Grey's Anatomy S11E10: English vocabulary

the ability of one surface to stick to another

a door, gate, or entrance

born dead

to choose not to do or have something

affecting or involving only one side or one part

a giant with one eye in Greek mythology

more able or skilled than someone or something else

a medical condition in which an organ pushes through a weak place in the muscle or tissue around it

a person who serves or follows a powerful person, often in a weak or unimportant role

to breathe air out of your lungs

to have a close relationship or connection with something, often so that one changes when the other changes

having a saddle on it

relating to a fetus

the act of taking back a statement, claim, or promise

the scientific study of light and how it behaves

relating to the kidneys

to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

the act of cutting open a body or plant to study its parts

to make someone feel extreme fear

the act of removing something, especially a file, word, or part of a text

to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

to cut open a body, plant, or animal in order to study its parts

the muscle below the lungs that helps you breathe

having false beliefs that are not based in reality

the act of keeping horses in stables

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

to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

the process of removing bones from meat or fish

a large open area inside a building, often with a glass roof

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

to know or guess that something will happen before it happens

the sound made by bells or similar metal tubes

a soft, wet, pulpy mass

a person who lives alone, often for religious reasons

a small cut made in the body, usually during an operation

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because you are surprised or excited

in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

the place where two rivers join

a long and often difficult journey, or a series of difficult experiences

a machine that helps a patient breathe

the state of never having had sex

to keep someone or something within limits or in one place

making you feel calm and relaxed

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

to relax after work or stress

clear and easy to notice or feel

used to add emphasis, especially in informal speech

to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

a ball hit high in the air that is caught for an out

without any mistakes or imperfections

the state of being alone, often by choice

to provide someone or something with the things needed for a particular purpose

to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

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

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

a setback or decline

to think of someone or something in a particular way

relating to the lungs

showing two or more ideas, statements, or facts that do not agree with each other

in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

to breathe noisily while sleeping

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

to swear using something as a witness or guarantee, especially to show that you are telling the truth

relating to the eyes or vision

the nerve that carries visual signals from the eye to the brain

to join someone in putting money into a plan, purchase, or business

a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

a very large number of people or things

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

to add something to a design or system so it is included from the start

to speak to someone in a way that ignores their replies or feelings

the main stem of a plant

not agreeing with something else; contradictory