А. М. Maslova Z. I. Winestein L. S. Plebeyskaya Essential English for Medical Students Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged

Define the functions of the Infinitive. Translate the sentences:

1. The prominent Russian scientist S. Botkin was the first to advance the idea of an infectious origin of hepatitis. 2. The patient was known to have been operated on for gangrenous appendicitis a year before his admission to this hospital. 3. The physician did not expect the tissues of the spleen and gallbladder to become involved simultaneously with the liver.

4. 
   The patient had to follow a strict diet to prevent the recurrence of the bile duct obstruction and jaundice.
   

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    Read the words and translate the sentences:
    

1. 
   incubation [,inkju’beijn]: Incubation period is the time during which pathogenic microorganisms grow in the body.
   
2. 
   prodromal [,prodro(u)m(3)l]: Prodromal period is the time when the characteristic sympToms of an infectious disease have not appeared yet, but the patient feels a general malaise.
   
3. 
   parenterally [pa’rentarali]: All intramuscular and intravenous injections are given parenterally, i.e. directly into the organism but not orally.
   
4. 
   serum [‘siaram]: Serum is the watery fluid which remains after blood has coagulated.
   

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