Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• annual physical: A yearly medical examination to assess overall health.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• going on: To continue doing something
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• in terms of
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• coming after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• mental: Concerning the mind
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• require: To demand that someone does something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• due: When something is required or expected
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• swollen: To increase in size or number larger than normal
• explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• physician: A medical doctor
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
• coronary: Concerning the heart
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
• reed: Person's name
• aspirin: Medicine used to treat pain and fever