Medical English Exercise | Topic: English for Doctors/Patients/Health 8

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.

Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

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

3. An __________________________ is something that rids your body of disease-causing free radicals.
  anti-toxin
  anti-depressant
  antioxidant

4. An __________________________ medication is one that doesn't require a prescription.
  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

8. He was really sick, but he has made a __________________________.
  completely healthy
  better health
  complete recovery

9. Another word for "high blood pressure" is __________________________.
  hypotension
  hypertension
  hypoallergenic

10. Taking this medication will __________________________ your risk of a heart attack.
  take down
  lower
  make less


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