Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• per year: For each year; annually.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• from the heart: In a very sincere and genuine way.
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• have to: Must do
• in the presence of: While someone or something else is present.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• allow for: To take into consideration
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• such as: For example; like
• break up
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• hazard: Something that is dangerous and causes problems
• margin: Edge of an area
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• important: Having power or authority
• procedure: A medical operation
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
• clot: Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
• composite: Made of more than one different part
• pave: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
• procedural: Concerning the normal steps taken to do something
• asymptomatic: Having no symptoms of illness or disease
• inferiority: State of being not as good as others
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• amulet: Charm with a magic symbol to protect against evil
• preview: Showing of a movie before public release
• enrol: To put someone into a group; to register
• cardiology: Branch of medicine dealing with heart disease
• randomize: To arrange in a random order
• occlusion: Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
• aortic: Belonging to the aorta artery of the heart
• cad: Man who acts badly to women