Vocab Ch 51-55

Question 1

home visit

Answer 1

for doctors

Question 2

locum

Answer 2

replacement doctor during illness

Question 3

acute condition

Answer 3

one that is severe and sudden in onset

Question 4

opthalmologist

Answer 4

eye doctor

Question 5

gynaecologist

Answer 5

women’s reproductive system doctor

Question 6

obstetrician

Answer 6

pregnancy and childbirth doctor

Question 7

paediatricians

Answer 7

children doctor

Question 8

anaesthetist

Answer 8

to apply anaesthesia doctor

Question 9

homeopathic doctor

Answer 9

doctor who use tiny amounts of natural substances

Question 10

off-colour

Answer 10

not well

Question 11

out of sorts

Answer 11

not well

Question 12

fighting off (a cold)

Answer 12

trying to get rid of

Question 13

going down with (the flu)

Answer 13

catching (non-serious illness) talking about someone else

Question 14

come down with (the flu)

Answer 14

catching (non-serious illness) talking about yourself

Question 15

throbbing

Answer 15

beating with pain

Question 16

shivery

Answer 16

shaking slightly

Question 17

trembling

Answer 17

shaking

Question 18

bunged up

Answer 18

blocked

Question 19

being on the mend

Answer 19

getting better

Question 20

gastrointestinal disease

Answer 20

illness of the stomach or digestive passages

Question 21

prognosis

Answer 21

how experts expect an illness to develop

Question 22

jaundiced

Answer 22

yellow-looking skin because of a liver problem

Question 23

to be impeded

Answer 23

to slow down or make difficult

Question 24

lentils

Answer 24

very small dried beans that are cooked and eaten

Question 25

cardiovascular

Answer 25

relating to the heart and blood

Question 26

metabolism

Answer 26

the rate at which your body digests food

Question 27

brisk

Answer 27

quick and energetic

Question 28

being on piecework

Answer 28

being paid for the amount they produce

Question 29

sweatshops

Answer 29

factories where people work very long hours for low wages