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Word-building Word formation: adjectives (p. 5)

Word association 1: missing links (p. 1) 1. The surgeons operated to repair the patient's
1. body defective heart valve.
2. pain 2. His diet is calcium-deficient.
3. bone 3. She is physically dependent on amphetamines.
4. muscle 4. The doctor noted an excessive amount of bile in
5. eye the patient's blood.
6. cell 5. A hypoglycaemic attack can be prevented by
eating glucose or a lump of sugar when feeling
Word formation: nouns (p. 2) faint.
6. The vaccine should make you immune to
Exercise 1. tuberculosis.
1. diagnosis 2. examination 3. prescription 7. They have periods when they are completely
4. suffering 5. operation 6. cure 7. recovery inactive.
8. analysis 9. infection 10. carrier 11. replacement 8. His foot is so painful that he can hardly walk.
12. degeneration 13. referral 14. paralysis 9. I suffered spinal injuries in the crash.
15. obstruction 10. She complained of stiff joints.

Exercise 2. Word association 2: partnerships (p. 6)

1. My diagnosis was that the patient had a heart
condition. Exercise 1.
2. I made a full examination of the patient. 1. administer a drug
3. I wrote a prescription for a course of antibiotics. 2. analyse a sample
4. He experienced very little suffering. 3. arrange an appointment
5. The operation was performed immediately. 4. burp a baby
6. There is no cure for this disease. 5. catch a cold
7. He has made a full recovery. 6. detect an improvement
8. The lab made an analysis of the blood sample. 7. discontinue the treatment
9. We found an infection in the tissue. 8. ease the pain
10. Ten per cent of the population are thought to be 9. resist some infections
carriers of the bacteria. 10. prescribe antibiotics
11. The patient was given a hip replacement.
12. There has been a degeneration in his condition. Exercise 2.
13. The patient was given a referral to a specialist. 1. The doctor will administer a drug to the patient.
14. He suffered paralysis of the arm after the stroke. 2. She was prescribed antibiotics.
15. The blood clot formed an obstruction in the 3. As soon as the patient reported severe
artery. side-effects, the doctor discontinued the
treatment.
Two-word expressions (p. 3) 4. I've caught a cold from one of my colleagues at
work.
1. heart attack 2. general anaesthetic 3. bone marrow 5. The laboratory analysed a sample of the food
4. surgical intervention 5. primary tooth 6. plastic and found traces of bacteria.
surgery 7. brain death 8. bedside manner 9. allergic 6. A healthy body can resist some infections.
reaction 10. clinical trial 11. malignant tumour 7. I would like to arrange an appointment with the
12. general practitioner 13. biological clock dental hygienist for 10.00am tomorrow.
14. digestive system 15. balanced diet 8. She had an injection to ease the pain in her leg.
9. The health visitor advised the new parents to
Plural formation (p. 4) burp the baby after feeding.
1. strata 2. feet 3. fibulae 4. glomeruli 10. The nurses detected an improvement in the
5. abscesses 6. joints 7. bullae 8. testes patient's condition.
9. septa 10. oesophagi 11. diagnoses 12. humeri
13. syringes 14. acetabula 15. larvae 16. chordae Opposites 1: prefixes (p. 7)
17. varices 18. fungi 19. ganglia 20. villi
21. atria 22. pontes 23. ova 24. bouts Exercise 1.
25. cortices or cortexes il- ir-
1. illegal 1. irreducible
2. irregular

