Medicine 1.5

Question 1

flu
[флу]
influenza (formal)
People who have the flu should not visit hospital patients.

Answer 1

a common infectious illness that causes fever and headache

Question 2

fracture (noun)
fractured (adj)
[фракчюр]
Your wrist is fracturedand needs a cast.

Answer 2

broken or cracked bone

Question 3

germ
Flowers are not allowed in the ward to avoid the risk
of germs being brought in.

Answer 3

a micro-organism, especially one that causes disease

Question 4

genetic

The disease is part genetic and part environmental.

Answer 4

a medical condition or physical feature that is passed on in the family

Question 5

heart attack

People who smoke are at greater risk of having a heart attack.

Answer 5

instance in which blood stops pumping through the heart

Question 6

immune system

You can’t have visitors because your immune system is low.

Answer 6

the parts of the body that fight diseases, infections, and viruses