Lesson 12 - Surgery

Question 1

anesthesia

Answer 1

n. Techniques for reducing sensation and feelings, especially to control pain

………anesthesia was widely used in surgery on soldiers.

anesthetic adj.

Question 2

augment

Answer 2

v. To make bigger or better by adding to

………people augment parts of their bodies.

The college augmented its course offerings because students complained that there were too few choices.

augmentation n.

Question 3

certifiably

Answer 3

adv. In a manner that is officially recognized

He couldn’t be institutionalized until he was declared certifiably insane.

certify v., certification n., certificate n., certifiable adj.

Question 4

complication

Answer 4

n. A factor that makes something more difficult or complex

complicate v.

Question 5

implant

Answer 5

v. To set in firmly; to insert in the body surgically

The actress had cheek implants to make her face look fuller.

implantation n.

Question 6

procedure

Answer 6

n. A special way of performing or doing something

……the emergency evacuation procedure.

proceed v., procedural adj.

Question 7

scar

Answer 7

n. A mark on the skin left after a wound has healed; a lasting sign of damage, either mental or physical.

The surgery left a large scar across her abdomen.

scar v.