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im- un- Adjectives 1 (p. 11)
1. immovable 1. unconscious
2. impalpable 2. uncontrollable 1. safe 2. poisonous 3. compatible 4. inoperable
3. impure 3. undigested 5. lethal 6. inborn 7. incipient 8. inactive 9. severe
4. unfit 10. confused 11. motionless 12. hygienic
5. unhealthy 13. predisposed 14. aware 15. delicate 16. insanitary
in- 6. unhygienic 17. depressed 18. regular 19. infectious 20. hoarse
1. inactive 7. unqualified
2. inadequate 8. unstable Adjectives 2 (p. 12)
3. incoherent 9. unwell
4. incompatible 1. lethal 2. critical 3. persistent 4. subjective
5. incomplete 5. infirm 6. inflamed 7. mobile 8. painful 9. viable
6. independent 10. deaf 11. premature 12. excessive 13. acute
7. indirect 14. bedridden 15. latent 16. obsessive 17. tender
8. infertile 18. severed 19. depressed 20. harmful
9. inoperable
10. insanitary
Verbs 1 (p. 13)
11. insoluble
a) diagnose b) treat c) cure d) endanger e) prescribe
Exercise 2.
f) specialise g) suffer h) operate i) vaccinate j) soothe
1. unconscious 2. unwell 3. incapable 4. unhealthy
k) dress l) suppress
5. irregular 6. unfit 7. unpasteurised 8. insanitary
9. unstable 10. uncontrollable
Verbs 2 (p. 14)

Word formation: verbs (p. 8) a) transfer b) harm c) penetrate d) perforate

e) probe f) save g) limp h) admit i) prevent j)
respond k) faint l) perform
Exercise 1.
1. abuse 2. admit 3. bandage 4. blood
5. breathe 6. coagulate 7. consult 8. convalesce Verbs: past tense ~ regular verbs (p. 15)
9. fertilise 10. identify 11. immunise 12. implant
13. macerate 14. manage 15. occur 16. perspire 1. received 2. strained 3. recovered 4. fainted
17. prepare 18. provide 19. reabsorb 5. required 6. suffered 7. adapted 8. developed
20. regenerate 21. register 22. regurgitate 9. fractured 10. reacted 11. weighed 12. prolonged
23. rehabilitate 24. reproduce 25. resuscitate 13. aggravated 14. examined 15. trembled
26. sedate 27. stammer 28. stitch 29. suppress
30. sweat Verbs: mixed tenses (p. 16)

1. visit 2. overcame 3. rebuilt 4. undergone

Word association 3: mind maps (p. 9) 5. froze 6. bruised 7. measures 8. expelled
9. hurting 10. heal 11. burnt 12. controls
Exercise 1. 13. amputated 14. bitten 15. progressing
1. operating theatre 2. theatre nurse 3. A&E
department 4. major surgery 5. surgeon 6. local Phrasal verbs (p. 17)
anaesthetic 7. consultant 8. heart surgery 9. scrub
up 10. surgery 1. got over 2. looking after 3. picked up 4. drops
off 5. passed out 6. broke down 7. takes after
8. take off 9. bringing up 10. got around 11. give
Parts of Speech up 12. knocked out 13. propped up 14. go down
15. coughing up
Nouns (p. 10)
Verbs: active/passive (p. 18)
1. allergy 2. paroxysms 3. overdose 4. surgery
5. course 6. recurrence 7. tendency 8. examination 1. A rise in the patient's pulse was noticed by the
9. injection 10. exercise 11. ambulance 12. intake nurse.
13. biopsy 14. consent 15. progress 16. treatment 2. He is being allowed by the consultant to watch
17. excess 18. accident 19. vaccination 20. rash the operation.
3. The tablets are sold by all chemists.
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5. The injured person was comforted by the 13. He will have an operation to remove of an
paramedics until the ambulance arrived. ingrowing toenail.
6. The twins were delivered by the midwife. 14. Please ensure that the patient takes of his
7. An excess of hormones was being produced by medicine.
the gland.
8. He was very well looked after in hospital. Pronunciation
9. The tissue was examined under the microscope.
10. I was given an unpleasant mixture to drink by Word stress 1 (p. 21)
the doctor. Group A: hospital regular exercise alcohol
11. The lotion cannot be taken orally. minimum haemorrhage operate theatre serious
12. The workers were poisoned by toxic fumes. painkillers positive medical history
13. A rise in cases of whooping cough is being Group B: admitted improvement condition develop
predicted by doctors. injection equipment allergic reaction prescription
14. The body's natural instinct to reject the infection opinion
transplanted tissue is suppressed by the drug. Group C: recommend reassure incomplete

Word stress 2 (p. 22)

