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# Bandage, Stitches, X-ray

## Bandage

* put a bandage *on* his hand
* remove a bandage

## Stitches

* **need stitches**
* **get your stitches out**

## X-ray

* have an x-ray
* have your (arm) x-rayed
* show up on an x-ray

## Exercise

### Common expressions

1. The cut *over* my right eye ***needed*** 10 stitches.
2. He ***removed*** his bandage, and showed me the cut on his leg.
3. After the accident, I had to ***have*** an x-ray of my foot to see if any bones were broken.
4. It's quite a deep cut, so we'll need to ***put*** a bandage on it.
5. The doctors still don't know what's wrong with me. Nothing ***showed*** up on the x-ray.
6. When do you ***get*** your stitches out?
7. I had to ***have*** my teeth and gums x-rayed. That's the first time for 4 years!