Medical English Exercise | Topic: English for Doctors/Patients/Health 3

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. 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 brand-name 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

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