Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• such as: For example; like
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• deal with
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• from birth: Since the time someone was born
• due to: Because of; owing to
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• 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
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• consider: To think carefully about something
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• require: To demand that someone does something
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• gender: State of being male or female
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• part: Division of a book
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• hypertension: Condition marked by abnormally high blood pressure
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• cardiologist: Doctor specializing in disorders of the heart
• pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
• airway: Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat
• aorta: Large artery that carries blood from the heart
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'