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QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. If pain disappears and then comes back again, it's referred to as "___RECURRENT__________" pain.
recurrent
reclusive
current
race
run
jog
examined
examination
exam
positive
increase
negative
neutral
positive
negative
7. If you give someone a "clean _BILL OF HEALTH____", it means that you have determined that the person is
completely healthy.
bill of health
sheet of health
paper of health
shrink
physician
physiologist
horror
fear
panic
10. Hopefully we can __DETERMINE______________________ ( = find out) what's wrong with you.
name
deter
determine
Medical English Exercise | Topic: English for Doctors/Patients/Health 2
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
ease
facilitate
rectify
2. If someone asks you to __STRIP DOWN___________ 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
sideways action
side action
side effects
pain-removers
pain-killers
pain-takers
to contact
to the touching
to the touch
had migraines
had a migraine
been migrated
Get dressed
Get dressed up
Get up
Dress yourself
Get down
Get undressed
Is it pain
Does it hurt
Is there anguish
anxious
anxiety
nervous
Medical English Exercise | Topic: English for Doctors/Patients/Health 3
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
rule up
rule out
rule in
diagnosis
made a diagnosis
diagnosed
3. I can't ____AFFORD________________ ( = don't have enough money to buy) these brand-name drugs.
pay
afford
pay off
4. My doctor told me I was ____AT RISK ____________ for diabetes ( = that there was a chance I'd develop
diabetes).
at risk for
very risky
a risk taker
5. You should never neglect the ___WARNING SIGNS____ of an illness. Go see a doctor immediately!
warning signs
warning touch
road signs
burn
thermometer
fever
treat
treatment
give treatment
8. General __ANESTHESIA________________________, which makes you unconscious, is used for some procedures.
anesthesia
narcosis
passing out
operative
operation
apparatus
10. Let me ask you a couple of questions about your medical __HISTORY________________________.
life-history
past
history
Medical English Exercise | Topic: English for Doctors/Patients/Health 4
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
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
highly-qualified
high-qualifications
high-qualified
collage
college
colleague
not having
not seeing
not healing
cure
save
treatment
8. Let me check my __________________________. Yes, tell Mr. Johnson that I can see him at 2:00 PM on
Thursday.
graph
schedule
time
dull
dull one
dulled one
a feeling
any feelings
any feeling
Medical English Exercise | Topic: English for Doctors/Patients/Health 5
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. After you see a doctor, you might have to schedule a __________________________ appointment to see how
things are progressing.
follow-up
follow-through
fellowship
cause
reasoning
reason
reasoning
cause
reason
having an allergy
allergic
allergy
surgeon
special doctor
specialist
killing
destroying
paining
hurt
pain
painful
express
tell
make
on pills
on the pill
on a pill
passed out
passed over
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
2. There is no physical ______BASIS____________________ for these symptoms. I believe that the cause of your
problems is psychological.
base
basic
basis
underwriting
undergoing
understanding
involves
evokes
evolves
avoid
averse
avail
decimated
decried
decreased
7. This is not a ___FATAL_______________________ disease. = You will not die from this disease.
fatal
fatalistic
fatality
8. If a patient is ___TERMINALLY____________________ ill, he/she will likely die from their disease.
terminally
tactfully
totally
outdoors type
outpatient
outside patient
explained
expressed
experienced
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
yes
no
only in Australia
heavy-set
overweight
really fat
3. There's not much I can tell you until we get __________________________ (from the lab).
imbalance
balance
unbalance
pay
peel
pee
major
minor
minority
7. Cough, fever, and bruises are examples of minor __________________________ that people commonly suffer.
ailments
sicknesses
illnesses
chill
chills
chilies
9. If your nose or sinuses become congested, or __________________________, a decongestant medicine may help
you.
stuck
stuffed
stuffy
no-charge examples
free examples
free samples
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. The __________________________ ( = first ) symptoms of this condition are nausea and a high fever.
initial
initialed
initiative
2. These things are often __________________________. If your father had it, you might get it too.
hereditary
heresy
hearsay
anti-toxin
anti-depressant
antioxidant
over-extended
over-the-counter
over-prescription
5. Which one of these does NOT mean "to pay attention to"?
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to repress
6. This is a __________________________ dangerous condition. You have to seek treatment right away.
potentially
possibly
passively
7. Which tests are you going to __________________________? What can I expect to experience during these
tests?
perform
perforate
profess
completely healthy
better health
complete recovery
hypotension
hypertension
hypoallergenic
10. Taking this medication will __________________________ your risk of a heart attack.
take down
lower
make less
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. How many treatments will I need, and how much will it __________________________? ( = how much will I have
to pay)
charge
cost
pay
under pressure
out of control
under control
off topic
off color
for you to
in which you
for a while
5. Under __________________________ circumstances should you drink alcohol. = You shouldn't drink alcohol no
matter what.
no
not
any
overdrive
overkill
overdose
7. I suggest you stop taking these sleeping pills. - You're becoming __________________________ ( = slightly
addicted to) them.
dependent on
depending on
dependent with
cover
pay
bankroll
9. I have to take special __________________________ ( = steps/ safeguards) because of your pacemaker.
prevention
precautions
premises
10. Just because your mother had breast cancer doesn't mean that you'll __________________________ it too.
diagnose
do
develop
Medical English Exercise | Topic: English for Doctors/Patients/Health 10
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
prescribed
admitted
accepted
on demand
on duty
3. P1: Does the patient have health __________________________? P2: No, she is uninsured.
assurance
insurance
assistance
4. If you're unable to quit smoking altogether, you should at least __________________________. ( = do it less)
cut down
cut off
cut around
complications
compliments
completions
overdrive
overkill
overdose
7. I've been taking birth control pills __________________________. ( = for many years)
for years
on a yearly basis
yearly
routine
routing
rooted
9. Even if you are infected, the symptoms might not __________________________ ( = appear) for weeks.
show off
show up
show
10. This is a contagious disease that can only be __________________________ by/through sexual intercourse.
transferred
transplanted
transmitted
going in
going up
going out
incredulous
inconclusive
inclined
dizziness
pain
fatigue
notify/inform
note
review
5. When there is a decrease in or disappearance of signs and symptoms of cancer, you can say that the cancer is in
__________________________.
regression
remittance
remission
6. How __________________________ is this treatment? ( = how well does this treatment work?)
affected
effective
ineffectual
rash
rush
reach
do
take
make
9. Your regular doctor is often referred to as your "__________________________ care doctor".
primal
primary
principal
10. Most operations are not emergencies and are considered __________________________ surgery. ( = surgery
that you choose to have)
choosy
picked
elective