absorbable
able to be absorbed
Episode vocabulary
Grey's Anatomy S12E6: English vocabulary
Season 12, Episode 6Drama
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cauterize
to burn a wound with heat to stop bleeding
coddle
to treat someone with too much care or protection
sutured
closed with stitches
bleeder
a person who bleeds easily or a lot
trapezoid
a four-sided shape with one pair of parallel sides
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
excision
the act of cutting something out and removing it
carpal
relating to the wrist
contusion
a bruise caused by a blow or fall
cartilaginous
relating to cartilage
amputate
to remove part or all of a limb or finger by surgery
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worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
meshed
joined so that the parts fit together and move smoothly
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
grafting
the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one
fascia
a layer of tough tissue that surrounds and supports muscles and organs
phalanx
a group of soldiers or police standing or moving in a tight formation
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
incise
to cut into a surface or make a cut in something, especially in surgery
hemoglobin
a substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen
cortical
relating to the cortex, especially the outer layer of the brain
catheter
a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid
emergent
starting to appear or become important