched
or used
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tender
adj
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medical information
that helps doctors understand a patient’s condition or body
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test
results noun
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treatment aimed at
improving a person’s mental or physical condition
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therapy
noun
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moving of an organ
from one human to another
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transplant
noun
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a test that examines
the body’s internal organs and processes using sound waves (often used during
pregnancies)
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ultrasound
noun
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the lifeline from the
mother to the fetus (when cut at birth this forms the belly button)
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umbilical
cord noun
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alive, but appearing
to be asleep and unaware of the surroundings
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unconscious
adj
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Write your own sentences
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Answers
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1. test results
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2. unconscious
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3. swollen
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4. symptoms
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5. umbilical cord
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6. transplant
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7. temperature
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8. tender
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9. therapy
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10. ultrasound
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