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The Good Doctor S6E17: English vocabulary

Season 6, Episode 17Drama

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  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • overstep

    Word

    to go beyond the limits of what is acceptable or allowed

  • rotator

    Word

    a part of a machine that turns around an axis

  • excision

    Word

    the act of cutting something out and removing it

  • atrial

    Word

    relating to an atrium, especially one of the upper chambers of the heart

  • forceps

    Word

    a surgical tool with two arms used for holding or gripping things

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • hellish

    Word

    extremely unpleasant, difficult, or severe

  • clotted

    Word

    thickened into a solid mass or lumps

  • humerus

    Word

    the bone in the upper part of your arm

  • standardize

    Word

    to make different things use the same rules, methods, or level of quality

  • divorcee

    Word

    a person who is divorced

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  • humbles

    Word

    to make someone feel less proud or less important

  • sterilize

    Word

    to make something free of all harmful germs

  • favoritism

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    unfair treatment that gives one person or group an advantage over others

  • scrawny

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    unattractively thin, with little flesh on the body

  • shafting

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    unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated

  • overshoot

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    to go past a target, limit, or stopping point

  • segmented

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    to divide something into separate parts or sections

  • leavings

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

  • prodigal

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    spending money or resources too freely and carelessly

  • cancerous

    Word

    affected by cancer, or made of cancer cells

  • refresher

    Word

    a short course or session that helps you review something you already learned

  • ventricle

    Word

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

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  • catheter

    Word

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

  • baffle

    Word

    to confuse or puzzle someone

  • aorta

    Word

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

  • twirl

    Word

    to spin or turn around quickly

  • abnormality

    Word

    a sign that something is not normal or expected

  • versed

    Word

    having a lot of knowledge or skill in a particular area

  • vitals

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

  • sedate

    Word

    calm, quiet, and not lively

  • surgically

    Word

    in a way that is very careful and precise

  • biceps

    Word

    the large muscle at the front of the upper arm

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • tic

    Word

    a small repeated movement of a muscle, especially in the face

  • milligram

    Word

    a unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram

  • intravenous

    Word

    used to describe something given into a vein or done through a vein

  • irrigate

    Word

    to supply water to land or crops, especially through pipes or channels

  • excise

    Word

    a tax on certain goods, such as alcohol, tobacco, or fuel

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • saturation

    Word

    the point at which nothing more can be added or absorbed

  • suture

    Word

    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • stabling

    Word

    the act of keeping horses in stables

  • evener

    Word

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

  • kink

    Word

    a sharp bend or twist in something that should be straight

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • meningitis

    Word

    a serious illness that causes swelling around the brain and spinal cord

  • conduit

    Word

    a pipe or passage that carries water, gas, or wires from one place to another

  • atrium

    Word

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

  • withhold

    Word

    to deliberately not give something that someone expects or has a right to receive

  • blockage

    Word

    a blockage that stops something from moving or flowing normally

  • pediatric

    Word

    relating to the medical care of children

  • snip

    Word

    a small cut made with scissors or shears

  • omission

    Word

    the act of leaving something out, especially by mistake

  • bipolar

    Word

    having two opposite parts, sides, or poles

  • stroking

    Word

    the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • uplift

    Word

    to make someone feel happier, more hopeful, or more confident

  • clot

    Word

    a thick mass of blood or another liquid that has become partly solid

  • jerking

    Word

    making quick, sharp movements

  • nugget

    Word

    a small lump of gold or another precious metal found in the ground

  • coronary

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    relating to the blood vessels that supply the heart

  • deteriorate

    Word

    to become worse in quality, condition, or value

  • invert

    Word

    to turn something into the opposite position, order, or arrangement

  • pathology

    Word

    the study of diseases and the changes they cause in the body

  • saline

    Word

    containing salt or tasting like salt

  • sling

    Word

    to throw something with a quick, forceful motion

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • suction

    Word

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

  • tendon

    Word

    a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

  • raccoon

    Word

    a gray-brown North American animal with a black face mask and a ringed tail

  • breadth

    Word

    the distance from one side of something to the other; width

  • redirect

    Word

    to send something to a different place, person, or direction

  • mobilize

    Word

    to organize people or resources for a purpose

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • normal saline

    Phrase

    a sterile salt solution used in medicine, especially for injections or rinsing wounds

  • trick up

    Phrase

    to dress in smart or attractive clothes

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • pulmonary

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    relating to the lungs

  • ample

    Word

    more than enough; plenty of something

  • cauliflower

    Word

    a vegetable with a large white head made of tightly packed flower buds

  • told you so

    Phrase

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

  • seniority

    Word

    the fact of having worked for an organization longer than other people, or of being higher in rank

  • fancied

    Word

    imagined rather than real

  • drastic

    Word

    very sudden and extreme, with a strong effect

  • birdie

    Word

    a small bird, especially a young one

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • provoke

    Word

    to cause a strong reaction or feeling, especially anger, fear, or excitement

  • profiling

    Word

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

  • jarring

    Word

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

  • revise

    Word

    to change something after thinking about it again or getting new information

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • land on

    Phrase

    to reach a decision or agreement

  • special treatment

    Phrase

    unfairly better or more considerate treatment than other people get

  • degradation

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    the process of becoming worse or less valuable over time

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • back out

    Phrase

    to decide not to do something you had agreed or planned to do

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