The sentences in Column A contain examples of useful verbs in medicine. In Column B there are definitions of the verbs. Read the examples and match the verbs (in italics) with the…
The sentences in Column A contain examples of useful verbs in medicine. In Column B there are definitions of the verbs. Read the examples and match the verbs (in italics) with the definitions. Then write the infinitive forms into the spaces in the definitions in Column B. The first one has been done for you as an example.Column A: Examples Column B: Definitions 1. After the accident the passengers were treated in hospital for cuts. 2. Nurses dressed the wounds of the accident victims. 3. He specialises in children with breathing problems. 4. She suffers from headaches. 5. She was vaccinated against smallpox as a child. 6. Some forms of cancer cannot be cured. 7. The calamine lotion will soothe the rash. 8. The doctor diagnosed appendicitis. 9. The doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics. 10. The drug suppresses the body's natural instinct to reject the transplanted tissue. 11. The operation may endanger the life of the patient. 12. The surgeons decided to operate as the only way of saving the baby's life. a) diagnose means to identify a condition or illness, by examining the person and noting symptoms b) _________ means to to use medical methods to cure a disease or help a sick or injured person to recover c) _________ means to make someone healthy d) _________ means to put someone or something at risk e) _________ means to give instructions for a person to get a specific dosage of a drug or a specific form of therapeutic treatment f) _________ means to study or treat one particular disease or one particular type of patient g) _________ means to have an illness for a long period of time h) _________ means to treat a person for a condition by cutting open the body and removing a part which is diseased or repairing a part which is not functioning correctly i) _________ means to introduce vaccine into a person's body in order to make the body create its own antibodies, so making the person immune to the disease j) _________ means to relieve pain k) _________ means to clean a wound and put a covering over it l) _________ means to reduce the action of something completely, e.g. to remove a symptom or to stop the release of a hormone решение на английском
Sure! Let's go through the sentences in Column A and match the verbs with their definitions in Column B. I'll provide step-by-step explanations for each pairing and also write the infinitive forms in the spaces provided.
Column A: Sentences with Verbs
- After the accident, the passengers were treated in hospital for cuts.
- Nurses dressed the wounds of the accident victims.
- He specialises in children with breathing problems.
- She suffers from headaches.
- She was vaccinated against smallpox as a child.
- Some forms of cancer cannot be cured.
- The calamine lotion will soothe the rash.
- The doctor diagnosed appendicitis.
- The doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics.
- The drug suppresses the body's natural instinct to reject the transplanted tissue.
- The operation may endanger the life of the patient.
- The surgeons decided to operate as the only way of saving the baby's life.
Column B: Definitions
Let's match the verbs with their definitions:
a) diagnose means to identify a condition or illness, by examining the person and noting symptoms
Verb: diagnose
Infinitive: to diagnose
b) treat means to use medical methods to cure a disease or help a sick or injured person to recover
Verb: treat
Infinitive: to treat
c) cure means to make someone healthy
Verb: cure
Infinitive: to cure
d) endanger means to put someone or something at risk
Verb: endanger
Infinitive: to endanger
e) prescribe means to give instructions for a person to get a specific dosage of a drug or a specific form of therapeutic treatment
Verb: prescribe
Infinitive: to prescribe
f) specialise means to study or treat one particular disease or one particular type of patient
Verb: specialise
Infinitive: to specialise
g) suffer means to have an illness for a long period of time
Verb: suffer
Infinitive: to suffer
h) operate means to treat a person for a condition by cutting open the body and removing a part which is diseased or repairing a part which is not functioning correctly
Verb: operate
Infinitive: to operate
i) vaccinate means to introduce vaccine into a person's body in order to make the body create its own antibodies, so making the person immune to the disease
Verb: vaccinate
Infinitive: to vaccinate
j) soothe means to relieve pain
Verb: soothe
Infinitive: to soothe
k) dress means to clean a wound and put a covering over it
Verb: dress
Infinitive: to dress
l) suppress means to reduce the action of something completely, e.g. to remove a symptom or to stop the release of a hormone
Verb: suppress
Infinitive: to suppress
Completed Definitions
Now, placing the infinitive forms into the provided definitions:
- a) diagnose means to identify a condition or illness, by examining the person and noting symptoms (to diagnose)
- b) treat means to use medical methods to cure a disease or help a sick or injured person to recover (to treat)
- c) cure means to make someone healthy (to cure)
- d) endanger means to put someone or something at risk (to endanger)
- e) prescribe means to give instructions for a person to get a specific dosage of a drug or a specific form of therapeutic treatment (to prescribe)
- f) specialise means to study or treat one particular disease or one particular type of patient (to specialise)
- g) suffer means to have an illness for a long period of time (to suffer)
- h) operate means to treat a person for a condition by cutting open the body and removing a part which is diseased or repairing a part which is not functioning correctly (to operate)
- i) vaccinate means to introduce vaccine into a person's body in order to make the body create its own antibodies, so making the person immune to the disease (to vaccinate)
- j) soothe means to relieve pain (to soothe)
- k) dress means to clean a wound and put a covering over it (to dress)
- l) suppress means to reduce the action of something completely, e.g. to remove a symptom or to stop the release of a hormone (to suppress)
Summary
In conclusion, we have matched the verbs with their definitions and provided their infinitive forms, which is essential for understanding how these verbs are used in medical contexts. If you have any further questions or need additional help, feel free to ask!
