《ESL Podcast 379 – A Routine Procedure》.pdfVIP

English as a Second Language Podcast ESL Podcast 379 – A Routine Medical Procedure GLOSSARY surgery – medical operation that involves the taking out or replacement of a body part * Zunny fell off her bike and hit her head. Now she must have brain surgery. routine procedure – a normal or common surgery; an operation that is often done and not considered highly dangerous * Even though it was a routine procedure, Ekaterina was still afraid to have a tooth pulled. to be admitted overnight – to stay in the hospital overnight for observation; to sleep one night in a hospital so that doctors and nurses can watch the patient * I can’t imagine sleeping in a hospital. I hope they don’t want to admit me overnight! general anesthesia – loss of feeling in the whole body due to a drug given by the doctor; a drug used during a surgery so that the patient is not awake and does not feel pain * During a major operation like heart surgery, the doctor will use general anesthesia. local anesthesia – loss of feeling in only the small part of the body on which the surgery is being performed due to a drug given by the doctor; a drug used on patients on the part of the body where the doctor will operate * Will they j ust use local anesthesia on your throat when you have your tonsils removed? out-patient procedure – surgery in which the patient can leave the same day; not being admitted overnight * I must go to the hospital this afternoon, but it’s an out-patient procedure so you can visit me at home later. to keep under observation – to keep a person at the hospital so the doctors can watch or monitor their health * He was still very sick, even after they gave him medicine, so the doctors decided to keep him under observation for a few more days. all the same – even so; still; nevertheless * I like Luis, but all the same, I wish he wasn’t dat