Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• culminate in: To reach the highest point or final stage; to result in.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• aside from
• lead to: To result in some action
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• intrinsic: Being naturally and always a part of something
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• important: Having power or authority
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• main: Most important; most often used
• extrinsic: Not forming an internal part; outside; outer
• condensation: Act of shortening something
• oxidative: Taking place in the presence of oxygen
• mitochondrial: Referring to mitochondria