Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• lead to: To result in some action
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• initially: At first; originally
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• rupture: To (cause to) burst or break
• weak: Not having a strong character
• elevate: To make something higher
• descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• recoil: To quickly move away from something shocking
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• taper: (Of e.g. streets) to become gradually narrower
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• existent: Still existing; real; actual
• structurally: With respect to structure
• refractory: Not responding to treatment
• arterial: Concerning, involving or contained in the arteries
• renal: Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
• whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
• aorta: Large artery that carries blood from the heart
• carotid: Of two major arteries supplying blood to head/neck
• occlusion: Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)