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Question 1

hospital
ˈhɑːspɪtl

Answer 1

A hospital is where sick or hurt people receive care or treatment.

The doctor talks to a patient at the hospital.

Question 2

a large building where people who are ill or injured are given medical treatment and care

Answer 2

hospital
ˈhɑːspɪtl

Question 3

clinic

/ˈklɪnɪk/

Answer 3

Your local family planning clinic can give you advice about birth control.

Question 4

​ a building or part of a hospital where people can go for special medical treatment or advice

Answer 4

clinic

/ˈklɪnɪk/

Question 5

sanatorium

/ˌsænəˈtɔːriəm/

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Answer 5

In the early twentieth century, tuberculosis sanatoriums were common in the US.

Question 6

a place like a hospital where patients who have a long-term illness or who are getting better after an illness are treated

Answer 6

sanatorium

/ˌsænəˈtɔːriəm/

Question 7

infirmary

/ɪnˈfɜːrməri/

Answer 7

He had his leg bandaged in the infirmary.

Question 8

​often used in names a hospital

Answer 8

infirmary

/ɪnˈfɜːrməri/

Question 9

department

/dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/

Answer 9

the Department of Health

Question 10

a section of a large organization such as a government, business, university, etc.

Answer 10

department

/dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/

Question 11

emergency
ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi

Answer 11

An emergency is a time when someone needs help right away.

There is a huge fire in my house! This is an emergency!

Question 12

a sudden serious and dangerous event or situation that needs immediate action to deal with it

Answer 12

emergency
ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi

Question 13

accident
ˈæksɪdənt

Answer 13

An accident is unexpected, and may cause some trouble.

He damaged the car in an accident.

Question 14

an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage

Answer 14

accident
ˈæksɪdənt

Question 15

cause
kɔːz

Answer 15

When you cause something, you make it happen.

Tiredness caused the accident.

Question 16

to make something happen, especially something bad or unpleasant; to make somebody do something

Answer 16

cause
kɔːz

Question 17

intensive

/ɪnˈtensɪv/

Answer 17

intensive

/ɪnˈtensɪv/

Question 18

care

/ker/

Answer 18

care

/ker/

Question 19

ward

/wɔːrd/
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Answer 19

a maternity/surgical/psychiatric/children’s ward

Question 20

a separate room or area in a hospital for people with the same type of medical condition

Answer 20

ward

/wɔːrd/

Question 21

sickroom

/ˈsɪkruːm/

Answer 21

sickroom

/ˈsɪkruːm/

Question 22

consulting room
[ kənˈsʌltɪŋ rum ]

Answer 22

consulting room
[ kənˈsʌltɪŋ rum ]

Question 23

operating room
[ ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ rum ]

Answer 23

operating room
[ ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ rum ]

Question 24

operate
ˈɑːpəreɪt

Answer 24

To operate means to work or function.

I’m sorry, but the trains are not operating today.

Question 25

to work in a particular way SYNONYM function

Answer 25

operate ˈɑːpəreɪt

Question 26

surgery ˈsɜːrdʒəri

Answer 26

Surgery is medical treatment involving a doctor cutting into a body. I needed surgery to repair my leg after the accident.

Question 27

medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open a person’s body and often removing or replacing some parts

Answer 27

surgery ˈsɜːrdʒəri

Question 28

practitioner prækˈtɪʃənər

Answer 28

A practitioner is a doctor. She made an appointment with the practitioner to treat her cough.

Question 29

a person who works in a profession, especially medicine

Answer 29

practitioner prækˈtɪʃənər

Question 30

appoint əˈpɔɪnt

Answer 30

To appoint someone to a job means to give the job to them. Two students were appointed to help the scientists with their research.

Question 31

to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing something

Answer 31

appoint əˈpɔɪnt

Question 32

pediatrician /ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃn/

Answer 32

pediatrician /ˌpiːdiəˈtrɪʃn/

Question 33

surgeon /ˈsɜːrdʒən/

Answer 33

surgeon /ˈsɜːrdʒən/

Question 34

intensivist [ ɪnˈtensɪvɪst ]

Answer 34

intensivist [ ɪnˈtensɪvɪst ]

Question 35

gynaecologist /ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑːlədʒɪst/

Answer 35

gynaecologist /ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑːlədʒɪst/

Question 36

cardiologist /ˌkɑːrdiˈɑːlədʒɪst/

Answer 36

cardiologist /ˌkɑːrdiˈɑːlədʒɪst/

Question 37

nurse nɜːrs

Answer 37

A nurse is a person who helps sick people in the hospital. A nurse helped me get better.

Question 38

a person whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital

Answer 38

nurse nɜːrs

Question 39

sick nurse [ ˈsɪk nɜːs ]

Answer 39

sick nurse [ ˈsɪk nɜːs ]

Question 40

tender ˈtendər

Answer 40

tender ˈtendər

Question 41

filling /ˈfɪlɪŋ/

Answer 41

I had to have two fillings at the dentist's today.

Question 42

a small amount of metal or other material used to fill a hole in a tooth

Answer 42

filling /ˈfɪlɪŋ/

Question 43

fall out [ fɔːl aʊt ]

Answer 43

fall out [ fɔːl aʊt ]

Question 44

cavity ˈkævəti

Answer 44

A cavity is a hole or space in something. There was a small cavity in the wall of the cave, where an animal lived.

Question 45

a hole or empty space inside something solid

Answer 45

cavity ˈkævəti

Question 46

come loose [ kʌm luːs ]

Answer 46

come loose [ kʌm luːs ]

Question 47

gum /ɡʌm/

Answer 47

gum disease

Question 48

either of the areas of flesh in the mouth to which the teeth are attached

Answer 48

gum /ɡʌm/

Question 49

swollen /ˈswəʊlən/

Answer 49

swollen glands

Question 50

larger than normal, especially as a result of a disease or an injury

Answer 50

swollen /ˈswəʊlən/

Question 51

bleed bliːd

Answer 51

To bleed is to lose blood. If you are not careful, you will cut your finger and bleed.

Question 52

to lose blood, especially from a wound or an injury

Answer 52

bleed bliːd

Question 53

wound wuːnd

Answer 53

To wound is to injure someone or something by cutting or breaking the skin. The boy knew he might wound his knees if he didn’t wear pads on them.

Question 54

an injury to part of the body, especially one in which a hole is made in the skin using a weapon

Answer 54

wound wuːnd

Question 55

extract ˈekstrækt

Answer 55

To extract something means to remove it. The dentist extracted the woman’s damaged tooth and put in a fake one.

Question 56

to remove

Answer 56

extract ˈekstrækt

Question 57

anaesthesia /ˌænəsˈθiːʒə/

Answer 57

anaesthesia /ˌænəsˈθiːʒə/

Question 58

rinse /rɪns/

Answer 58

Rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water.

Question 59

to wash something with clean water only, not using soap

Answer 59

rinse /rɪns/