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Grey's Anatomy S20E10: English vocabulary

Season 20, Episode 10Drama

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  • posteriors

    Word

    the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit

  • wheeze

    Word

    to breathe with a whistling sound, usually because of a blocked airway

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • predispose

    Word

    to make someone more likely to have a feeling, behavior, or condition

  • tourniquet

    Word

    a tight band or strap used to stop heavy bleeding in an arm or leg

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • tonsil

    Word

    one of the two small glands at the back of the throat

  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • amputate

    Word

    to remove part or all of a limb or finger by surgery

  • rectal

    Word

    relating to the rectum, the lower part of the large intestine

  • grafting

    Word

    the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one

  • insufferable

    Word

    too bad, unpleasant, or extreme to endure

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  • preventable

    Word

    able to be avoided or stopped from happening

  • ratting

    Word

    the act of hunting or trapping rats

  • causality

    Word

    the idea that events are caused by other events

  • spreader

    Word

    a machine or tool used to spread something evenly over an area

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • jaundice

    Word

    a medical condition that causes the skin or the whites of the eyes to turn yellow

  • lumbar

    Word

    relating to the lower back

  • aortic

    Word

    relating to the aorta, the main artery from the heart

  • asthmatic

    Word

    suffering from asthma or relating to asthma

  • femoral

    Word

    relating to the thigh bone or the upper part of the leg

  • fester

    Word

    to become infected and start producing pus

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

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  • inexplicable

    Word

    impossible to explain

  • aorta

    Word

    the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

  • emergent

    Word

    starting to appear or become important

  • locator

    Word

    a device or system that helps find the location of something

  • scalpel

    Word

    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • tireless

    Word

    working hard for a long time without getting tired

  • frustrate

    Word

    to make someone feel annoyed, upset, or disappointed

  • surgically

    Word

    in a way that is very careful and precise

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • pediatrics

    Word

    the medical field that deals with the health and treatment of children

  • inhaler

    Word

    a device that lets you breathe medicine into your lungs

  • pancreas

    Word

    an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

  • bureaucratic

    Word

    relating to a system with many rules, offices, and official procedures

  • penchant

    Word

    a strong liking for something, or a tendency to do something often

  • inhalation

    Word

    the act of breathing in

  • longitudinal

    Word

    running along the length of something, not across it

  • suture

    Word

    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • prevalence

    Word

    the fact that something is common or widespread

  • graft

    Word

    a piece of a plant that is joined to another plant so they grow together

  • spleen

    Word

    an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • transfusion

    Word

    the process of putting blood into someone's body through a vein

  • pelvis

    Word

    the large group of bones at the bottom of the spine, between the hips

  • posterior

    Word

    located at the back or rear of something

  • quadrant

    Word

    one of four equal parts of a circle or space

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • sprain

    Word

    to injure a joint by twisting it too hard

  • retract

    Word

    to pull something back or back in

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • when it's at home

    Phrase

    used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • suction

    Word

    the act of drawing air or liquid in by creating a partial vacuum

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • all hands

    Phrase

    everyone in a ship's crew

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • impulsive

    Word

    acting quickly without thinking about the results

  • containment

    Word

    the act of keeping something dangerous, unwanted, or spreading under control

  • extinguish

    Word

    to stop a fire or flame from burning

  • wildfire

    Word

    a large fire in the wild that spreads quickly and is hard to control

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • forefront

    Word

    the most important or leading position

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • head on

    Phrase

    directly, without turning or avoiding anything

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • go at

    Phrase

    to attack someone or something, or start arguing with them

  • game on

    Phrase

    to trick someone or take advantage of them for personal gain

  • anterior

    Word

    located at the front of something

  • correlation

    Word

    a connection or relationship between two things, especially when one changes with the other

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • back into

    Phrase

    to end up in a situation by accident or because of circumstances

  • caption

    Word

    a short text that explains a picture or photo

  • oddly

    Word

    in a strange or unusual way

  • weakly

    Word

    in a weak or feeble way

  • scramble

    Word

    to move or act quickly, but with difficulty or in a clumsy way

  • traction

    Word

    the grip that lets a wheel, tire, or shoe hold on to a surface

  • cramp

    Word

    a sudden painful tightening of a muscle

  • bowel

    Word

    the intestines

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • reload

    Word

    to load something again, especially a gun, printer, or web page

  • doctor's orders

    Phrase

    used to say that something is being done because a doctor said it should be done

  • where's the fire

    Phrase

    used to ask why someone is moving or acting so fast

  • compression

    Word

    the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

  • appendix

    Word

    a small part of the body near the lower end of the large intestine

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • past it

    Phrase

    no longer as strong, active, or effective as before

  • winter blues

    Phrase

    a feeling of sadness or low energy during the winter months

  • residency

    Word

    the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

  • diagnose

    Word

    to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

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