cauterize
to burn a wound with heat to stop bleeding
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Grey's Anatomy S8E9: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 9Drama
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distend
to swell, or make something swell, because of pressure from inside
ossification
the process of turning into bone
sutured
closed with stitches
swaddle
to wrap a baby snugly in a blanket or cloth
coagulate
to change from a liquid into a thick, semi-solid mass, especially blood
toweling
a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
muffle
to make a sound quieter or less clear
quitter
a person who gives up easily
scowl
to frown in an angry or bad-tempered way
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
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hypnotize
to put someone into a hypnotic state
trachea
the tube in your throat that carries air to your lungs
hawked
to try to sell things in public by calling out to people
aortic
relating to the aorta, the main artery from the heart
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
laceration
a deep cut or tear in the skin
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
ventricle
one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart
esophagus
the tube that food goes through from the throat to the stomach
thoracic
relating to the chest area
catheter
a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid