Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• such as: For example; like
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• push up against: Press something tightly or closely against another.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• lead to: To result in some action
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• frequently: Often; regularly
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• 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
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• malignant: (Of cancer) dangerous or deadly; spreading
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• mutate: To develop into another thing; change
• secretion: Release of a liquid from a gland or cell
• drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
• palliative: Moderating suffering by making it easier to bear
• cessation: The stopping of an activity
• lesion: Damaged area on a part of the body
• lymph: Clear fluid containing white blood cells
• airway: Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat