{"id":23541,"date":"2024-05-01T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=23541"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:19:24","slug":"25-hospital-words-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/25-hospital-words-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"25+ hospital words in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r0yF5a73y40?si=o0pzOx0_YeNLuiRB?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button large blue rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/hospital-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download lesson PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/vocabulary-builder-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Join the Vocabulary Builder Course<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to day 3 of our vocabulary challenge!<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s theme is medical and hospital vocabulary &#8211; this was one of the most requested topics. Once again, you can download the free PDF for this lesson by clicking on the link in the video description and entering your e-mail address.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll start with a couple different places in the hospital &#8211; there&#8217;s the <strong>ER<\/strong> which stands for <strong>emergency room<\/strong>, these are where the most urgent conditions are treated. You can go there yourself or be brought in by <strong>ambulance<\/strong> if necessary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t walk, they&#8217;ll carry you in on a\u00a0<strong>stretcher\/gurney.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>OR<\/strong> stands for <strong>operating room<\/strong>, that&#8217;s where they do surgery. Things in the OR have to be <strong>sterile<\/strong>, meaning free from bacteria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the <strong>ICU<\/strong> meaning <strong>intensive care unit<\/strong>, where patients with the most serious conditions stay, with extra monitoring and help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A number of tests can be done at the hospital. Some basic ones are measuring your temperature with a <strong>thermometer<\/strong> and checking your <strong>blood pressure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/6-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/7-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also common to take a <strong>blood sample<\/strong> and <strong>urine sample<\/strong> and send them to the <strong>laboratory<\/strong> for analysis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some more advanced medical tests:<\/p>\n<p>An <strong>ultrasound<\/strong> uses sound waves to make an image, this is typically how they check the baby inside a pregnant woman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/9-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/9.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An <strong>X-ray<\/strong> checks your bones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>CT scan<\/strong> is a more advanced type of X-ray, providing a more detailed image.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/11.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An <strong>MRI<\/strong> uses magnetic fields to form an image, especially of the brain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An <strong>ECG\/EKG<\/strong> tests your heart activity to detect any problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/13-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/13-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/13-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/13.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>biopsy<\/strong> is when they take out a little piece from inside your body, to check it for cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-23564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/14-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/14-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/14-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/14.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Based on this information, the doctor makes a <strong>diagnosis<\/strong>, a conclusion about what&#8217;s wrong, and then will offer <strong>treatment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/hospital-vocabulary\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hospital-4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hospital-4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hospital-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hospital-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hospital-4.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button large blue rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/hospital-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download lesson PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This could be medicine &#8211; some of the most common are <strong>painkillers<\/strong> (to reduce\/eliminate pain) and <strong>antibiotics<\/strong> (to kill bacteria). The medicine could be in the form of <strong>pills<\/strong> you swallow, a <strong>shot<\/strong> you receive, or <strong>IV medication<\/strong> that goes more continuously into your blood over time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-23565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/15-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/15-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/15-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/15.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have a bad cut, you might need <strong>stitches<\/strong> to hold the skin together and help it heal.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve broken your leg, you&#8217;ll need a <strong>cast<\/strong>, a hard plaster covering around it to keep it stable until the bone heals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/16-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/16-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/16.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also need <strong>crutches<\/strong> or a <strong>wheelchair<\/strong> to help you get around.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/17-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/17-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/17.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Surgery is another possible solution to certain medical problems. There&#8217;s <strong>outpatient surgery<\/strong> meaning you can go home the same day, and<strong> inpatient surgery<\/strong> meaning you stay overnight in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>For some surgeries, you get <strong>local anesthesia,<\/strong> meaning a shot that makes you numb, it temporarily takes away the feeling in that part of the body. And for others you get <strong>general anesthesia,<\/strong> meaning medication that makes you completely unconscious. The medical professional in charge of this is called an\u00a0<strong>anesthesiologist.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-23552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/18-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/18-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/18.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For problems that affect your bones and muscles, you might need <strong>physical therapy<\/strong> &#8211; sort of like exercise sessions with someone who helps you strengthen that part of the body.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/19-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/19-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/19-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/19-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/19.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To treat cancer, there&#8217;s <strong>chemotherapy<\/strong> (strong medicine) and <strong>radiation therapy<\/strong> (using high-energy radiation to kill the cancer cells).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Someone whose kidneys are not working might need <strong>dialysis<\/strong>, where a machine cleans their blood &#8211; until they can maybe get a <strong>transplant<\/strong> (putting an organ from one person into another).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Someone who has had a limb (an arm or leg) <strong>amputated, <\/strong>meaning cut off due to disease or injury, can get a <strong>prosthetic <\/strong>arm or leg \u2013 one made of plastic or metal to allow them to use it in daily life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hospital-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, when your hospital stay is over, you are <strong>discharged<\/strong>, meaning officially released.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/21-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/21-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/21-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/21-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/21.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now you know a number of useful hospital words in English! <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"elementor-button large blue rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/hospital-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download lesson PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember to download your free PDF guide to review this vocabulary, and tune in tomorrow for the next lesson in our 100-word challenge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/vocabulary-builder-course\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vbc-both-1024x903.png\" alt=\"Vocabulary Builder Courses\" width=\"680\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vbc-both-1024x903.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vbc-both-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vbc-both-768x677.png 768w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vbc-both-1536x1354.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/vbc-both.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download lesson PDF Join the Vocabulary Builder Course Welcome to day 3 of our vocabulary challenge! 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