Combo Units 8 12 11 MCME: gp 1 with complete solutions.

Combo Units 8 12 11 MCME: gp 1
(to) cause - Answer syn: to produce, to bring about
eg. Cross-infection may have been ___________d
by symptomless carriers. (C)

(to be) responsible for - Answer syn: to cause
eg. A recessive gene is ______________ cystic fibrosis. (R; 2 words)

(to) bring about - Answer syn: to lead to, to result in
eg. Regular physical exercise can _____________ cardiovascular improvement. (B; 2
words)

(to) induce - Answer syn: to cause
eg. Pseudoephedrine is applied to ___________ vasoconstriction. (I)

(to) lead to - Answer syn: to cause
e.g. If this function is impaired, the deficiencies may ____________
neurodevelopmental problems. (L; 2 words)

(to) produce - Answer syn: to cause to happen
eg: I managed to __________ the opposite effect from the one I had intended. (P)

(to) provoke - Answer syn: to cause, to induce
eg: Anxiety can be ____________d by a medical disorder (P)

(to) result in - Answer syn: to lead to
eg: Anemia may ___________ tiredness and fatigue. (R; 2 words)

(to) spark (off) - Answer syn: to cause, to trigger (off)
eg. Hypoglycemia can_____________ migraine. (S)

(to) trigger (off) - Answer syn: to cause, to spark (off)
eg. High levels of lipids in the blood may ___________ a thrombosis. (T)

consequently - Answer syn: so, thus, as a consequence
eg: He wanted it; __________, he bought it. (C)

as a result - Answer syn: consequently
eg: Improper or faulty regulation results in dehydration, and _________ , in higher
viscosity
of all exocrine gland secretions. (A, 3 words)

hence - Answer Fr: d'où
Syn: consequently

, eg: Heavy drinkers often experience a lack appetite, ___________ their reduced food
consumption. (H)

thereby - Answer Fr: ainsi, par la même
eg: Pseudoephedrine is applied to induce vasoconstriction, ___________ bleeding from
inadvertent trauma. (T)

therefore - Answer syn: consequently
eg: I think, ____________ I am. (T)

thus - Answer syn: therefore, consequently
eg: Fewer pupils will attend the schools, and they will ____________ need fewer
teachers.(T)

consequence - Answer syn: result
eg. Scarlet fever is a ___________ of infection by strep bacteria. (C)

complication - Answer syn: difficulty
eg. Some people develop ____________s after surgery. (C)

by-product - Answer def: something that happens after as a result of a situation that
wasn't planned
eg. Bronchitis and pneumonia can be ________-____________ s of thick mucus,
obstruction of the airways and emphysema. (B; type the hyphen)

side-effect - Answer Fr: effet secondaire
syn: undesired effect, unwanted effect (eg. of a medicine)
eg. The treatement has a lot of unpleasant __________-________ including vomiting
and dizziness. (S; type the hyphen)

outcome - Answer syn: final result
eg. Early intervention makes the greatest difference to the ____________ for cancer
patients. (O)

result - Answer syn: outcome
eg. Cystic fibrosis is the ____________ of mutations affecting a gene. (R)

spin-off - Answer syn: outcome, result
eg. Laser research has had important __________-__________s for eye surgery. (S;
type the hyphen)

(to) arise from - Answer syn: to come from, to originate from
eg. Perforation can _________________ mecunium ileus. (A; 2 words)

(to) come from - Answer syn: to originate from
eg. Where does the name of the disease,