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Grey's Anatomy S8E15: English vocabulary

Season 8, Episode 15Drama

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  • monumentally

    Word

    to a very great degree; extremely

  • bleeder

    Word

    a person who bleeds easily or a lot

  • misjudge

    Word

    to form a wrong opinion about someone or something

  • tourniquet

    Word

    a tight band or strap used to stop heavy bleeding in an arm or leg

  • clavicle

    Word

    the bone between your shoulder and chest

  • amputate

    Word

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

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • heartburn

    Word

    a painful burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid moving up into the throat

  • tightness

    Word

    the state of being tight or squeezed

  • auger

    Word

    a tool with a spiral blade for making holes in wood or the ground

  • reattach

    Word

    to attach something again

  • doable

    Word

    possible to do or achieve

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  • carotid

    Word

    either of the two main arteries that carry blood to the head and neck

  • femoral

    Word

    relating to the thigh bone or the upper part of the leg

  • ooze

    Word

    to flow out slowly in a thick or sticky way

  • thumbed

    Word

    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • icicle

    Word

    a hanging piece of ice formed by dripping water freezing

  • catheter

    Word

    a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid

  • adhesion

    Word

    the ability of one surface to stick to another

  • lackey

    Word

    a servant, especially one who does unimportant or annoying tasks for someone powerful

  • belch

    Word

    to let gas out of your stomach through your mouth with a noise

  • shunt

    Word

    to move a train or rail vehicle from one track to another

  • septic

    Word

    infected with bacteria, especially causing pus or decay

  • prizing

    Word

    to value something very highly

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  • pneumatic

    Word

    relating to air or gas

  • exploratory

    Word

    involving exploration, testing, or investigation

  • fussy

    Word

    hard to please or easily annoyed

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • shortness

    Word

    the quality of being short in length, time, or amount

  • indigestion

    Word

    pain or discomfort in your stomach after eating

  • inflated

    Word

    too large or too high, especially in a way that is not true or reasonable

  • lymph

    Word

    a clear fluid in the body that helps fight infection and carries white blood cells

  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • diseased

    Word

    affected by disease; not healthy

  • dissection

    Word

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

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • dissect

    Word

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

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • persuasive

    Word

    able to persuade people to do or believe something

  • intestinal

    Word

    relating to the intestines

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • prosthetic

    Word

    relating to an artificial body part

  • factoring

    Word

    the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

  • incision

    Word

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

  • amputation

    Word

    the surgical removal of part of the body, especially a limb

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • ballooned

    Word

    to rise or grow very quickly in amount, size, or cost

  • pelvis

    Word

    the large group of bones at the bottom of the spine, between the hips

  • grinder

    Word

    a machine or tool used for grinding or crushing things into smaller pieces

  • coronary

    Word

    relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • inflate

    Word

    to fill something with air or gas so it becomes bigger or firmer

  • liberate

    Word

    to free someone from prison, slavery, or control

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • suction

    Word

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

  • stop the bleeding

    Phrase

    to stop a bad situation from getting worse

  • reestablish

    Word

    to establish something again after it has stopped or been lost

  • abort

    Word

    to stop something before it is finished because of a problem

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • fives

    Word

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

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • throw by

    Phrase

    to discard something by throwing it away

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • revolving

    Word

    turning around a central point or axis

  • off the wagon

    Phrase

    to start doing a bad habit again after trying to stop, especially drinking alcohol

  • jackass

    Word

    a male donkey

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • responsive

    Word

    quick to react or answer

  • told you so

    Phrase

    a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

  • wrapped up

    Phrase

    so absorbed in something that you do not notice other things

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • dorsal

    Word

    relating to the back of a person, animal, or object

  • simulator

    Word

    a machine or program that imitates a real machine, situation, or process for practice or testing

  • rip it up

    Phrase

    to perform very well in a lively, energetic way

  • contraction

    Word

    the process of becoming smaller or shorter, or of squeezing together

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • get ahead of

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem before it gets worse

  • node

    Word

    a point where lines, paths, or branches meet

  • sever

    Word

    to cut something off or separate it by force

  • leave it at that

    Phrase

    to stop discussing something and accept it as it is

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • wrench

    Word

    a tool used for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, or pipes

  • behind the scenes

    Phrase

    done or happening out of public view, especially secretly

  • the finger

    Phrase

    an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger

  • arming

    Word

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

  • drug addict

    Phrase

    a person who is addicted to drugs

  • crack open

    Phrase

    to open something quickly or roughly

  • hype

    Word

    a lot of publicity or excitement about something, often more than it deserves

  • dom

    Word

    a title given to members of the clergy.

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • diagnose

    Word

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

  • revolve around

    Phrase

    to be about or centered on something

  • abdominal

    Word

    relating to the abdomen or stomach area

  • teaching hospital

    Phrase

    a hospital where medical students and trainee doctors get practical training

  • Phillips head

    Phrase

    a screwdriver with a cross-shaped tip

  • competent

    Word

    having enough skill or knowledge to do something well

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