effacement
the act of removing something or making it less noticeable
Episode vocabulary
Grey's Anatomy S2E15: English vocabulary
Season 2, Episode 15Drama
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titter
to laugh quietly in a nervous, embarrassed, or restrained way
swaggerer
a person who behaves in a very confident, showy, and often arrogant way
reattachment
the act of attaching something again
porcine
relating to pigs or like a pig
sutured
closed with stitches
prolapse
the slipping down of an organ or body part from its normal position
effusion
a flow or release of something, especially liquid
pinking
to cut the edge of fabric with pinking shears
infirm
weak or frail, especially because of age or illness
gynecology
the branch of medicine that deals with the female reproductive system
rheumatic
relating to rheumatism or joint pain
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grafting
the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one
perforation
a row of small holes made so something can be torn easily
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
feverish
showing signs of a fever, such as heat, sweating, or restlessness
dilation
the process of becoming wider or larger
constrict
to make something narrower or tighter by squeezing it
esophagus
the tube that food goes through from the throat to the stomach
prizing
to value something very highly
sponging
clean something with a sponge
overwork
to work too much, especially so that you become tired or stressed
tampon
a small plug of absorbent material used to soak up blood during menstruation
sepsis
a serious medical condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection