Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• at least: As a minimum
• due to: Because of; owing to
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• grind to a halt: To slow down gradually and then stop completely.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• mental: Concerning the mind
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• 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
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• leave: To go away from; depart
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
• agitation: Mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
• hypertension: Condition marked by abnormally high blood pressure
• electrolyte: Electrically charged substances
• cessation: The stopping of an activity
• tonic: An invigorating fresh energy boost
• generalize: To apply a particular idea to a large group
• serum: Blood that contains substances that fight diseases
• phosphorus: Yellow chemical that burns in contact with the air
• inpatient: Patient who is being treated in the hospital
• outpatient: Patient treated at hospital without staying there