Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• neuron: A nerve cell
• neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• neurotransmitter: Chemical released by nerves that boost signals within the body
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• daily: Happening every day
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• infancy: Time of a person's life when he or she is a baby
• abnormal: Not normal, not typical, not usual, not regular
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• elevate: To make something higher
• supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• synaptic: Concerning or involving synapses
• recessive: (Of genes) not appearing but remaining hidden
• occupational: Concerning your job or career