Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• such as: For example; like
• imaginary line: A line that exists only in the mind or on paper, not in reality, used for reference or demarcation.
• check out
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• superior: Better; higher quality
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• account: An advantage
• blow: To move something using air
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• inferior: Being of little importance or worth
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• leave: To go away from; depart
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• vary: To change something and make it different
• margin: Edge of an area
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• point: An item to be discussed
• abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
• great: Very good; better than before
• person: Man, woman or child
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• part: Division of a book
• diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
• abnormal: Not normal, not typical, not usual, not regular
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• bilateral: Involving two groups of people or two countries
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• spleen: Organ near stomach that controls quality of blood
• lateral: On the side; moving sideways
• obstruction: Any structure that makes progress difficult
• posterior: Positioned at or towards the back; later in time
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
• stethoscope: Medical instrument to detect sounds in the body
• swish: To move with a soft brushing or sweeping sound
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• quadrant: Quarter of a circle or land area
• murmur: Low, continuous indistinct sound
• renal: Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
• clinician: Doctor who examines and treats patients
• aorta: Large artery that carries blood from the heart