SICKNESS and HEALTH

Choose the best word to complete the sentence.

It's only a scratch, but it could get dirty. Put some _____ cream on it.

• antiseptic

• maternity

• midwife

• anesthetic

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She was rushed to hospital in labor, but there was no room in the _____ ward, so she ended up in a general ward.

• antiseptic

• maternity

• midwife

• anesthetic

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But in the end, it was an easy birth, attended by a _____. She didn't see a doctor until later.

• antiseptic

• maternity

• midwife

• anesthetic

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I'm a tough guy. You can do that little operation without _____. Ow! On second thought, can I change my mind about that?

• antiseptic

• maternity

• midwife

• anesthetic

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Every summer I get really bad _____. It's a shame because I love gardens and the countryside.

• hay fever

• allergic

• transfusion

• sedative

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In fact, I'm _____ to all sorts of things - nuts, eggs, chocolate and loads more.

• hay fever

• allergic

• transfusion

• sedative

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There was a delay in giving the _____, as the hospital had no supplies of her blood group.

• hay fever

• allergic

• transfusion

• sedative

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Before an operation, they usually give you a _____ which calms you down very nicely.

• hay fever

• allergic

• transfusion

• sedative

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This book is so boring that it should be sold as a cure for _____.

• insomnia

• prescription

• diarrhea

• infectious

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I took the _____ to the chemist, but she couldn't read it and had phone my doctor to find out what it said.

• insomnia

• prescription

• diarrhea

• infectious