Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• check out
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• cranial nerves: The twelve paired nerves that originate in the brainstem and reach various parts of the head, neck, and torso.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• carpal tunnel syndrome: A condition caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel, characterized by pain, numbness, and tingling in the hand and fingers.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
• deal with
• clock out: To record the time of one's departure from work, typically using a time clock.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• have to: Must do
• 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
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• require: To demand that someone does something
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• 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
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• 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
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• management: People who are in control of a business or group
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• 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
• colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• fellowship: Friendly feeling or relationship
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• pelvis: Bone joining the hip to Back and legs
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• sinus: Space in the skull that connects with the nostrils
• thoracic: Concerning the chest or thorax
• elective: Done by choice; not required
• aorta: Large artery that carries blood from the heart