Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• such as: For example; like
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• proliferation: Sudden and fast increase in something
• tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
• immature: Behaving like a child, especially emotionally
• pearl: Person's name
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• malignant: (Of cancer) dangerous or deadly; spreading
• elevate: To make something higher
• marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
• smear: To cover a surface with something sticky
• smudge: Dirty mark, spot, or streak
• generalize: To apply a particular idea to a large group
• renal: Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys