wheeze
to breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway
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Grey's Anatomy S6E9: English vocabulary
Season 6, Episode 9Drama
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sutured
closed with stitches
febrile
relating to a fever or a feverish illness
snotty
rude and unpleasant, especially in a smug or superior way
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
obstructive
causing an obstruction or making it hard for something to move or pass through
grafting
the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one
handiwork
work made by hand, especially something carefully crafted
jaundice
a medical condition that causes the skin or the whites of the eyes to turn yellow
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
asthmatic
suffering from asthma or relating to asthma
femoral
relating to the thigh bone or the upper part of the leg
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dilate
to make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open
catheter
a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid
murmuring
a soft, low, continuous sound
discoloration
a change in color, especially when something looks unhealthy or damaged
retrograde
moving or directed backward
aorta
the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body
shunt
to move a train or rail vehicle from one track to another
dyeing
the process of coloring fabric or other materials
frustrate
to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed
commandeer
to take control of a vehicle, building, or other thing, often by force
abnormality
a sign that something is not normal or expected
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else