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Grey's Anatomy S21E9: English vocabulary

Season 21, Episode 9Drama

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  • posteriors

    Word

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

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • prolapse

    Word

    the slipping down of an organ or body part from its normal position

  • febrile

    Word

    relating to a fever or a feverish illness

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • stent

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    a small tube placed inside a blood vessel or other passage to keep it open

  • softener

    Word

    a substance or product that makes something softer

  • groggy

    Word

    feeling weak, dizzy, or confused, especially after not sleeping enough

  • localize

    Word

    to change something so it suits a particular country, region, or audience

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • grafting

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    the process of joining parts of two plants so they grow as one

  • heaviness

    Word

    the quality or state of being heavy

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  • enrage

    Word

    to make someone extremely angry

  • uterine

    Word

    relating to the uterus

  • aortic

    Word

    relating to the aorta, the main artery from the heart

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • infarction

    Word

    a place in an organ or tissue where blood flow is blocked and the tissue dies

  • strapping

    Word

    tall, strong, and healthy-looking

  • dilate

    Word

    to make something wider or more open, or become wider or more open

  • wishful

    Word

    showing a strong wish or hope for something, often without much chance of it happening

  • recurrence

    Word

    the fact of happening again

  • aorta

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

  • emergent

    Word

    starting to appear or become important

  • wean

    Word

    to stop a baby or young animal from drinking milk and start giving other food

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  • abrasion

    Word

    the wearing away of a surface by rubbing or scraping

  • placenta

    Word

    an organ in a pregnant woman or female mammal that gives the baby oxygen and food before birth

  • sponging

    Word

    clean something with a sponge

  • infuriate

    Word

    to make someone extremely angry

  • observant

    Word

    good at noticing small details

  • lawmaker

    Word

    a person who makes or votes for laws

  • cervix

    Word

    the lower, narrow part of the uterus that opens into the vagina

  • vitals

    Word

    the main body functions that doctors check, such as pulse and breathing

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • resilient

    Word

    able to recover quickly from problems or difficult changes

  • propagate

    Word

    to spread or cause something to spread

  • mouthful

    Word

    the amount of food or liquid that fills your mouth

  • disproportionate

    Word

    too large or too small compared with something else

  • pelvic

    Word

    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • dissection

    Word

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

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • suture

    Word

    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • 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

  • cervical

    Word

    relating to the neck or the cervix

  • punctured

    Word

    damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

  • graft

    Word

    a piece of a plant that is joined to another plant so they grow together

  • stapler

    Word

    a small device used for fastening sheets of paper together with staples

  • blockage

    Word

    a blockage that stops something from moving or flowing normally

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • tantrum

    Word

    a sudden, uncontrolled outburst of anger, especially in a child

  • incision

    Word

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

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • posterior

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    located at the back or rear of something

  • coronary

    Word

    relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

  • suction

    Word

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

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • puncture

    Word

    a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

  • all hands

    Phrase

    everyone in a ship's crew

  • dehydration

    Word

    the condition of having lost too much water

  • wildfire

    Word

    a large fire in the wild that spreads quickly and is hard to control

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • can wait

    Phrase

    a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

  • brain wave

    Phrase

    the regular patterns of electrical activity in the brain

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • sterile

    Word

    free from germs or other living microorganisms

  • bring it

    Phrase

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

  • madly

    Word

    very much; extremely

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • devise

    Word

    to think of and create a plan, idea, or solution

  • very well

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree to something, often reluctantly

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • anesthesia

    Word

    a drug-induced loss of feeling, or of feeling and consciousness, used during a medical procedure

  • superficial

    Word

    not deep or detailed enough

  • contraction

    Word

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

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • lobe

    Word

    the rounded part of something, especially one of the sections of a brain or the lower part of the ear

  • tee

    Word

    a small object you place a golf ball on before hitting it

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • no kidding

    Phrase

    used to show surprise, disbelief, or agreement that something is obvious

  • no go

    Phrase

    something that is not possible or not acceptable

  • arming

    Word

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

  • residency

    Word

    the fact of living in a place, or the place where you live

  • diagnose

    Word

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

  • on earth

    Phrase

    used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity

  • blood bank

    Phrase

    a place where donated blood is collected, tested, and stored for later use

  • brain surgery

    Phrase

    a serious operation on the brain

  • leaving do

    Phrase

    a party or social event for someone who is leaving a job

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • chore

    Word

    a small task you have to do regularly, especially around the house

  • distressing

    Word

    causing worry, sadness, or pain

  • reassure

    Word

    to make someone feel less worried, afraid, or uncertain

  • imminent

    Word

    likely to happen very soon

  • carry on

    Phrase

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

  • crush on

    Phrase

    to feel a romantic attraction to someone

  • rule on

    Phrase

    to make an official decision about a case or issue

  • put in

    Phrase

    to submit something, such as a request or application

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