Vocabulary

• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• have to: Must do
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• at least: As a minimum
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• reduce the risk: To lessen the probability of something dangerous or harmful occurring.
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• compared with: In relation to
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• medical center: A facility providing comprehensive healthcare services, including diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• direct to: To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• crowd out: To take the place of someone or something
• approved for: Officially accepted or allowed.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• melt away: To disappear gradually.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• sign out: To leave an online service you are using
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• lean in: To move closer to someone or something, often by bending forward.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• initial: First letter of your given name
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• transcript: Paper copy of something spoken or recorded
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• important: Having power or authority
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• audio: Concerning sound
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• physician: A medical doctor
• valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• incidence: The rate that something happens
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• gram: Metric unit of weight equal to 1/1000 of a kilo
• lymphoma: Type of cancer that affects the lymph nodes
• supplementation: Process of adding an extra part to something
• refractory: Not responding to treatment
• hospitalization: Period of time when you are confined to a hospital