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…

Sure! Let’s go through the exercise step by step, matching the verbs from Column A with their definitions in Column B and writing their infinitive forms.

Step 1: Understand Each Sentence

We'll analyze each sentence from Column A to identify the verbs and their meanings.

1. He was admitted this morning.
   • Verb: admitted
2. The cancer is not responding to drugs.
   • Verb: responding
3. He was still limping three weeks after the accident.
   • Verb: limping
4. The doctors saved the little boy from dying of cancer.
   • Verb: saved
5. The end of the broken bone has penetrated the liver.
   • Verb: penetrated
6. The new heart has performed very well.
   • Verb: performed
7. The patient was transferred to a special unit.
   • Verb: transferred
8. She fainted when she saw the blood.
   • Verb: fainted
9. The surgeon probed the wound with a scalpel.
   • Verb: probed
10. Walking to work every day won’t harm you.
    • Verb: harm
11. The treatment is given to prevent the patient’s condition from getting worse.
    • Verb: prevent
12. The ulcer perforated the duodenum.
    • Verb: perforated

Step 2: Match the Verbs with Definitions

Now, let’s match the verbs in Column A with their appropriate definitions in Column B.

• 1. admitted - h) admit means to register a patient in a hospital
• 2. responding - j) respond means to react to something or to begin to get better because of a treatment
• 3. limping - g) limp means to walk awkwardly because of pain, stiffness or malformation of a leg or foot
• 4. saved - f) save means to stop someone from being hurt or killed
• 5. penetrated - c) penetrate means to go through or into something
• 6. performed - l) perform means to work
• 7. transferred - a) transfer means to pass from one place to another
• 8. fainted - k) faint means to stop being conscious for a short time and, usually, fall down
• 9. probed - e) probe means to investigate the inside of something
• 10. harmed - b) harm means to damage or hurt someone or something
• 11. prevented - i) prevent means to stop something from happening
• 12. perforated - d) perforate means to make a hole through something

Step 3: Write Infinitive Forms

Now we need to write the infinitive form of the verbs next to their definitions:

1. a) transfer
2. b) harm
3. c) penetrate
4. d) perforate
5. e) probe
6. f) save
7. g) limp
8. h) admit
9. i) prevent
10. j) respond
11. k) faint
12. l) perform

Final Output

Here is the completed matching with infinitive forms:

1. a) transfer
2. b) harm
3. c) penetrate
4. d) perforate
5. e) probe
6. f) save
7. g) limp
8. h) admit
9. i) prevent
10. j) respond
11. k) faint
12. l) perform

This way, you have a clear understanding of the verbs used in a medical context along with their meanings and infinitive forms! If you have any further questions or need more assistance, feel free to ask!