Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• such as: For example; like
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• check out
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• deal with
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• have your work cut out: Face a difficult task or challenge ahead.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• have to: Must do
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• spot: A certain place or area
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• require: To demand that someone does something
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• additional: Further or added
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• physician: A medical doctor
• cavity: Hole or empty space, especially in a tooth
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• esophagus: The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
• spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• diagnostic: Concerning finding out the cause of a problem
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• coronary: Concerning the heart
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• cardiologist: Doctor specializing in disorders of the heart
• thoracic: Concerning the chest or thorax
• cardiology: Branch of medicine dealing with heart disease
• elective: Done by choice; not required
• aorta: Large artery that carries blood from the heart
• oncologist: Specialist in the study of cancers