Real Life: Common Medical Terms (1)

Another word for a stomach is an ..........
throat
larynx
femur
abdomen

In the medical field, if something like a tumor is discovered, tests are performed to determine whether it is benign or .......... This latter term means that the tumor is cancerous and life-threatening.
malignant
careless
benevolent
careful

When someone is physically dependant on a drug like nicotine, they are ......... to the chemical substance.
rejected
addicted
adopted
embraced

Sometimes, people have ......... reactions to certain drugs that are prescribed to them by physicians. This means they have bad and/or unforeseen reactions to the drugs.
adverse
assumed
approved
agreed

Some prescription drugs do what they are supposed to do; however, there are some bad ......... effects that certain medications can cause like nausea and dizziness.
turn
reach
touch
side

A ......... is an unborn child that is growing within a mother's womb.
bud
fetus
term
egg

......... from males and eggs from females are necessary in order for humans to reproduce.
Sperm
Tadpoles
Saunas
Flora

When a patient has a ......... illness, this means that the illness is incurable and fatal.
oral
terminal
aural
synthetic

Sometimes, women have ......... sections while giving birth to their babies. This is when doctors remove the baby from the mother's womb via a surgical incision in the abdomen rather than a vaginal birth.
vacant
removal
Caesarian
Victorian

A ......... is a chemical substance that causes cancer. This substance is found in air pollution and cigarettes.
carcinogen
parsley
cataract
bronchitis