Vocabulary practice for medical professionals - Quiz 1

💉 Did you know?
IV stands for "intravenous" — meaning "into the vein." You'll also hear "IV drip" or "IV line" in hospital settings. A related term is "IV bag," the fluid container.
Pills vs. tablets vs. capsules — in everyday English these are often used interchangeably, but technically: tablets are compressed powder, capsules have a shell, and "pill" is the informal catch-all term.
Hospital bed — in medical English, "bed" is also used to measure hospital capacity: "The hospital has 300 beds" means it can treat 300 inpatients at once.