Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• lead to: To result in some action
• due to: Because of; owing to
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
• military: Army or armed forces
• therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• due: When something is required or expected
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• important: Having power or authority
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• anterior: Front
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• outlet: Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• area: Amount of measured space
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• elevate: To make something higher
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• congenital: Existing since or before birth
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• anatomical: Concerning the structure of human body, etc.
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• ligament: Band of tissue that connects body parts
• obstruction: Any structure that makes progress difficult
• abduction: Crime of taking (a child) away by force
• tendon: Band of tough fibrous tissue connecting muscles
• externally: On or from the outside
• compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• arterial: Concerning, involving or contained in the arteries
• thoracic: Concerning the chest or thorax
• radial: Having straight lines coming out from the center
• scapula: Shoulder blade