37. Sickness and health TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 5 (ADVANCED)

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 5 (ADVANCED)

37. Sickness and health

Complete the sentences using words from the box. allergic anaesthetic antibodies antiseptic crutches dermatologists diarrhoea hay fever infectious insomnia maternity midwife prescription sedative transfusion 1 It’s only a scratch, but it could get dirty. Put some ___-antiseptic____ cream on it. 2 She was rushed to hospital in labour, but there was no room in the __________ ward, so she ended up in a general ward. 3 But in the end it was an easy birth, attended by a __________. She didn’t see a doctor until later. 4 I’m a tough guy. You can do that little operation without __________. Ow! On second thoughts, can I change my mind about that? 5 Every summer I get really bad __________. It’s a shame, because I love gardens and the countryside. 6 In fact I’m __________ to all sorts of things – nuts, eggs, chocolate and loads more. 7 There was a delay in giving the __________, as the hospital had no supplies of her blood group. 8 Before an operation, they usually give you a __________, which calms you down very nicely. 9 This book is so boring that it should be sold as a cure for __________. 10 I took the __________ to the chemist, but she couldn’t read it and had phone my doctor to find out what it said! 11 The whole family had __________. The queue for the toilet was terrible. 12 I’ve had some kind of ‘flu. But don’t worry – it’s past the __________ stage now. 13 It’s only a sprained ankle, but he’s been walking around on __________ for ten days. 14 This test doesn’t actually find the virus; it checks for __________ in your system. 15 I thought this spot might be skin cancer, but the __________ told me it was nothing serious.

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