Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• at least: As a minimum
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• show up with: To arrive at a place accompanied by someone or carrying something.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• next to: Being located along side another
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• act: To behave in a certain way
• great: Very good; better than before
• accessory: Someone who assisted with a crime
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• pulse: Regular beating of a heart
• elevate: To make something higher
• ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• obstruction: Any structure that makes progress difficult
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• saturation: Process of totally wetting something
• worsen: To make or become worse
• pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
• airway: Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat
• airflow: Movement of air around objects
• arterial: Concerning, involving or contained in the arteries
• wheeze: To breathe with difficulty
• obstructive: Trying to block or stop something
• alveolar: (Of sound) when tongue touches back of top teeth