Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the money: To have gained or to possess a lot of money; profitable.
• by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• evolve: To develop certain features
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• niche: Small part of a market representing an opportunity
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• operate: To control or handle something, such as 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
• intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• physician: A medical doctor
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• turf: Grass or a grass-like surface
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• incision: Cut, as that done by a surgeon in an operation
• ultrasound: Use of sound waves to therapy or diagnostics