Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• at least: As a minimum
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• lead to: To result in some action
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• such as: For example; like
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• check out
• got to: To arrive at some place
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• have to: Must do
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• niche: Small part of a market representing an opportunity
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• procedure: A medical operation
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• certification: Official or legal permission to do something
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• anesthesia: Loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• maternal: Of mothers or being a mother
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• transplant: A medical operation to replace organs of the body
• call: A order or request for action
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• steroid: Drug making muscles bigger and giving more energy
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• childbirth: Process of giving birth to a child
• ultrasound: Use of sound waves to therapy or diagnostics
• tee: Small object used to hit a golf ball from
• inpatient: Patient who is being treated in the hospital
• lumbar: Of the part of back between ribs and hipbones
• accredit: To state that meets certain standards