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Short Quiz on vocabulary related to health

I. - Choose the most suitable word to fill each space.


1. Since moving that furniture I have this dull ______ in my back.
a. ache b. pinch c. pain d. sore
2. You should see a doctor; after such a blow to the head you may be suffering from____.
a. condition b. percussion c. concussion d. perfusion
3. After swimming a lot, I often get_____.
a. stitch b. cramp c. spasm d. clot
4. Close to complete_____, the marathon runner entered the stadium.
a. exhaustion b. collapse c. tiredness d. depletion
5. I still____ in the morning even though I gave up smoking a month ago.
a. whistle b. wheeze c. whirl d. whip
6. I am subject to ____ smoking in the office and at home.
a. passive b. inactive c. involuntary d. inert
7. You are advised not to engage in _____activity during very hot weather.
a. strenuous b. strained c. stringent d. stern
8. After the crash, he was taken to hospital suffering from ____ injuries.
a. manifold b. various c. diverse d. multiple
9. All Janes Friends visited her in hospital to wish her a ____ recovery.
a. hastened b. speedy c. quickened d. rushed
10. Dont be so concerned; its only a (n) ____ wound.
a. skin b. shallow c. exterior d. flesh
11. The doctor told me to increase my vitamin D_____.
a. reception b. content c. intake d. ingestion
12. The surgeon made a small____ behind the patients ear.
a. incision b. notch c. cut d. slit
13. The footballer had a ___ injury to his hamstring.
a. repeating b. regular c. recurring d. recurrent
14. My father is suffering from a ___ infection.
a. respiration b. breathing c. breath d. respiratory
II. Use the words given in capitals with each sentence to form a Word that fits in the
gap.
1. This particular substance is so ___________________ it can kill in seconds. POISON
2. Your mother seems to have made a __________________ recovery. MIRACLE
3. When the lab findings and the research results were ___________________, an amazing
discovery came to light. RELATE
4. The chemical substance _____________________on contact with water. SOLID
5. Ive been told that I will have to ______________________an operation. GO
6. Is there any ____________________________in your abdomen asked the doctor.
TENDER
7. Many minor ______________________can be easily treated with herbs. AIL
8. Im going to recommend that you see a_________________________ as soon as possible.
CONSULT
9. This is a very rare ________________________, which afflicts only males in their teens.
ORDER
10. Some say that vitamin ___________________________is more common among
vegetarians because their diet is not rich in proteins. DEFICIT

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