distension
the swelling or stretching of a body part because of pressure inside it
Episode vocabulary
House S8E12: English vocabulary
Season 8, Episode 12Drama
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prioress
a woman who is in charge of a priory or a convent
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
cassock
a long robe worn by some Christian clergy and church workers
cloistered
kept apart from ordinary life or the outside world; secluded
seminarian
a student training to become a priest or minister at a seminary
nodule
a small lump or swelling in the body
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
angina
a medical condition that causes pain or tightness in the chest because the heart is not getting enough blood
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
bayed
to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound
ocular
relating to the eye or vision
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veiling
a thin piece of cloth used to cover or partly cover something
jugular
the vein in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart
carotid
either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck
leeway
some freedom to act, change plans, or make adjustments
capillary
a very small blood vessel that carries blood between arteries and veins
unbutton
to undo the buttons on a piece of clothing
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
diphtheria
a serious bacterial disease that affects the throat and can make breathing difficult
ventricle
one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart
contemplation
deep, quiet thought
disseminate
to spread information, ideas, or news widely
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something