Adverbs (p. 19)
Exercise 1.
1. The bandage was loosely tied around her wrist. 1. complication 2. paralysis 3. emergency
2. Mentally, she is very advanced for her age. 4. respirator 5. operation 6. anaesthetic
3. If the patient sweats excessively, it may be 7. disposable 8. intolerance 9. circulation
necessary to cool his body with cold compresses. 10. coordinate 11. experiment 12. malignancy
4. The tumour is awkwardly placed and not easy to 13. responsible 14. Analysis 15. compatible
reach. 16. saturated 17. demonstrated 18. dehydration
5. She manages all her patients very efficiently. 19. communicate 20. Penicillin
6. The relief team urgently requires more medical
supplies. Exercise 2.
7. This is a mildly antiseptic solution.
8. Physically, he is very weak, but his mind is still A B C
alert.
anaesthetic x
9. He became ill immediately after he came back
from holiday. analysis x
10. The herb can be used medicinally.
circulation x
11. He has been working as a doctor only for a fairly
short time. communicate x
12. Her breathing was severely affected. compatible x

Prepositions (p. 20) complication x

coordinate x
1. The hospital has installed new apparatus
dehydration x
through^ the physiotherapy department. in
2. Her lips were cracked of^ the cold. from demonstrated x
3. The boy's little toe was crushed^ the door. by
disposable x
4. The tissue was examined on ^ the microscope.
under emergency x
5. It is important that needles used at^ injections experiment x
should be sterilised. for
6. He is recovering from a bout^ flu. of intolerance x
7. She was given to a pain-killing injection. malignancy x
8. Some types of wool can irritate to the skin.
9. This report quotes the number of cases of
operation x
cervical cancer from^ thousand patients tested. paralysis x
per
penicillin x
10. The doctor put the patient to sleep within a
strong narcotic. respirator x
11. She burnt her hand at^ the hot frying pan. on responsible x
12. We have no spare beds on^ the hospital at the
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Present simple (p. 23) bones
14. metacarpal bone; the others are all in the skull
Group A: coughs helps panics beats sleeps 15. pancreas; the others deal with blood
wakes counteracts operates regulates 16. taste; the others are all physical actions
Group B: breathes examines recommends 17. hernia; the others relate to the liver
prescribes relieves suffers controls cures kills 18. diabetes; the others are all part of the skin
Group C: sneezes reduces catches rises analyses
diagnoses relaxes releases increases Body parts - categories (p. 28)

Past tense (p. 24) abdomen - torso knuckle - hand

Achilles tendon - foot lip - head
Group A: reduced coughed replaced mixed ankle - leg (or foot) nail - hand (or foot)
dressed increased noticed dropped buttock - torso navel - torso
Group B: diagnosed improved sneezed prescribed calf - leg neck - torso
cured sterilised probed chest - torso nipple - torso
Group C: vaccinated consulted recommended chin - head nose - head
prevented operated disinfected treated ear - head palm - hand
preceded elbow - arm rib - torso
eye - head scalp - head
eyebrow - head shoulder - torso (or arm)
Vocabulary in Context eyelash - head sole - foot
eyelid - head temple - head
finger - hand thigh - leg
Good advice (p. 25)
forearm - arm thumb - hand
1. g) 8. f)
forehead - head toe - foot
2. k) 9. n)
gum - head tongue - head
3. d) 10. b) hip - torso (or leg) tooth - head
4. e) 11. a) knee - leg wrist - arm (or hand)
5. l) 12. i)
6. j) 13. c)
Opposites 2 (p. 29)
7. h) 14. m)
Exercise 1.
Multiple meanings (p. 26) 1. front 2. chronic 3. alive 4. deteriorate 5. ill
6. closed 7. minor 8. increase 9. rough
1. patient 2. fit 3. focus 4. notice 5. turn 6. light 10. malignant
7. cold 8. focus 9. turn 10. patient 11. notice
12. fit 13. turn 14. fit 15. light 16. focus 17. fit Exercise 2.
18. cold 19. light 1. acute 2. increase 3. improve 4. back 5. rough
6. malignant 7. open 8. dead 9. healthy 10. major
Odd one out (p. 27)
Abbreviations (p. 30)
1. bleeding; the others are words which describe
types of pain 1. A & E: Accident & Emergency
2. liver; you have two of all the others 2. AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
3. forearm; the others are all joints 3. BMR: Basal Metabolic Rate
4. face; the others are all specifically sense organs 4. CAT: Computerised Axial Tomography
5. patient; the others are all jobs 5. CHD: Coronary Heart Disease
6. bandage; the others are all instruments 6. D & V: Diarrhoea & Vomiting
7. supination; the others are all connected to 7. DOA: Dead On Arrival
breathing 8. GP: General Practitioner
8. eyelids; the others are all eye conditions 9. HAV: Hepatitis A Virus
9. relapse; the others all mean to return to normal 10. HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
after an illness 11. MI: Motor Neurone Disease
10. palm; the others are all parts of the eye 12. OTC: Over The Counter
11. vertebral column; the others are all part of the 13. PM: Post Mortem
ear 14. PMA: Progressive Muscular Atrophy
12. aluminium; the others are all normally found in 15. PMT: Premenstrual Tension
the body 16. RQ: Respiratory Quotient
13. wound; the others refer principally to damage to 17. RSI: Repetitive Strain Injury

