gnarled
rough, twisted, and covered with knots, especially because of age
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Grey's Anatomy S9E2: English vocabulary
Season 9, Episode 2Drama
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prehensile
able to grasp or hold things, especially by wrapping around them
condescend
to act in a way that shows you think you are better than someone else
atrophied
having wasted away or become smaller because of illness, age, or lack of use
lactate
to produce milk
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
grafting
the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one
recur
to happen again, especially regularly
resuscitate
to bring someone back to consciousness or life, especially by medical treatment
augmentation
the process of making something larger or greater in amount
precipice
a very steep cliff or rock face
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
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infarction
a place in an organ or tissue where blood flow is blocked and the tissue dies
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
idolize
to admire someone so much that you think they are almost perfect
atrophy
a gradual wasting away or weakening, especially from lack of use
wean
to stop a baby or young animal from drinking milk and start giving other food
septic
infected with bacteria, especially causing pus or decay
pegging
the act of fastening something with pegs or stakes
thoughtless
not thinking about other people’s feelings or needs
sedate
calm, quiet, and not lively
psychosis
a serious mental illness that can cause a person to lose touch with reality
irrigate
to supply water to land or crops, especially through pipes or channels
sinus
one of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes