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The Good Doctor S3E20: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 20Drama

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  • cauterization

    Word

    the medical use of heat to burn tissue and stop bleeding

  • posteriors

    Word

    the buttocks; the back part of the body where you sit

  • cauterize

    Word

    to burn a wound with heat to stop bleeding

  • duodenal

    Word

    relating to the duodenum

  • catgut

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    a strong cord made from animal intestines, used especially for old-style instrument strings

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • impale

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    to pierce or pin something with a sharp object

  • contusion

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    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • forceps

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

  • amputate

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    to remove part or all of a limb or finger by surgery

  • lactate

    Word

    to produce milk

  • bayed

    Word

    to make a long, loud cry, especially like a hound

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  • trope

    Word

    a common pattern or idea that appears often in stories, movies, or other media

  • silvering

    Word

    the process of turning silver in color

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • intermittently

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    in a way that happens with pauses or breaks

  • palmed

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    to hide something in your hand, especially secretly

  • euphemism

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    a mild or indirect word or phrase used instead of a harsher one

  • reliever

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    a person or thing that makes pain, stress, or difficulty less severe

  • antler

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    one of the branched bony growths on a deer, elk, or moose

  • aorta

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

  • septic

    Word

    infected with bacteria, especially causing pus or decay

  • scalpel

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    a small sharp knife used by doctors in surgery

  • unilateral

    Word

    affecting or involving only one side or one part

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  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • exhale

    Word

    to breathe air out of your lungs

  • pancreas

    Word

    an organ behind the stomach that helps digest food and makes insulin

  • pitying

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    showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior

  • pristine

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    clean, fresh, and in perfect condition, as if new

  • dissection

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

  • suture

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    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • blindly

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    without looking, or without being able to see clearly

  • leakage

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    the escape of liquid, gas, or energy through a hole or crack

  • stabling

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    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

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

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • winery

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    a place where wine is made and often sold

  • heartache

    Word

    deep sadness or emotional pain

  • tremor

    Word

    a slight shaking movement

  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • scaffolding

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    a temporary frame of metal poles and boards used by workers to reach high places

  • lapping

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    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • incision

    Word

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

  • voided

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    made invalid or no longer legally effective

  • crucifix

    Word

    a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it

  • posterior

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    located at the back or rear of something

  • ulcer

    Word

    a painful open sore on the skin or inside the body

  • ruptured

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    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • retract

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    to pull something back or back in

  • invasive

    Word

    spreading quickly in a way that causes harm or is unwanted

  • suction

    Word

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

  • save it

    Phrase

    used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

  • kill me

    Phrase

    a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

  • bacterial

    Word

    relating to bacteria or caused by bacteria

  • buck for

    Phrase

    to try hard to get something, especially a job or promotion

  • rupture

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    a serious break in a relationship or situation

  • 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

  • stabilize

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    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • fives

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

  • bowler

    Word

    a person who bowls in cricket

  • sarcastic

    Word

    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • step back

    Phrase

    a setback or decline

  • dresser

    Word

    a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items

  • sensory

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    relating to the senses, especially sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

  • yawn

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    to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired or bored

  • morphine

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    a strong pain-relieving medicine used in hospitals

  • bowel

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    the intestines

  • Fallopian tube

    Phrase

    either of the two tubes that carry an egg from an ovary to the uterus

  • diabetic

    Word

    relating to diabetes or to people who have diabetes

  • ligament

    Word

    a strong band of tissue that connects bones in a joint

  • have an accident

    Phrase

    a polite or informal way of saying that someone accidentally urinated or defecated in their clothes

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • communion

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    a close sharing of thoughts, feelings, or spiritual life

  • machining

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    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • hostel

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    a cheap place where travelers can stay, often with shared rooms and bathrooms

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • overrun

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    to spread over and take control of a place, often in an unwanted way

  • operating room

    Phrase

    a hospital room where surgery is performed

  • bagging

    Word

    the act of putting things into bags or packages

  • carry on

    Phrase

    to take a bag or other item onto an airplane with you instead of checking it

  • get in there

    Phrase

    used to show approval or encouragement

  • poke around

    Phrase

    to look around a place casually, often while searching for something

  • bump on

    Phrase

    to hit something or someone accidentally while moving past

  • bar off

    Phrase

    to block or close off with bars or a barrier

  • brewery

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    a place where beer is made

  • clamp

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    a device used to hold two things tightly together

  • scotch

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    to stop something from happening or continuing

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • disastrous

    Word

    causing great damage, failure, or suffering

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • count off

    Phrase

    to say numbers in order, one after another, especially as a drill or to check a group

  • traumatic

    Word

    causing strong emotional pain or shock

  • ascend

    Word

    to move upward

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • violate

    Word

    to break a rule, law, or agreement

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • get through

    Phrase

    to manage to deal with or survive something difficult

  • slab

    Word

    a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or similar material

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

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