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18. SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder Chemistry (p. 36)
19. SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
20. STI: Sexually Transmitted Infection 1. Na, sodium, (e) the basic substance in salt
21. TB: Tuberculosis 2. Ca, calcium, (p) metallic element which is the
22. TBI: Total Body Irradiation major component of bones and teeth
23. UV: Ultraviolet 3. Pb, lead, (l) heavy soft metallic element which is
24. VDH: Valvular Disease of the Heart poisonous in compounds
25. WHO: World Health Organization 4. Ti, titanium, (n) light metallic element which
does not corrode
Symptoms & common illnesses 1 (p. 31) 5. Ba, barium, (d) used as a contrast when taking
X-ray photographs of soft tissue
1. influenza 2. rubella 3. coryza 4. varicella 6. Zn, zinc, (s) white metallic trace element
5. rubeola 6. infectious parotitis 7. pertussis 7. Fe, iron, (j) an essential part of the red pigment
8. allergic rhinitis in blood cells, found in liver and eggs
8. Co, cobalt, (f) metallic element which is the basis
Symptoms & common illnesses 2 (p. 32) of a radioactive isotope used to treat cancer
9. Cl, chlorine, (q) powerful greenish gas, used to
Exercise 1. sterilise water
1. Chickenpox is the same as varicella 10. He, helium, (m) very light gas used in
2. A cold is the same as coryza combination with oxygen, especially to relieve
3. The flu is the same as influenza asthma or sickness caused by decompression
4. German measles is the same as rubella 11. S, sulphur, (t) yellow non-metallic element found
5. Hay fever is the same as allergic rhinitis in some amino acids
6. Measles is the same as rubeola 12. Au, gold, (r) soft yellow-coloured precious
7. Mumps is the same as infectious parotitis metal, used as a compound in various drugs, and
8. Whooping cough is the same as pertussis sometimes as a filling for teeth
13. O, oxygen, (h) colourless gas which is present in
Exercise 2. air and essential to human life
1. hay fever 2. German measles 3. whooping cough 14. H, hydrogen, (k) gas which combines with
4. flu 5. mumps 6. chickenpox oxygen to form water
15. HCI, hydrochloric acid, (a) acid found in the
Diagnosis (p. 33) gastric juices which helps to break apart the
food
1. epilepsy 2. gangrene 3. cataracts 4. Parkinson's 16. N, nitrogen, (o) gas which is the main
disease 5. tuberculosis 6. cystic fibrosis 7. cirrhosis component of air and an essential
8. diphtheria 9. cerebral palsy 10. gastroenteritis part of protein
17. HCN, hydrocyanic acid, (b) acid which forms
How it works (p.34) cyanide
18. C, carbon, (i) one of the common non-metallic
1. d) 10. h) elements which is an essential component of
2. k) 11. p) living matter and organic chemical compounds
3. g) 12. q) 19. N2O, nitrous oxide, (g) colourless gas with a
4. m) 13. c) sweet smell, used in combination with other
5. r) 14. o) gases as an anaesthetic in dentistry and surgery
6. a) 15. l) 20. C10H14N2, nicotine, (c) main alkaloid substance
7. b) 16. j) found in tobacco
8. f) 17. i)
9. n) 18. e)

