House S1E7: English vocabulary

a gland in the neck that makes hormones controlling growth and metabolism

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

feeling as if you might vomit

either of the two lines of latitude around 23.5° north and south of the equator

a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

a small wild bird that is often hunted for food

relating to the nervous system or to neurology

covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

not giving a clear answer or result

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

easily annoyed or made angry

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

a poisonous chemical element

a heavy knife with a broad blade, used for chopping meat or bones

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

to develop or prepare something carefully and in a planned way

the study of correct reasoning

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

having spikes or sharp points

making quick, sharp movements

a painful open sore on the skin or inside the body

a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy

reacting quickly to a change or stimulus

affecting an entire system, not just one part

the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

a toll road, especially a major highway

a serious written work that explains a subject in detail

a feeling of being annoyed or angry

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

not harmful or dangerous

faithfulness and loyalty to a person, group, or belief

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

smoothed by rubbing with sandpaper

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

a drug that lowers blood pressure and slows the heart rate

the quality of being poisonous or harmful

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

to move into position in a line or formation, especially in the military

a protein in the blood that helps the body fight infection

quick to react or answer

a cleaning product used for washing clothes or dishes

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

to record that you have started work or a shift

cause something to improve a lot

to place a medical device inside the body by surgery

not agreeing with something else; contradictory

ground oats used for making breakfast food

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

relating to nerves or the nervous system

an informal way of saying you agree with someone

the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting

high blood pressure

coated or mixed with sugar

a serious disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and can be deadly

to feel an uncomfortable sensation on your skin that makes you want to scratch

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

relating to the abdomen or stomach area

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

used to say that an attempt was not successful

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

a person's level of sexual desire

the start of something, especially something bad or unpleasant

the area next to a bed

a change in shape or appearance that makes something look or sound unclear or different from the original

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

able to spread from one person, animal, or thing to another

a sauce made from meat juices, often thickened

to feel a romantic attraction to someone

to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

a cockroach

swelling, redness, heat, and pain in part of the body, often caused by injury or infection

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

to depend on something; to be decided by something