English for doctors and nurses (intermediate) - vocabulary matching 1

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Complete each of the following sentences with the letter of the correct answer:
a - bathe
b - illness
c - outpatient
d - disability
e - discharged
f - geriatrics
g - increase
h - administer
i - preventive
j - therapy

1. is a field in medicine that focuses on the health of older people.✓

2. His is not serious. = He is not seriously sick.✓

3. We will have to your dosage. = You will have to take more medicine.✓

4. A is something that may prevent you from functioning normally.✓

5. The nurse will ( = give) the vaccine to Mrs. Williams.✓

6. One of the nurse's main duties is to ( = wash) the patients.✓

7. None of the patients stay at the clinic. They only visit on an basis.✓

8. We have to begin your ( = treatment) as soon as possible.✓

9. These are measures. ( = steps taken to make sure something doesn't happen)✓

10. That patient has been from the hospital. (= allowed to go home)✓

💬 Clinical English in practice
Register: Administer is formal — you'd use it with colleagues ("administer the vaccine"), but with patients you'd say "give you a shot" or "give you your medication."

Collocations: geriatrics pairs with ward, unit, specialist, department — you'll hear "geriatric ward" constantly in hospital settings. Preventive goes with care, medicine, measures, screening.

Pronunciation: Geriatrics — stress on the third syllable: jer-ee-AT-rics. Therapy — THER-uh-pee (not the-RAH-pee).