Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for instance: As an example.
• spring back: To return quickly to an earlier position or condition.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• amount: Quantity of something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• elastic: Able to return to original shape after stretching
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• fill: To make something full
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
• inhalation: Act of breathing
• downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
• circulatory: Concerning the movement of blood through the body
• ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
• atmospheric: Concerning or located in the air around us
• obstruction: Any structure that makes progress difficult
• residual: Referring to the amount left over
• recoil: To quickly move away from something shocking
• enlarge: To make something larger (e.g. a photo)
• pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
• airway: Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat
• airflow: Movement of air around objects
• obstructive: Trying to block or stop something
• alveolar: (Of sound) when tongue touches back of top teeth
• exhalation: Act of expelling air from the lungs