able-bodied (adj)
| Able-bodied people sometimes don’t realize how difficult the life of the disabled can be.
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all-purpose (adj)
| Nowadays there are a lot of modern and all- purpose wheelchairs.
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autoclave (n)
| A nurse sterilizes instruments in an autoclave.
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blood pressure meter (n)
| The blood pressure meter is for recording patients’ blood pressure.
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bone plate (n)
| A bone plate is used for fixing a broken bone.
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centrifuge (n)
| A centrifuge is used for separating substances by spinning them.
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corridor (n)
| Go along the corridor and Physiotherapy will be on the left.
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deliver (v)
| Porters deliver the post all over the hospital and bring letters for patients.
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dialysis machine (n)
| A dialysis machine is used for cleaning the blood when the kidneys don’t work.
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disabled (adj)
| Some simple everyday activities can be a major problem for disabled people.
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dispose of (v)
| Porters dispose of all the waste at the hospital.
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ECG machine (n)
| An ECG machine is for monitoring the heart.
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endoscope (n)
| The endoscope is for looking inside the stomach, larynx, trachea, etc.
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floor (n)
| Radiology is on the second floor.
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food trolley (n)
| Porters do more than just push food trolleys
around the hospital.
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glucometer (n)
| The glucometer is for determining the concentration of glucose in the blood.
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highly-advanced (adj)
| A highly-advanced wheelchair can perform different functions.
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lift (n)(v)
| Porters lift (v) and carry heavy equipment. Take the lift (n) to get to the third floor.
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manual (adj)
| A manual wheelchair is moved by the user’s own power.
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microscope (n)
| A microscope is for examining tissues, samples, etc., very closely.
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mortuary (n)
| Porters remove dead bodies to the mortuary.
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neurological pinwheel (n)
| A neurological pinwheel is for testing for sensation in nerves.
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paediatric spoon (n)
| A paediatric spoon is a special spoon for children to grip.
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reception (n)
| You can ask all the information at the reception.
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scales (n)
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| Scales are for weighing substances.
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scalpel (n)
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| A scalpel is for performing surgery.
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self-propelled (adj)
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| You don’t need to use your arms in a self-
propelled wheelchair.
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stethoscope (n)
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| A doctor uses a stethoscope to hearing sounds
from movements within the body.
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stretcher (n)
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| Porters transport patients by stretchers or
wheelchairs.
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syringe (n)
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| A syringe is for making injections.
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thermometer (n)
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| A nurse measured a patient’s temperature with a
thermometer.
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tongue depressor (n)
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| An otolaryngologist uses a tongue depressor for
oral examination.
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ultrasound scanner (n)
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| Ultrasound scanners are for detecting problems in the liver, heart, stomach and other internal
organs.
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ward (n)
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| There are a lot of wards in this big hospital.
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wheelchair (n)
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| Nowadays modern wheelchairs are a big
improvement on the first wheelchairs.
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X-ray machine (n)
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| X-ray machine is for taking a photo of bones.
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