Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• regardless of
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• fermentation: Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
• irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• 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
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• lactose: Sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
• person: Man, woman or child
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• stool: Single seat without support for the arms or back
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• part: Division of a book
• acidic: Containing acid
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• intestinal: Concerning or inside the intestines
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria