Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• get between: To just do well enough to pass, e.g. a course
• start up: A newly established business.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• break apart: To separate into pieces; disintegrate.
• with age: As someone gets older; as time passes.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• spouse: Someone's husband or wife
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• neuron: A nerve cell
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• rupture: To (cause to) burst or break
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• relay: To put in new carpet or flooring
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• autopsy: Examination of dead body to find cause of death
• precursor: Something that comes before another; forerunner
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
• peptide: Amide derived from two or more amino acids
• monomer: Simple compound that can form polymers
• tau: 19th letter of the Greek alphabet