Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• deprivation: State of lacking something needed
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• tiny: Very, very small
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• stimulant: Drug that increases physical or mental activity
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• clot: Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• inhalation: Act of breathing
• enamel: A glass-like substance, glossy covering of an object; The covering of a tooth.
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• nicotine: Addictive substance in tobacco
• coronary: Concerning the heart
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• nickel: American coin worth 5 cents
• hemoglobin: Hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
• tar: Black oily substance used to make roads
• eyesight: Normal use of the faculty of vision
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• arsenic: Strong poison used as insecticide, etc.
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• monoxide: Oxide with one atom of oxygen per molecule