English for doctors and nurses (intermediate) - vocabulary matching 4

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Complete each of the following sentences with the letter of the correct answer:
a - scope (n.)
b - critical
c - incurable
d - immunize
e - dress (v.)
f - solid
g - intravenously
h - postoperative
i - injury
j - boost (v.)

1. I will have to your wound. = I will have to apply medication, bandages, etc. to your wound.✓

2. We have to all children against polio.✓

3. Unfortunately, this disease is . ( = there is no cure for it)✓

4. This medicine has to be given . ( = through one's veins)✓

5. These vitamins will (= improve the performance of) your immune system.✓

6. The patient can only eat liquids. He can't eat food.✓

7. She's in condition. We have to operate.✓

8. This ( = wound, trauma, etc.) is not as bad as it seems.✓

9. This is a normal part of the recovery process. ( = the recovery process after an operation)✓

10. I'm still trying to determine the ( = extent) of your illness.✓

💬 Clinical English in practice
Register: Dress (v.) in a medical context means to clean and bandage a wound — not related to clothing. "I need to dress that wound" is standard clinical language. Postoperative is often shortened to post-op in everyday hospital speech.

Collocations: Immunize → immunize against, immunization program, fully immunized. Intravenously → administered/given intravenously — often shortened to IV in practice.

Pronunciation: Postoperative — post-OP-er-uh-tiv. Intravenously — in-truh-VEE-nus-lee.