Instruments and equipment (p. 35)

1. wheelchair 2. scalpel 3. probe 4. forceps

5. curette 6. pipette 7. tourniquet 8. hook
9. drain 10. gag 11. syringe 12. catheter
13. bandage 14. sling 15. stretcher 16. splint
17. stethoscope 18. thermometer

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Anagrams 1 (p. 37)

1. Respiration
2. Allergy
3. Daughter
4. Incision
5. Operation
6. Gerontology
7. Relapse
8. Apparatus
9. Prescribe
10. Hospital
11. Exercise
12. Resistance

Parts of the body crossword 1 (p. 38)

1 2 3 4 5
K N E E S T O M A C H

I R O U
6 7
D U O D E N U M R M

N R N T E
8 9 10
E L B O W K H A I R

Y I A U
11 12 13
A T R I A L U N G S

S I A
14 15 16
Z T V E I N S
17
E Y E E L K
18
G H E A R T U
19 20
J O A K L
21
U M N E U R O N L
22 23
G L A N D U
24
U E F A T C
25
L R O S K I N

A V O L
26 27
R E C E P T O R E A R

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Word search (p.42)
Anagrams 2 (p. 41)
P A T H O L O G I S T W
1. Cerebrum E C N O S T R I L P R O
2. Average
N L S C R E E N I O I M
3. Reaction
4. Behaviour D I M M U N E A V T C B
5. Observe
E N B C S L I D E W E T
6. Hiccup
7. Yawn M I L B E D S O R E P H
8. Deteriorate
9. Relaxation
I C O R T I S O N E S E
10. Awake C H C P A N C R E A S R
11. Theatre
12. Emetic
D O U E T A P A A G T N
F S M L I S P S S E A I
A T O N Y A G H E H K A
I R O N A L L E R G E N

Parts of the body crossword 2 (p. 45)

1 2 3 4
S I N E W R B O N E

K R A R
5 6 7
E A R I M A N

L E S U I O
8 9
E T T S E N S E S

T I I E
10
O N P N
11 12
N A N K L E U
13
E C H E S T

C T
14 15 16 17
B A C K O V A R Y
18 19
R O F R H S
20
O C O L L A R B O N E

N C A L M P
21
C Y B R I B T
22
H X T O O U

U O O I M
23
S F E E T D

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Gap fill crossword (p. 46)

1 2 3 4
I N V E N T E D B O

N X I R
5 6
S A M P L E S R I
7
E E L I S T G
8
R N O S E E H I

T S E N
9 10
E Q U I P P H O B I A
11
D V R L
12 13
P E N E R G Y
14 15
U A S E T
16 17
B L E D C O U G H U
18
S T E A R
19 20 21
E M A C I A T E D N
22 23
C A O I S
24 25
A P P O I N T M E N T

S P Q E A
26
E E L I F T
27
S E D A T I O N F

Quiz (p. 49)

1. butter, egg yolk, fish liver oils, oily fish, yeast (Vitamin D is also produced in the skin when exposed to sunlight.)
2. plantar
3. Myopia is a condition where the patient can see clearly objects which are close, but not ones which are far away,
whereas with hypermetropia, the patient sees more clearly objects which are a long way away, but cannot see
objects which are close. (More common words for myopia are shortsightedness or nearsightedness. A more
common word for hypermetropia is longsightedness.)
4. arsenic; cyanide; strychnine
5. four canines, eight premolars and twelve molars
6. primary care group
7. outpatient
8. tummy
9. True, False (The organ described here is the heart), False (The operation described here is a caesarean.)
10. about 37° Celsius or 98° Fahrenheit
11. stomach
12. deep; superficial

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