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Task 6. Find in the text the words and word combinations with similar meaning to the ones in bold.
1. Abnormal extension _______________of aorta is a dangerous condition as it can lead to profuse internal bleeding causing very fast death.
2.After invention of anaesthesia surgical procedures became possible; though, generalized infection________________ after an operation kept on increasing the rate of mortality.
3. Infectious diseases of the lungs caused by mycobacteria ________________ can be treated either pharmaceutically or surgically.
4. A malignant tumor, arising in connective tissue, ________________ is the most dangerous among all tumors.
5. Inflammation of bony tissue ________________ is a serious condition which requires a long-term treatment.
6.Operation on the lungs andother organs of the chest cavity________________ has become less dangerous as the surgical procedures are performed without collapse of the lungs.
7.In surgery of the GI tract ulcers and tumors are cut ________________ and that gives the possibility to prolong patient’s life.
8.Patients with mechanical jaundice are recommended to undergo the surgical excision of the gallbladder________________.
Task 7. Fill the gaps with the missing words. Use the words in bold.
| antibiotics anaesthesia ameliorate infection (2) valve oesophagus congenital |
1.With the introduction of antiseptic methods and ____________ surgery entered its modern phase.
2.Louis Paster established the fact that microorganisms are responsible for ___________________and diseases.
3.In the XX century has benefited from an improved understanding of causes of shock and its treatment, knowledge of blood types and the development of ______________ to control infection.
4.Nowadays ultrasound waves are used to break up ______________ instead of cholecystectomy.
5.Today thoracic surgery is concerned with conditions of the lungs, chest wall, ___________________, diaphragm and is generally dominated by treatment of malignant disease.
6.In cardiac surgery many operations on the heart are performed to replace the tight or leaky heart _______________.
7.Repairs of ____________ heart defects are currently estimated to have 4–6% mortality rates.
8.The patient’s abdominal cavity was cleaned from collected exudates in order to ____________ his suffering.
Task 8. Put the sentences into the correct order according to the text.
| Corrective surgery is used to improve cognitive or acquired deformity. | ||
| Much has been achieved in surgery of the female generative organs such as uterus, ovaria or Fallopian tubes. | ||
| Another major obstacle was removed when J. Lister applied the discovery of L. Pasteur to surgery and formulated his theory about sepsis. | ||
| The first operation in treatment of aneurism by legating the blood vessel was performed in America. | ||
| Some surgeries are performed to relieve suffering especially in the relief of cancer. | ||
| Ovariotomy was the notable event which signaled the era of modern surgery. | ||
| Some types of surgical procedures are used to treat diseases. | ||
| Today surgery is employed for different aims: diagnosis, excision of a tissue sample, correction of deformity or treatment of the disease. | ||
| The barrier to the progress in actual operations was removed with discovery of anaesthesia. | ||
| In patients with lung cancer or tuberculosis portions of lungs can be removed safely. |
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