Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• due to: Because of; owing to
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• tiny: Very, very small
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• due: When something is required or expected
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• leave: To go away from; depart
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fetal: Of a fetus or unborn baby
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• accessory: Someone who assisted with a crime
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• product: Item that can be bought
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• collagen: Type of protein that is often used in skin cream and in plastic surgery because it makes skin look younger
• abnormal: Not normal, not typical, not usual, not regular
• portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
• toxin: Any poisonous substance
• bile: Body fluid that helps you digest fat
• drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
• obstruction: Any structure that makes progress difficult
• intestinal: Concerning or inside the intestines
• degeneration: Process of gradual decline in condition/function
• duct: Narrow tube carrying a liquid within body or plant
• upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
• newborn: Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
• tracer: Ammunition that can be tracked by a trail of smoke