Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• on time
• substance use: The use of drugs, alcohol, or other substances.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
• false positive: A test result which incorrectly indicates that a particular condition or attribute is present.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• mental: Concerning the mind
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• initial: First letter of your given name
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• pearl: Person's name
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• elevate: To make something higher
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• transplant: A medical operation to replace organs of the body
• asymptomatic: Having no symptoms of illness or disease
• airway: Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat