Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• such as: For example; like
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• check out
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• at least: As a minimum
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• have to: Must do
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• not limited to: Including something but also allowing other things; not restricted to.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• from birth: Since the time someone was born
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• regardless of
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• spot: A certain place or area
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• require: To demand that someone does something
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• colossal: Being extremely large in size or amount
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• physician: A medical doctor
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• secrete: To hide something so it will not be seen or found
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
• preventive: Done to stop something bad happening
• endocrine: Concerning or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• fellowship: Friendly feeling or relationship
• reimbursement: Money paid for damages, losses or money spent etc.
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• comp: Intensive examination of specialized information
• cardiology: Branch of medicine dealing with heart disease
• accredit: To state that meets certain standards
• genomic: Concerning the set of genetic material in a cell