prolapse
the slipping down of an organ or body part from its normal position
Episode vocabulary
Grey's Anatomy S7E6: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 6Drama
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tourniquet
a tight band or strap used to stop heavy bleeding in an arm or leg
stent
a small tube placed inside a blood vessel or other passage to keep it open
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
windpipe
the tube in your throat that carries air to your lungs
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
recur
to happen again, especially regularly
regenerative
able to regrow or renew itself
logger
a person who cuts down trees for a living
infuse
to add a quality, feeling, or flavor to something
trachea
the tube in your throat that carries air to your lungs
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leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
esophagus
the tube that food goes through from the throat to the stomach
septic
infected with bacteria, especially causing pus or decay
cadaver
a dead human body
drape
to hang or place something loosely over something else
electrolyte
a substance that lets electricity pass through it when dissolved in water or another liquid
plummet
to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
zigzag
a line or path that turns sharply back and forth
irrigate
to supply water to land or crops, especially through pipes or channels
brainy
smart and quick to learn or understand
incubator
a machine that keeps babies, eggs, or tiny living things in a controlled warm environment