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The Good Doctor S6E15: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 15Drama

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  • sciatica

    Word

    pain that starts in the lower back and travels down the leg

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • crumple

    Word

    to crush or press into wrinkles or folds

  • dislocate

    Word

    to force a bone or joint out of its normal position

  • prophylactic

    Word

    intended to prevent disease or infection

  • quitter

    Word

    a person who gives up easily

  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • sternum

    Word

    the bone in the center of the chest

  • wormed

    Word

    treated with medicine to remove worms from the body

  • expectant

    Word

    showing that you are excited and waiting for something to happen

  • tapeworm

    Word

    a long, flat worm that lives in the intestines of people or animals and takes food from them

  • outbid

    Word

    to offer more money than someone else in an auction or other bidding situation

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  • uterine

    Word

    relating to the uterus

  • broach

    Word

    to start talking about a difficult or sensitive subject

  • untangle

    Word

    to separate things that are twisted or knotted together

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • muscling

    Word

    the use of force or pressure to get something

  • laceration

    Word

    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • poach

    Word

    to cook food, especially an egg, in hot water without the shell

  • dilate

    Word

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

  • sedation

    Word

    the use of sedative drugs to make someone calm or sleepy

  • concierge

    Word

    a person in a hotel or large building who helps guests with requests and arrangements

  • fragmented

    Word

    broken into small parts or pieces

  • buttermilk

    Word

    a sour liquid used in cooking and baking

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  • perceptive

    Word

    good at noticing and understanding things quickly

  • baptize

    Word

    to give someone the Christian rite of baptism

  • glassy

    Word

    looking like glass, especially because it is smooth, shiny, or clear

  • arousal

    Word

    a state of being excited, interested, or sexually stimulated

  • abnormality

    Word

    a sign that something is not normal or expected

  • pectoral

    Word

    relating to the chest

  • cervix

    Word

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

  • malpractice

    Word

    bad or careless professional treatment, especially by a doctor

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • objectivity

    Word

    the quality of being fair and not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

  • grapple

    Word

    to struggle to deal with something difficult

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • viability

    Word

    the ability of something to work well or continue successfully

  • candlestick

    Word

    a stand that holds a candle

  • palsy

    Word

    a medical condition that causes weakness or loss of control in the muscles

  • fetal

    Word

    relating to a fetus

  • fixation

    Word

    the state of being fixed or made firm

  • cyst

    Word

    a small sac in the body that is filled with fluid or soft material

  • braving

    Word

    while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely

  • evener

    Word

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

  • thorny

    Word

    covered with thorns

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • placebo

    Word

    a harmless substance given to some patients in a test to compare its effects with a real medicine

  • prognosis

    Word

    a doctor's judgment about how a disease or injury is likely to develop

  • selfless

    Word

    caring more about other people than about yourself

  • incidental

    Word

    happening as a small part of something else, not the main thing

  • spleen

    Word

    an organ in the body that helps clean the blood and fight infection

  • lapping

    Word

    moving gently against something with a soft, light sound

  • nutmeg

    Word

    a hard, aromatic seed used as a spice

  • ballooned

    Word

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

  • possessive

    Word

    relating to a noun or pronoun form that shows possession or belonging

  • medically

    Word

    in a way that relates to medicine or medical treatment

  • slotted

    Word

    having a narrow cut or opening

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • ruptured

    Word

    damaged so badly that it has split open or torn

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • saline

    Word

    containing salt or tasting like salt

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • lesion

    Word

    an area of damaged tissue in the body caused by injury or disease

  • vascular

    Word

    relating to blood vessels

  • lap chole

    Phrase

    an informal short form of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

  • ribbed

    Word

    having raised ridges or lines

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • larva

    Word

    the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

  • admirable

    Word

    deserving respect and approval

  • get it in

    Phrase

    to have sex

  • laced

    Word

    fastened with laces

  • bacterial

    Word

    relating to bacteria or caused by bacteria

  • rupture

    Word

    a serious break in a relationship or situation

  • home in

    Phrase

    to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • 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

  • anterior

    Word

    located at the front of something

  • exert

    Word

    to use effort, energy, or influence to do something or to affect something

  • politic

    Word

    showing good judgment and tact in dealing with people or practical matters

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • elevate

    Word

    to lift something to a higher position

  • conceive

    Word

    to form or imagine an idea, plan, or situation in your mind

  • suicidal

    Word

    having thoughts of killing yourself

  • frontal

    Word

    relating to the front part of something

  • cerebral

    Word

    relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

  • circulate

    Word

    to move around within a system or area, or make something do this

  • jarring

    Word

    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • grapple with

    Phrase

    to deal with a difficult problem or situation

  • motherhood

    Word

    the state of being a mother

  • termination

    Word

    the act of ending something, especially a job, contract, or agreement

  • titanium

    Word

    a strong, light metal used in aircraft, tools, and medical implants

  • well said

    Phrase

    used to say that you agree with what someone has just said

  • niche

    Word

    a small area or role that is especially suitable for someone or something

  • lobe

    Word

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

  • miscarriage

    Word

    the loss of a pregnancy before the baby can survive

  • the hard way

    Phrase

    in a way that is more difficult than necessary

  • arming

    Word

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

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

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