10426 medical english

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. If pain disappears and then comes back again, it's referred to as
"__________________________" pain.
recurrent
reclusive
current
2. We'll have to __________________________ ( = do) some blood tests.
race
run
jog
3. I need you to __________________________.
take a heavy breath
make a deep breath
take a deep breath
4. I __________________________ the patient last week - He seemed very healthy.
examined
examination
exam
5. Your test came back __________________________. You are healthy!
positive
increase
negative
6. If someone is HIV-__________________________, it means that they have the HIV virus.


neutral
positive
negative
7. If you give someone a "clean __________________________", it means that you have

determined that the person is completely healthy.
bill of health
sheet of health
paper of health
8. What's another word for "doctor" ?
shrink
physician
physiologist
9. My mother has a __________________________ of needles = She is afraid of needles
horror
fear
panic
10. Hopefully we can __________________________ ( = find out) what's wrong with you.
name
deter
determine
1. Take these pills - they'll help __________________________ ( = diminish) the headaches.
ease
facilitate
rectify


2. If someone asks you to __________________________ to your waist, it means they would
like you to take off all the clothes above your waist. ( = your shirt, blouse, etc.)
strip down
take off
take down

3. What are some of the __________________________ of this medicine?
sideways action

side action
side effects

4. I'm going to prescribe some __________________________ for you.
pain-removers
pain-killers
pain-takers

5. If something is "sensitive __________________________", it hurts when you touch it.
to contact
to the touching
to the touch

6. I've __________________________ since I was a little girl.
had migraines
had a migraine
been migrated

7. __________________________ = Put your clothes on
Get dressed
Get dressed up
Get up

8. What's the opposite of the question above?


Dress yourself
Get down
Get undressed

9. __________________________ when I touch it?
Is it pain
Does it hurt
Is there anguish

10. Some physical symptoms are actually caused by __________________________ or
stress.
anxious
anxiety
nervous

1. We can __________________________ cancer = It's definitely not cancer
rule up
rule out
rule in

2. Last year my grandfather was __________________________ with Alzheimer's.
diagnosis
made a diagnosis
diagnosed

3. I can't __________________________ ( = don't have enough money to buy) these brandname drugs.
pay
afford
pay off

4. My doctor told me I was __________________________ for diabetes ( = there is a chance


that I will develop diabetes).

at risk for
very risky
a risk taker

5. You should never neglect the __________________________ of an illness - Go see a
doctor immediately!
warning signs
warning touch
road signs

6. Do you have a __________________________? No, my temperature is normal.
burn
thermometer
fever

7. It's not hopeless. This is something we can __________________________.
treat
treatment
give treatment

8. General __________________________, which makes you unconscious, is used for some
procedures.
anesthesia
narcosis
passing out

9. I need to have surgery = I need to have an __________________________
operative
operation
apparatus

10. Let me ask you a couple of questions about your medical
__________________________.
life-history
past
history

1. I checked your __________________________ x-ray - Your lungs seem fine.
chest
foot
head

2. I think I'm __________________________ with something = I think I'm starting to get sick
coming to
coming down
coming apart

3. You will not feel any pain = You won't feel __________________________
things
painless
a thing

4. He's a __________________________ professional with over 20 years experience.
highly-qualified
high-qualifications
high-qualified

5. I'm going to refer you to a __________________________ of mine ( = a person I work
with).

collage
college
colleague


6. I'm sorry, Dr. Beck is __________________________ patients today.
not having
not seeing
not healing

7. There is still no __________________________ for the common cold!
cure
curation
treatment

8. Let me check my __________________________. Yes, tell Mr. Johnson that I can see him
at 2:00 PM on Thursday.
graph
schedule
time

9. Is it a sharp pain or a __________________________?
dull
dull one
dulled one

10. I don't have __________________________ in my right index finger.
a feeling
any feelings
any feeling

1. After you see a doctor, you might have to schedule a __________________________
appointment to see how things are progressing.
follow-up
follow-through
fellowship


2. I think this might be the __________________________ of your illness.
cause
reasoning
reason

3. I think this might be the __________________________ behind your illness.
reasoning
cause
reason

4. Do you have any allergies? Yes, I'm __________________________ to Penicillin.
having an allergy
allergic
allergy

5. A person who specializes in a particular field of medicine is called a
__________________________.
surgeon
special doctor
specialist

6. My back is __________________________ me! = My back hurts very much!

killing
destroying
paining

7. Does this __________________________?
hurt
pain
painful

8. It's too early to __________________________ a diagnosis.


express
tell
make

9. She is __________________________ = She is taking birth control pills
on pills
on the pill
on a pill

10. I almost __________________________ ( = lost consciousness) from the pain.
passed forward
passed out
passed over