15 - Injuries

Question 1

fracture (v, n)

Answer 1

1 if a bone or other hard substance fractures, or if it is fractured, it breaks or cracks
The immense pressure causes the rock to fracture.
fracture your leg/arm/hip etc
He fractured his right leg during training.

2 if a group, country etc fractures, or if it is fractured, it divides into parts in an unfriendly way because of disagreement SYN split
The opposition has been fractured by bitter disputes.

N: I got several fractures.

Question 2

skull &
somebody can’t get it into their (thick) skull

Answer 2

1) the bones of a person’s or animal’s head

2) somebody can’t get it into their (thick) skull:
someone is unable to understand something very simple
He can’t seem to get it into his skull that I’m just not interested in him.

Question 3

unconscious

Answer 3

unable to see, move, feel etc in the normal way because you are not conscious
She was found alive but unconscious.
knock/beat somebody unconscious
Levin was knocked unconscious by the impact.

Question 4

black eye

Answer 4

if you have a black eye, you have a dark area around your eye because you have been hit
Jack looked like someone had given him a black eye.

Question 5

dislocate

Answer 5

1) to move a bone out of its normal position in a joint, usually in an accident
I dislocated my shoulder playing football.

2) to spoil the way in which a plan, system, or service is arranged, so that it cannot work normally SYN disrupt
Communications were temporarily dislocated by the bad weather.

Question 6

sprain

Answer 6

to damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it SYN twist
I fell down the steps and sprained my ankle.

Question 7

fall off

Answer 7

fall
e.g.
I sprained my wrist when fell off my bike.

Question 8

twist your ankle/wrist/knee

Answer 8

to hurt your wrist etc by pulling or turning it too suddenly while you are moving
Harriet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.

Question 9

blister

Answer 9

a swelling on your skin containing clear liquid, caused, for example, by a burn or continuous rubbing
New shoes always give me blisters.

Question 10

bruise (n, v)

Answer 10

n: a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit etc
minor cuts and bruises

v: if part of your body bruises, or if you bruise part of your body, it gets hit or hurt and a bruise appears
She fell off her bike and bruised her knee.

Question 11

first aid

Answer 11

simple medical treatment that is given as soon as possible to someone who is injured or who suddenly becomes ill
Being given first aid at the scene of the accident probably saved his life

Question 12

bathe

Answer 12

to wash or cover part of your body with a liquid, especially as a medical treatment
She brought a bowl of water and began to bathe the injured arm.

Question 13

thoroughly

Answer 13

1 completely
She sat feeling thoroughly miserable.
thoroughly cooked meat
2 carefully, so that nothing is forgotten
The room had been thoroughly cleaned.

Question 14

plaster (br)
bandaid (american)

Answer 14

British English a piece of thin material that is stuck on to the skin to cover a small wound SYN bandaid American English
e,g.
Your finger is bleeding. Put on a bandaid (plaster).

Question 15

dressing (cover a wound with a clean dressing)

Answer 15

a special piece of material used to cover and protect a wound
The nurse came to change his dressing.

Question 16

infection

Answer 16

1 [countable] a disease that affects a particular part of your body and is caused by bacteria or a virus
The baby had an ear infection.
infection of/in
an infection of the bladder

2 [uncountable] when someone is infected by a disease
Always sterilize the needle to prevent infection.

Question 17

in place (hold sth in place)

Answer 17

a) in the correct position
The chairs for the concert were nearly all in place.
The glass was held in place by a few pieces of sellotape.

b) existing and ready to be used
Funding arrangements are already in place

Question 18

bandage

Answer 18

a narrow piece of cloth that you tie around a wound or around a part of the body that has been injured
e.g.
About an hour later, he came back with a bandage around his arm.

Question 19

heal

Answer 19

if a wound or a broken bone heals or is healed, the flesh, skin, or bone grows back together and becomes healthy again
It took three months for my arm to heal properly.

Question 20

swollen (adj)

Answer 20

1 a part of your body that is swollen is bigger than usual, especially because you are ill or injured
swollen glands
a badly swollen ankle
His eyes were swollen from crying.
2 a river that is swollen has more water in it than usual

Question 21

swelling

Question 22

cast (n)

Answer 22

a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc because the bone is broken
Murray has his leg in a cast.

Question 22

cast (n)

Answer 22

a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc because the bone is broken
Murray has his leg in a cast.