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stand to 
/
ˈstænd/ Verb
if you 
stand to get something or stand to lose something, 
it’s likely that you will get it or lose it
Collocates: stand to gain/win/benefit something | stand 
to lose something
a lot of countries stand to benefit from the trade 
agreement | he stands to lose a lot of money | we stand 
to gain a lot from the merger | I stand to win £10,000 
surgery 
/
ˈsɜː(r)dʒəri/ Noun uncount
surgery is a medical treatment that involves cutting into 
someone’s body in order to repair or take out a part that 
is diseased or damaged
Collocates: undergo surgery | major/minor surgery | 
emergency surgery
it happened while I was undergoing surgery | you may 
need further surgery | she had to have emergency 
surgery | heart surgery | brain surgery | keyhole surgery 
(in which only a small opening is made through your 
skin) | cosmetic surgery (to improve your appearance) | 
spending six hours in the operating theatre having major 
surgery | elective surgery (surgery that a patient chooses 
to have, although it is not essential)
Adjective: 
surgical | Adverb: surgically | Noun: surgeon
Collocates: a surgical procedure/treatment/intervention
a surgical procedure to remove the lump | pioneering 
new surgical techniques | surgical intervention would 
be too dangerous in this case | the lump was surgically 
removed | a newly-qualified surgeon | surgeons worked 
through the night to treat victims of the plane crash
transplant 
/
ˈtrænsˌplɑːnt/ Noun
a 
transplant is an operation in which a new organ is put 
into someone’s body to replace an organ that no longer 
works properly
Collocates: a heart/kidney/liver transplant | transplant 
surgery | a transplant operation
an organ transplant | to donate a kidney for transplant 
| he needs a heart transplant | the transplant operation 
took over seven hours
Verb: 
transplant
surgeons have successfully transplanted a heart that 
had stopped beating | the new heart is ready to be 
transplanted
tumour 
/
ˈtjuːmə(r)/ Noun
a 
tumour is a mass of diseased cells that grows inside 
someone’s body, and that can be very dangerous for 
their health. Some 
tumours turn into cancers
Collocates: a benign tumour | a malignant tumour | a 
brain tumour
an inoperable brain tumour (one that cannot be cured 
by surgery) | the tumour had become aggressive (had 
started to become dangerous) | the doctor said it was a 
benign tumour (a tumour that is not dangerous to health) 
| a malignant tumour on the kidney (a tumour that is 
seriously dangerous to health)
Adjective: 
tumorous
a tumorous growth
wrist 
/
rɪst/ Noun
your 
wrist is the joint that connects your hand to your arm 
Collocates: sprain/break your wrist | a sprained/sore/
broken wrist | grab someone’s wrist
I sprained my wrist playing rugby | she wore a watch 
on her right wrist | wrist injuries are best treated with 
strapping or bandaging