Medicine 3.5

Question 1

transplant - noun
[трансплатн]
The heart trans plantsaved your life.

Answer 1

moving of an organ from one human to another

Question 2

ultrasound -noun
[алтрасаунд]
The ultrasound shows that we are expecting a baby boy.

Answer 2

a test that examines the body’s internal organs and processes using sound waves (often used during pregnancies)

Question 3

umbilical cord - noun
[амбиликал кор]
The nurse cut the baby’s umbilical cord.

Answer 3

the long, tube-like structure that connects a baby that has not yet been born to its mother’s placenta (= the organ that provides it with food and oxygen)

Question 4

unconscious - adj
I hit my head on the steering wheel and was still unconscious when the ambulance arrived.

Answer 4

alive, but appearing to be asleep and unaware of the surroundings

Question 5

urine sample - noun
[юрин сэмпл]
The urine sample tells us how much alcohol is in your blood.

Answer 5

a small amount of the body’s liquid waste that is tested for different medical reasons

Question 6

vein - noun
[веин]
I’m just looking for the best vein in which to insert the needle.

Answer 6

the thin tubes that transport blood around the body and back to the heart

Question 7

virus - noun
[вайрес]
The virus is contractable through the exchange of bodily fluids.

Answer 7

a dangerous organism that causes the spread of minor and major diseases

Question 8

visiting hours - noun
I’m afraid you’ll have to come back during visiting hours.

Answer 8

time of day when friends and family are allowed to visit patients in hospital

Question 9

vomit - noun/verb
The pregnant woman can’t stop vomiting.

Answer 9

discharge of a person stomach contents through the mouth

Question 10

ward - noun
[wорд]
I should warn you that we’re entering the mental health ward.

Answer 10

a section of a hospital or health facility where patients stay

Question 11

wheelchair
If you get in the wheelchair I’ll take you down to see the garden.

Answer 11

a chair on wheels used for transporting patients from place to place

Question 12

wound - noun
wounded - adj
The wounded soldiers are being airlifted to the hospital.

Answer 12

injury to body, not deep

Question 13

x-ray - noun/verb
The technician took x-rays of my shoulder to make sure it wasn’t broken.

Answer 13

a photograph of a person’s bones and organs