Medical Slang

This unit teaches students informal medical English and hospital slang commonly used by healthcare professionals in fast-paced clinical environments.

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Core Training Activities

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Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Albatross Appy Bounceback Circle the drain Code brown Departure lounge Discharged up Frequent flyer Gatekeeper Get hammered Goldbrick Low paid nurse Noctor Puppies Shotgunning Slasher Turf Velcro Wallet biopsy Zebra

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Reading Activity: Medical Slang

Improve your reading comprehension and vocabulary in context with our interactive reader.

SCENE: A dialogue between two nurses at the nurses' station in the city hospital: RGN Mary: Hi Sarah, how was your shift? LPN Sarah: Oh, hello Mary. It was a nightmare, I ended up pulling a double shift and haven't slept in almost 30 hours. And for the last 6 I have been dealing with this goldbrick I'm exhausted! Mary: Yeah, I remember those days well. Look on…

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