Medical English Exercise | Topic: English for Doctors/Patients/Health 11

Whether you're a doctor or a patient, this exercise will make communication easier by teaching you the right medical/health-related vocabulary. Although it's meant for ESL students, it'll be useful to anyone who wants to practice this specialized vocabulary.





QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. I'm __________________________ for surgery ( = having surgery) tomorrow.
  going in
  going up
  going out

2. The tests are __________________________. We have to retest you.
  incredulous
  inconclusive
  inclined

3. Are you experiencing any __________________________? = Do you feel tired?
  dizziness
  pain
  fatigue

4. Please __________________________ me ( = let me know) of any changes in your condition.
  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

7. I have a strange __________________________ ( = red patches) on my skin.
  rash
  rush
  reach

8. This won't __________________________ long = This won't require a lot of time
  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

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