Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• check out
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• such as: For example; like
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• graduate from: To successfully complete a course of study at a university, college, or school.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• at a moment's notice: With very little warning or time before something happens.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• laid back
• at least: As a minimum
• liability insurance: Insurance that protects against claims resulting from injury or damage to other people or property.
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• require: To demand that someone does something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• broad: General; not detailed
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• physician: A medical doctor
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• fellowship: Friendly feeling or relationship
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• psychiatry: Study and treatment of mental illness
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• thoracic: Concerning the chest or thorax
• cardiology: Branch of medicine dealing with heart disease
• phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy