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The Good Doctor S4E9: English vocabulary

Season 4, Episode 9Drama

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  • catheterization

    Word

    the medical procedure of putting a catheter into the body

  • splay

    Word

    to spread something out or apart

  • permeable

    Word

    allowing liquid or gas to pass through

  • prophylactic

    Word

    intended to prevent disease or infection

  • diuretic

    Word

    a medicine or substance that makes your body produce more urine

  • peddler

    Word

    a person who sells goods in the street or from place to place

  • foxed

    Word

    stained or discolored with brown spots, especially from age or dampness

  • subcutaneous

    Word

    located under the skin

  • lumbar

    Word

    relating to the lower back

  • infuse

    Word

    to add a quality, feeling, or flavor to something

  • aberrant

    Word

    different from what is normal or expected

  • aspirate

    Word

    to pronounce a sound with a strong puff of air

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  • pituitary

    Word

    the pituitary gland

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • dilate

    Word

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

  • ventricle

    Word

    one of the two lower chambers of the heart that pump blood out of the heart

  • bovine

    Word

    relating to cattle

  • peppering

    Word

    to scatter or cover something with small bits or drops

  • stereotyped

    Word

    lacking originality and sounding familiar in a dull way

  • conduction

    Word

    the way heat or electricity moves through a material without the material itself moving

  • delirium

    Word

    a serious confused state of mind, often caused by illness or fever

  • secrete

    Word

    to produce and release a substance from a cell, gland, or organ

  • dispensary

    Word

    a place where medicines are prepared and given out

  • fissure

    Word

    a long, narrow crack or opening in rock, earth, or another surface

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  • gauze

    Word

    a thin medical cloth used for covering wounds or stopping bleeding

  • vitals

    Word

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

  • surgically

    Word

    in a way that is very careful and precise

  • abnormally

    Word

    in a way that is not normal or usual

  • electrolyte

    Word

    a substance that lets electricity pass through it when dissolved in water or another liquid

  • delirious

    Word

    feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because of illness, fever, or extreme tiredness

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • sinus

    Word

    one of the air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose and eyes

  • fraternal

    Word

    relating to brothers or like the relationship between brothers

  • pancreatic

    Word

    relating to the pancreas

  • optics

    Word

    the scientific study of light and how it behaves

  • renal

    Word

    relating to the kidneys

  • vaginal

    Word

    relating to the vagina

  • shawl

    Word

    a long piece of cloth worn around the shoulders or over the head

  • clientele

    Word

    the customers or clients of a business or professional service

  • tongs

    Word

    a tool with two arms joined at one end, used for gripping and lifting things

  • manageable

    Word

    easy to manage, control, or deal with

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • fuzz

    Word

    a thin layer or small amount of soft, light fibers or fluff

  • evener

    Word

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

  • insulate

    Word

    to cover or treat something so that heat, sound, or electricity cannot pass through easily

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • transverse

    Word

    going or placed across something, especially at a right angle

  • quilt

    Word

    a thick bed covering filled with soft material and stitched in a pattern

  • atrium

    Word

    a large open area inside a building, often with a glass roof

  • smeared

    Word

    covered with a messy layer of something that has been spread around

  • incision

    Word

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

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • adequately

    Word

    in a way that is enough or acceptable

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • augment

    Word

    to increase or make something greater in size, amount, or strength

  • replenish

    Word

    to fill something up again

  • gradient

    Word

    the rate at which something changes from one level to another

  • reactive

    Word

    reacting quickly to a change or stimulus

  • saline

    Word

    containing salt or tasting like salt

  • comparatively

    Word

    to a smaller degree than something else; relatively

  • inhibitor

    Word

    a person or thing that slows or stops a process

  • gust

    Word

    a sudden, brief burst of wind

  • invasive

    Word

    spreading quickly in a way that causes harm or is unwanted

  • soothing

    Word

    making you feel calm and relaxed

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • intrigue

    Word

    to make someone very interested or curious

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • efficacy

    Word

    the ability of something, especially a treatment or medicine, to produce the intended result

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • turbulence

    Word

    violent, uneven movement in air or water that can shake a plane or boat

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • vena cava

    Phrase

    the large vein that carries blood from the upper body to the heart

  • mutually exclusive

    Phrase

    describing two things that cannot both be true, happen, or exist at the same time

  • left ventricle

    Phrase

    the lower left chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the body

  • irritate

    Word

    make someone annoyed, impatient, or angry

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • pickle

    Word

    a cucumber preserved in vinegar or brine

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • thicken

    Word

    to make something thicker or to become thicker

  • step down

    Phrase

    to resign from an important job or public position

  • dietary

    Word

    relating to diet or to the food you eat

  • channeling

    Word

    the act of directing energy, money, or attention into something

  • bilateral

    Word

    involving or affecting two sides, especially two countries or groups

  • optic

    Word

    relating to the eyes or vision

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • smear

    Word

    a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

  • pancreatic cancer

    Phrase

    cancer that begins in the pancreas

  • chromosome

    Word

    a structure in a cell that carries genes and passes on genetic information

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • intercourse

    Word

    communication or social dealings between people or groups

  • hide out

    Phrase

    to stay in a place secretly, especially to avoid being found or arrested

  • fiance

    Word

    a man who is engaged to be married

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • what's in the bag

    Phrase

    an informal way of asking what is new or how someone is doing

  • mutually

    Word

    in a way that is shared by both sides or people

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • peripheral

    Word

    relating to the outer edge of something, or less important than the main part

  • gland

    Word

    an organ in the body that makes and releases chemicals

  • diagnose

    Word

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

  • nasal

    Word

    of or relating to the nose

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