Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• deal with
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• 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.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• neurodegenerative diseases: Diseases characterized by the progressive degeneration and death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• time left: The amount of time that remains or is available.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• check out
• mental: Concerning the mind
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• military: Army or armed forces
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• due: When something is required or expected
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• rehabilitation: Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• impairment: Damage leading to lower strength or quality
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• adrenal: Located at the top of the kidneys
• forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
• overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• bald: Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
• scalp: Part of the human head covered by hair
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• malignant: (Of cancer) dangerous or deadly; spreading
• insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• ambient: Of or in the surrounding area or air
• endocrine: Concerning or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• anus: Opening in the body from which solid waste passes
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
• overactive: More active than normal, other people
• thoracic: Concerning the chest or thorax
• undersea: Beneath the surface of the sea