Vocabulary

• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• lower half: The bottom part of something, especially when divided horizontally.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• shave off: To remove hair from the skin by using a razor.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• wash out: To erode or be eroded by the force of water.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• amount: Quantity of something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• click: To work well with someone or something
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• procedure: A medical operation
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• benign: (Of cancer) not harmful or too serious
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• sterile: Completely clean; with no bacteria
• prostate: Male gland important in the creation of semen
• part: Division of a book
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• anesthesia: Loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
• spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
• penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• walnut: Nut with a very hard shell
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• obstruction: Any structure that makes progress difficult