Medical Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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The doctor will _____ to the patient (give medicament)

A

Administer a drug

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2
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She was _____ (given medicaments)

A

prescribed antibiotics

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3
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As soon as the patient reported severe side-effects, the doctor ______ (stop with medical help)

A

discontinued the treatment

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4
Q

I’ve _____ (get sick from another person) from one of my colleagues at work

A

Caught a cold

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5
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The laboratory _____ (do research) of the food and found traces of bacteria

A

Analysed a sample

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6
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A health body can _____ (not catch bad bacteria)

A

Resist some infections

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7
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I would like to ______ (set a meeting) with the dental hygienist for 10 am tomorrow

A

Arrange an appointment

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8
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She had an injection to ______ (be in less pain) in her leg

A

Ease the pain

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9
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The health visitor advised the new parents to ______ (put baby on shoulder) after feeding

A

Burp the baby

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10
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The nurses ______ (saw better results) in the patient’s condition

A

detected an improvement

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11
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A special room in a hospital, where surgical operation is carried out

A

Operating theatre

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12
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A nurse who is specially trained to assist a surgeon during an operation

A

Theatre nurse

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13
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The part of a hospital which deals with people who need urgent treatment because they had accident or are in sudden serious pain

A

A&E department

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14
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Surgical operation involving important organd in the body

A

Major surgery

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15
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A doctor who specialises in surgery

A

Surgeon

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16
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An anaesthetic which removes the feeling in a single part of the body

A

Local anaesthetic

17
Q

A senior specialised doctor in a hospital

A

Consultant

18
Q

A surgical operation to remedy a condition of the heart

A

Heart surgery

19
Q

To clean hands and arms thoroughly before performing surgery

A

Scrub up

20
Q

The treatment of diseases or disorders by procedures which requires an operation to cut into, to remove or to manipulate tissue, organs or parts

A

Operation

21
Q

My dad is feelinf much better, he is well _______ (made so much progress in feeling better)

A

on the way to recovery

22
Q

He seem to have a new _______ ( a chance to continue living or to become successful or popular again)

A

lease of life

23
Q

Although ma grandpa is 87 he’s still as ________ (in good physical condition=

A

fit as a fiddle

24
Q

I’ve just taken some aspirin, i’ll be as _____ in a minute ( in excellent health or condition)

A

right as rain

25
Q

I’m happy to say that there is nothing to worry about, i was given _______ (to officially say that someone is healthy or that something is working correctly)

A

a clean bill of health

26
Q

My grandma is 84, but she’s _____ (in excellent health.)

A

fighting fit

27
Q

how are you? I’ cant _______ (nothing serious is wrong)

A

complain

28
Q

I’m back ____ again ( recovered and are back to normal)

A

on my feet

29
Q

I’m not exactly _____ but much better that i was this time last year (look extremely healthy)

A

the picture of health