Unit 01 :
Hospital 醫院

Vocabulary

Let’s learn about different vocabulary in hospital.

Part 1

1. clinic /ˈklɪn.ɪk/
(n.)診所；門診部
a building, often part of a hospital, to which people can go for medical care or advice relating to a particular condition

Bring your baby to the clinic and we’ll take a look at her.
把你的寶寶帶到診所來，我們幫她檢查一下。

2. outpatient /ˈaʊt.peɪ.ʃənt/
(n.)門診病人
a person who goes to a hospital for treatment, but who does not stay any nights there

3. surgeon /ˈsɝː.dʒən/
(n.)外科醫生
a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations

4. surgery /ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/
(n.)外科手術
the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the damaged part

The patient had surgery on his heart.
這位病人接受了心臟外科手術。

5. emergency room /ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si ˌruːm/
(n.) 急診室，急救室
the part of a hospital where people go when they are ill or injured and need treatment quickly

She had to be rushed to the emergency room.
她不得不被緊急送往急救室。

6. hospice /ˈhɑː.spɪs/
(n.)（尤指癌症末期患者的）臨終醫院，善終醫院，安養院
a hospital for people who are dying, especially from cancer

7. ambulance /ˈæm.bjə.ləns/
(n.) 救護車
a special vehicle used to take sick or injured people to hospital

I called an ambulance.
我叫了救護車。

8. intensive care /ɪnˌten.sɪv ˈker/
(n.)（醫院裡的）特別護理，深切治療
(in a hospital) continuous treatment for patients who are seriously ill, very badly injured, or who have just had an operation

She needed intensive care for three weeks.
她需要三周的特別護理。

9. medical /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/
(adj.)醫學的；醫療的；醫用的
related to the treatment of illness and injuries
(n.)體格檢查，健康檢查
an examination of a person’s body by a doctor in order to discover if that person is healthy, sometimes done before a person can be accepted for a particular job

medical workers
醫療工作者

10. medicine /ˈmed.ɪ.sən/
(n.)藥，藥物，藥劑
a substance, especially in the form of a liquid or a pill, that is a treatment for illness or injury

cough medicine
止咳藥

Exercise 1

Role-play this Dialogue with your teacher. 
Tutor should begin by playing the role of the dentist office assistant,
mining answering a phone that the student, the patient, should voice.

Dialogue 
Dentist Office Assistant: Good morning, Beautiful Smile Dentistry, this is Jamie. How may I help you today?
Patient: Good morning, I’d like to schedule a check-up.
D: I’d be happy to do that for you. Have you been to Beautiful Smile before?
P: Yes, I have. My last check-up was six months ago.
D: Great. Can I get your name, please?
P: Yes, of course, sorry. My name is [student’s name].
D: Thank you, [student’s name]. Which dentist did you see on your last check-up.
P: I’m not sure, really.
D: That’s OK. Let me check your chart… Oh, Dr. Lin.
P: Yes, that’s right.
D: OK… Dr. Lin has time next Friday in the morning.
P: Great. That’ll work.
D: OK, thank you for calling Mr. ______, we’ll see you next week.
P: Thank you, bye-bye.

Part 2

11. bandage /ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/
(n.)繃帶
a long, narrow piece of cloth that is tied around an injury or a part of someone’s body that has been hurt
(v.)用繃帶包紮（傷口或身體部位）
to tie a bandage around an injury or part of someone’s body, or put bandages on someone or something

12. stitch /stɪtʃ/
(n.)（縫合傷口的）縫線；一針
a length of special thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh
(v.)縫；縫合；縫補
to sew two things together, or to repair something by sewing

Her head wounds needed 50 stitches.
她頭上的傷口需要縫50針。

13. X-Ray /ˈeks.reɪ/
(n.) X光照片
a photograph of a part of the body made using X-rays

The X-ray showed a slight irregularity in one lung.
X光照片顯示有一邊的肺有點不正常。

14. thermometer /θɚˈmɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/
(n.)溫度計；體溫計
a device used for measuring temperature, especially of the air or in a person’s body

15. stethoscope /ˈsteθ.ə.skoʊp/
(n.)聽診器
a piece of medical equipment that doctors use to listen to your heart and lungs

16. ointment /ˈɔɪnt.mənt/
(n.)藥膏，軟膏，油膏
a thick substance, usually containing medicine, that is put on the skin where it is sore or where there is an injury, in order to cure it

eye ointment
眼藥膏

17. syringe /səˈrɪndʒ/
(n.)注射器，注射筒
a hollow, cylinder-shaped piece of equipment used for sucking liquid out of something or pushing liquid into something, especially one with a needle that can be put under the skin and used to inject drugs, remove small amounts of blood, etc.

18. stretcher /ˈstretʃ.ɚ/
(n.)擔架
a light frame made from two long poles with a cover of soft material stretched between them, used for carrying people who are ill, injured, or dead

She was carried off the track on a stretcher.
她被人用擔架抬下跑道。

19. wheelchair /ˈwiːl.tʃer/
(n.)輪椅
a chair on wheels that people who are unable to walk use for moving around

He spent the last ten years of his life in a wheelchair after a fall that left him paralysed from the waist down.
一次摔倒後，他腰部以下便癱瘓了，從此他在輪椅上度過了人生的最後十年。

20. painkiller /ˈpeɪnˌkɪl.ɚ/
(n.)止痛藥
a drug that is used to reduce or remove physical pain

The body produces chemicals that are natural painkillers.
人體會產生一些化學物質，它們是天然的止痛劑。

Exercise 2

Spell the vocabulary you’ve learned.

s_________e

w________r

X-__y

Part 3

21. anaesthetic /ˌæn.əsˈθet̬.ɪk/
(n.)麻醉劑
a substance that makes you unable to feel pain

The operation is performed under anaesthetic.
手術是在麻醉狀態下進行的。

22. pharmacy /ˈfɑːr.mə.si/
(n.)（醫院的）藥房，配藥室
part of a hospital where medicines are prepared

23. ward /wɔːrd/
(n.)病房，病室
one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds for patients

a geriatric/maternity/psychiatric ward
老年人／產科／精神病病房

24. consulting room /kənˈsʌl.t̬ɪŋ ˌruːm/
(n.)診察室
an office where a doctor talks to and examines patients

25. dispensary /dɪˈspen.sɚ.i/
(n.)配藥室
a place where medicines are prepared and given out, often in a hospital

26. high dependency unit /ˌhaɪ dɪˈpen.dən.si ˌjuː.nɪt/
(n.)重症病房
the part of a hospital that provides a high level of care and treatment for patients who are seriously ill or who have just had a major operation

27. maternity ward /məˈtɝː.nə.t̬i ˌwɔːrd/
(n.)產科病房
the part of a hospital in which women give birth and where they are taken care of after giving birth

28. operating room /ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɪŋ ˌruːm/
(n.)手術室
a special room in which people are operated on in a hospital

29. sickroom /ˈsɪk.ruːm/
(n.)病房
a room in which someone who is ill lies in bed

30. nursery /ˈnɝː.sɚ.i/
(n.)育兒室
a room in a house where small children sleep and play

Exercise 3

Match the correct meaning to each vocabulary.

  1. consulting room ____                 2. operating room ____                   3. dispensary____

a. part of a hospital where medicines are prepared and given

b. an office where a doctor talks to and examines patients

c. a special room in which people are operated on in a hospital