Medical Collocations

1. Medical Collocations Flávia’s course Lesson 1b

2. In the following slides, you’ll find words that go with “disease” and “illness”. To practice their pronunciation, look up the words at www.m-w.com and click on the speaker sign ( ).

3. common obscure rare • (non-)communicable contagious infectious • dangerousserious mildchronic acute • congenital hereditary inherited • preventable disease • childhoodtropicalinsect-bornewater-borne occupationalsexually transmittedsocial venereal • degenerativedeadlyfatal (in)curablekillerterminal

4. have suffer from • die from/ of • cause • catch contract get • diagnose treatcombat fight controlmanage cure prevent eradicate stamp/ wipe out disease • carry pass on spread transmit

5. acutechronicinfectiouschildhoodpainful • debilitatinglife-threateningmajorminorserious severe • an episode of a bout of ILLNESS • lingering long long-standing long-term prolonged brief short • fatal (in)curableterminalfinal last

6. have suffer from • the onset of a smoking-/Aids-, etc related • contract develop get ILLNESS • recover from fight (off) feign nurse sb through • diagnose treat prevent

7. Complete the 10 sentences with the appropriate words.While you’re at it, practice your intonation and pronunciation of medical terms.

8. Click on slide for a clue Current data suggest that most HIV-infected persons will eventually ........................ AIDS. develop They’ll start to suffer from AIDS.

9. Click on slide for a clue ……………………… illnesses, trauma, anesthesia, and surgery are accompanied by activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, as demonstrated by increased serum corticotropin and cortisol concentrations. Severe It means “serious”.

10. Click on slide for a clue Mild emotional stress or sadness can reactivate depression in people who have recovered from a ............. of the crippling illness. bout It’s similar to “an episode of”.

11. Click on slide for a clue A ....................... illness may affect a caregiver as much by creating stress as by providing an opportunity to prepare for the death. lingering It means it takes a while for the person to die.

12. Click on slide for a clue With globalization, strengthened ............................ disease surveillance at the global level has become an essential public health instrument. communicable It’s similar to “contagious”.

13. Click on slide for a clue Doctors in the United States may soon be using tissue from testicles to ................... brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. treat To use drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of a disease.

14. Click on slide for a clue Patients who understand the expected disease course, prognosis and typical symptoms are likely to report promptly at the onset of even .......... symptoms. mild Not severe.

15. Click on slide for a clue Genetic engineering is allowing new techniques to be developed to combat serious ...................... parasitic diseases such as sleeping sickness and malaria. insect-borne There are vectors involved.

16. Click on slide for a clue Chickenpox is a common ............... illness. childhood Being young has its drawbacks.

17. Click on slide for a clue Although it was a stressful time, she didn't need to ............... illness herself so her supervisor would let her take sick days, as many employees do. feign to fake