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Grey's Anatomy S2E5: English vocabulary

Season 2, Episode 5Drama

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  • medicate

    Word

    to give someone medicine, or to treat a condition with medicine

  • twinge

    Word

    a sudden, sharp pain or feeling

  • ventilate

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    to let fresh air into a room or building

  • forceps

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    a surgical tool with two arms used for holding or gripping things

  • localize

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    to change something so it suits a particular country, region, or audience

  • whisking

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    to beat or stir food quickly with a whisk

  • clotted

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    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • soreness

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    pain or tenderness in a part of the body

  • stethoscope

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    a medical instrument used for listening to a person's heart and lungs

  • spongy

    Word

    soft, springy, and full of small holes

  • agitate

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    to make someone feel worried or upset

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

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  • brainless

    Word

    lacking intelligence or good judgment; very foolish

  • esophagus

    Word

    the tube that food goes through from the throat to the stomach

  • saucy

    Word

    bold in a rude or disrespectful way

  • entitle

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    to give someone the right to have or do something

  • paralyze

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    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • tinge

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    a slight amount of color or a small trace of a quality

  • aorta

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

  • scalpel

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    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • bluntly

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    in a direct, honest way that may seem rude or unkind

  • drape

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    to hang or place something loosely over something else

  • vitals

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    the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • testicle

    Word

    either of the two organs in the scrotum that produce sperm and male hormones

  • subside

    Word

    to become weaker, quieter, or less severe

  • shaman

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    a person in some traditional cultures who is believed to heal people and communicate with spirits

  • manageable

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    easy to manage, control, or deal with

  • dissect

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

  • evener

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

  • narcotic

    Word

    a drug that affects the mind or body, especially one that is illegal or used for pain relief

  • blockage

    Word

    a blockage that stops something from moving or flowing normally

  • lapping

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    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • flicker

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    to shine or move with quick, irregular changes

  • incision

    Word

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

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • clot

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    a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

  • reciprocal

    Word

    shared by two or more people or things in the same way

  • thatcher

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    a person who builds or repairs thatched roofs

  • lesion

    Word

    an area of damaged tissue in the body caused by injury or disease

  • butting

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    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • degrade

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    to treat someone in a cruel or insulting way

  • plugging

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    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • pervert

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    to change something so that it becomes distorted or corrupted

  • adrenaline

    Word

    a hormone that your body releases when you are stressed or excited

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • vena cava

    Phrase

    the large vein that carries blood from the upper body to the heart

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • scarring

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    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • sterile

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    free from germs or other living microorganisms

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • anterior

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    located at the front of something

  • snore

    Word

    to breathe noisily while sleeping

  • dripping

    Word

    the act of liquid dripping in drops

  • below the belt

    Phrase

    unfair or mean in a way that hurts someone personally

  • morphine

    Word

    a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

  • gunning

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    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • pornography

    Word

    books, pictures, or videos that show sexual acts or body parts in a way meant to cause sexual excitement

  • implant

    Word

    to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • turned out

    Phrase

    looking neat, smart, or well dressed

  • put out

    Phrase

    to cause someone trouble or inconvenience

  • too right

    Phrase

    Used to show strong agreement or approval

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • sounder

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    a group of wild boars

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • residency

    Word

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

  • enzyme

    Word

    a substance in living things that speeds up chemical reactions

  • medical record

    Phrase

    an official file with details of a person's health, treatment, and medical history

  • set in stone

    Phrase

    fixed and unlikely to change

  • tequila

    Word

    a strong alcoholic drink made from agave, originally from Mexico

  • muscular

    Word

    having strong, well-developed muscles

  • what do you want

    Phrase

    a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you

  • push through

    Phrase

    to keep going and finish something difficult

  • clamp

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    a device used to hold two things tightly together

  • police force

    Phrase

    the organization that provides police services in an area

  • spinal

    Word

    relating to the spine or spinal cord

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • knock it off

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

  • pitted

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    having many small holes or dents on the surface

  • winding

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    having many bends or turns

  • paralysis

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    the loss of the ability to move part or all of the body

  • back up

    Phrase

    to support a claim with facts or proof

  • stand in

    Phrase

    to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

  • yellow pages

    Phrase

    a business directory that lists companies and services by category

  • yang

    Word

    in Chinese philosophy, one of the two opposite forces in the universe, linked with darkness, passivity, and the moon

  • storming

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    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • lowering

    Word

    the act of making something lower or of becoming lower

  • cardiac

    Word

    relating to the heart

  • barley

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    a cereal plant grown for its grain

  • humiliate

    Word

    make someone feel ashamed, embarrassed, or foolish

  • rock on

    Phrase

    a casual way to show excitement, approval, or encouragement

  • bedded

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    past tense and past participle of bed

  • work on

    Phrase

    to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

  • numb

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    unable to feel part of your body, often because it is cold or injured

  • pierced

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    past tense and past participle of pierce

  • hand around

    Phrase

    to pass something from one person to another in a group

  • padding

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    soft material used to make something more comfortable, protect it, or give it shape

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