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.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• at least: As a minimum
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• urge: A strong desire for something
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• inadequate: Unsatisfactory; not good enough; not enough
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• stimulant: Drug that increases physical or mental activity
• gastrointestinal: Concerning, affecting, or including both stomach and intestines
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• daily: Happening every day
• constipation: Unable to empty your bowels as often as you should
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• stool: Single seat without support for the arms or back
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• defecate: To have a bowel movement
• antagonist: (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
• laxative: Medicine to make you empty your bowels