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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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surgery | n: medical treatment of injuries or diseases involving an incision with instruments and often removing or replacing some parts of the body; the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
ominous | adj: giving the impression that something bad is going to happen; foreboding | |
background | n: the details of a person’s social heritage, such as family, vocational or educational experience; past information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
bead | n: a small, usually round object made of glass, wood, or plastic that is used for decoration or as part of jewelry | |
sweat | n: the salty liquid that is produced by the glands in the skin, especially when the body is hot or under stress | |
surgeon | n: a doctor who is trained to perform medical operations that involve cutting open a person’s body | |
madonna | n: a representation of the Virgin Mary, especially in art | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
patient | n: a person who is receiving medical treatment, care, or attention from a healthcare professional, such as a doctor, nurse, or therapist; a personal quality or characteristic | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
laparoscopy | n: a surgical procedure that involves the insertion of a thin, lighted instrument called a laparoscope through a small incision in the abdomen, allowing doctors to examine and diagnose internal organs or perform minimally invasive surgeries | |
unfamiliar | adj: not known or recognized; not experienced or encountered before | |
incision | n: a sharp cut made in something with a sharp tool, especially during a medical procedure | |
insert | v: to put something inside something else | |
instrument | n: an object used to make musical sounds, such as a piano, guitar, or drum; a tool or device used for a specific activity, particularly in specialist or scientific work | |
procedure | n: a way of doing something, especially the official or well-known way | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered the body | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
trade-off | n: a balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; an exchange that occurs as a compromise | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
trocar | n: a medical instrument consisting of a sharp, pointed metal or plastic tube that is inserted into the body, usually through an incision, to withdraw fluid, drain abscesses, or facilitate the insertion of surgical instruments | |
abdomen | n: the part of the body between the chest and pelvis that contains the stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, and other organs; the posterior part of an insect’s body, typically divided into segments | |
puncture | n: a small hole or wound made by piercing, such as with a needle, nail, or pointed object | |
plunge | v: to dive quickly and steeply downward; to thrust or throw into something; (noun) a steep and rapid fall | |
vessel | n: a ship or large boat | |
straw | n: dry stalks of cereal plants used as fodder, fuel, basket, etc. | |
straight | adj: extending or moving in one direction without bending or curving; having no deviations | |
terrify | v: to frighten someone very much | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
physics | n: the science of matter and energy and their interactions | |
invasive | adj: spreading very quickly, and often aggressively, and difficult to stop | |
complication | n: something that makes a situation or condition that is complex or confused | |
graduate | n: a person who has a first degree from university or college; (verb) to complete the first course of university or college and get a degree | |
drill | n: a tool or machine used for making round holes or driving fasteners; a training or practice | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
excuse | n: a reason or explanation, either true or invented, given to justify a fault or defend your behavior; (verb) to make someone free from blame or clear from guilt | |
neurosurgery | n: medical operations conducted on the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and individual nerves | |
skull | n: a bone framework that surrounds the brain and gives the head its shape | |
medicinal | adj: of or relating to the treatment or cure of disease | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
tissue | n: an ensemble of similar cells of the animal or plant that together carry out a specific function | |
epidural | n: referring to the area outside or above the dura mater (= the thick, durable outermost membrane of the three layers) ; (noun) medical procedure involving the injection of anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal column | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
needle | n: a thin, pointed object typically used for sewing or medical purposes; a metal or plastic instrument used for administering injections or drawing blood | |
ligament | n: a band of tissue that connects bones or holds organs in place to support and stabilize the body | |
spine | n: the series of bones running down the center of the back that protect the spinal cord and support the body; the backbone or vertebral column | |
anesthesia | n: a state of controlled, temporary loss of bodily sensation or awareness that is induced for medical purposes | |
childbirth | n: the act or process of giving birth to a baby | |
marrow | n: a soft, fatty, vascular substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced; the choicest or most essential part of some idea or experience | |
biopsy | n: the process of removing and examining tissue from the body of the sick person to determine the existence or cause of a disease | |
burrow | v: to excavate a hole or make a tunnel in the ground by digging, typically for use as a dwelling of an animal | |
lesion | n: a damaged or abnormal area of tissue in the body, usually caused by injury or disease | |
bayonet | n: a long, sharp-edged weapon, typically a knife or blade, attached to the muzzle end of a rifle or similar firearm, used for close combat, allowing soldiers to engage in hand-to-hand combat after firing their weapons if necessary | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
Newtonian | adj: relating to Sir Isaac Newton or his laws of motion and universal gravitation | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
acceleration | n: a rate of increase in velocity; the rate of change of velocity with respect to time | |
tip | n: the top or extreme point of something slender or tapering, usually a mountain or hill; a piece of advice about something practical; a small amount of money given for services | |
oppose | v: to be against or in conflict with something or someone; to resist or to try to prevent something from happening | |
extend | v: to broaden in scope, range, or area | |
mechanism | n: a part of a machine, or a set of parts that performs a task; a natural or established process that occurs during a specific situation or reaction | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
outward | adj: relating to the external appearance or surface of something; visible | |
wedge | n: a piece of wood, metal, or other material with one thick end and a narrow edge that is driven between two things or parts of objects to secure or separate them | |
friction | n: the force that opposes motion between two objects in contact, especially by producing heat and wear, and is proportional to the normal force between the objects | |
retract | v: to take back, withdraw, or revoke something that has been said or done; to disavow or repudiate a statement or assertion that one has previously made | |
unlock | v: to open something, such as a door, window, etc., usually using a key | |
frame | n: a strong border or structure of the wood, metal, etc. that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or window | |
blade | n: the flat part of a knife, weapon, or machine with a very thin edge used for cutting | |
rub | v: to move one’s hand or an object over the surface of something with pressure | |
membrane | n: a soft, thin layer that forms animal or vegetable tissue | |
disappear | v: to cease to exist or be visible | |
blunt | adj: having a dull or rounded edge or point; not sharp; straightforward in speech or manner, often to the point of being rude or insensitive | |
sheath | n: a close-fitting cover to protect something such as the blade of a knife, sword, or other sharp objects | |
specify | v: to explain or state something clearly and exactly | |
applicable | adj: fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance to a person or thing | |
discipline | n: the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using and punishments if these are broken; a region of activity, knowledge, or influence | |
prototype | n: a first or preliminary example of something such as a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed | |
fascinate | v: to attract and hold the attention of someone deeply and irresistibly | |
append | v: to add or attach something, especially supplementary or additional information or material, to the end or after something else; to include or incorporate as an addition or enhancement | |
appendix | n: a small, tube-shaped organ attached to the large intestine in humans and some animals, which is believed to play a role in the immune system and digestion; supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
grab | v: to take hold of something or someone suddenly with a hand, especially in a violent way |