Vocabulary

• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in bed with: Closely associated with someone, often secretly or unethically.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• procedure: A medical operation
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• trust: To expect confidently
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• politely: In a manner showing good manners or respect
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• excessively: In a manner more than is necessary; too much
• specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• misinformation: Information that is incorrect
• coronary: Concerning the heart
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• guideline: General rule or instruction how to do a thing
• restoration: Renewing/repairing building to its original state
• triple: Group or set of three
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• psychiatry: Study and treatment of mental illness
• online: Connected to the internet
• cardiologist: Doctor specializing in disorders of the heart