Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• such as: For example; like
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• stir up: To cause trouble; incite unrest.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• as a consequence of: Because of; due to something that happened before.
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• certainly possible: Definitely able to happen or be done.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• taboo: Not being accepted by customs or society
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• agitate: To disturb or excite emotionally
• correlate: To have/show the relationship between two things
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• aerobic: Needing oxygen to live
• wield: To exercise (authority or influence, for example)
• intersect: To divide something by crossing it
• apex: Highest point (of something); peak
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• acutely: Strongly and suddenly
• coronary: Concerning the heart
• pant: Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
• grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
• ultrasound: Use of sound waves to therapy or diagnostics
• cardiology: Branch of medicine dealing with heart disease
• psychosocial: Psychological development in social environments