Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• such as: For example; like
• due to: Because of; owing to
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
• lead to: To result in some action
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• on to: Toward something; forward
• by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• initial: First letter of your given name
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• 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
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• due: When something is required or expected
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• urinary: Relating to the waste water system of the body
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• saturation: Process of totally wetting something
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
• arterial: Concerning, involving or contained in the arteries
• aorta: Large artery that carries blood from the heart