cauterization
the medical use of heat to burn tissue and stop bleeding
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House S3E16: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 16Drama
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cauterize
to burn a wound with heat to stop bleeding
oxygenate
to add oxygen to something or make it contain more oxygen
distend
to swell, or make something swell, because of pressure from inside
longshoreman
a worker who loads and unloads ships in a port
putrid
rotting and giving off a very bad smell
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
hemorrhagic
relating to bleeding or blood loss
excrete
to remove waste substances from the body
salivary
relating to or producing saliva
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
urethra
the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body
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hep
fashionable and aware of the latest trends
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
orifice
an opening in a body or object
deplete
to use up or greatly reduce the amount of something
marketable
able to be sold because people want it
hydrate
to drink enough water or other liquid to keep your body healthy
treatable
able to be treated successfully with medicine or other care
pituitary
the pituitary gland
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
bicarbonate
a chemical compound that contains the bicarbonate ion
respirator
a mask or device worn over the nose and mouth to protect you from harmful dust, smoke, or fumes
capillary
a very small blood vessel that carries blood between arteries and veins