opposable
able to be moved so that it touches or crosses another part, especially a thumb that can touch the other fingers
Episode vocabulary
House S3E21: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 21Drama
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sutured
closed with stitches
marinate
to soak food in a seasoned liquid before cooking it
gristle
tough cartilage in meat that is unpleasant to chew
decimate
to damage or destroy something very badly
amoeba
a tiny living thing made of one cell
gonad
a sex gland that produces eggs or sperm
riddling
hard to understand; mysterious or puzzling
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
clotted
thickened into a solid mass or lumps
grafting
the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one
soreness
pain or tenderness in a part of the body
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scrotum
the pouch of skin that holds the testicles
unscrew
to loosen or remove something by turning it the opposite way
obliterate
destroy completely; leave nothing behind
stethoscope
a medical instrument used for listening to a person's heart and lungs
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
vindictive
showing a desire to get back at someone for a wrong or insult
muscling
the use of force or pressure to get something
capillary
a very small blood vessel that carries blood between arteries and veins
nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
undercut
to sell something for less than a competitor
fibrous
made of fibers or looking like fibers