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Building vocabulary
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Choose the best
response for each one
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1. I’m ___________ for
surgery ( = having surgery) tomorrow.
a. going in b.
going up c. going out
2. The tests are
______. We have to retest you.
a. incredulous b. inconclusive c. inclined
3. Are you
experiencing any ______________? = Do you feel tired?
a. dizziness b. pain c. fatigue
4. Please ___________
me ( = let me know) of any changes in your condition.
a. notify/inform b. note
c. review
5. When there is a
decrease in or disappearance of signs and symptoms of cancer, you can say
that the cancer is in __________________________.
a.
regression b. remittance c. remission
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6. How _______ is this
treatment? ( = how well does this treatment work?)
a. affected b.
effective c. ineffectual
7. I have a strange
_____________ ( = red patches) on my skin.
a.
rash b. rush c. reach
8. This won’t
_________ long. = This won’t require a lot of time.
a. do b.
take c. make
9. Your regular doctor
is often referred to as your “_________________ care doctor”.
a. primal b.
primary c. principal
10. Most operations
are not emergencies and are considered ____________ surgery. ( = surgery that
you choose to have)
a. choosy b.
picked c. elective
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Write your own sentences or
definitions of words.
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Remission (= suspension):
the cancellation of a debt, charge, or penalty.
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Answers
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1. going in
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2. inconclusive
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3. fatigue
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4. notify/inform
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5. remission
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6. effective
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7. rash
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8. take
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9. Primary
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10. elective
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Vocabulary 19
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