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Grey's Anatomy S3E24: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 24Drama

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  • hospitalize

    Word

    to admit someone to a hospital for treatment

  • antacid

    Word

    a medicine that reduces acid in the stomach

  • flail

    Word

    to wave or swing your arms or legs wildly

  • 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

  • hellish

    Word

    extremely unpleasant, difficult, or severe

  • perforation

    Word

    a row of small holes made so something can be torn easily

  • stirrup

    Word

    a ring or loop on a saddle that supports a rider's foot

  • allot

    Word

    to set aside a part of something for a particular purpose or person

  • heartburn

    Word

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

  • fascia

    Word

    a layer of tough tissue that surrounds and supports muscles and organs

  • obstetrician

    Word

    a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth

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  • flunk

    Word

    to fail an exam, test, or course

  • jugular

    Word

    the vein in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart

  • carotid

    Word

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

  • leavings

    Word

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

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • frostbite

    Word

    injury to skin and tissue caused by extreme cold

  • fossilize

    Word

    to change into a fossil over a very long time

  • vertebra

    Word

    one of the small bones that make up the spine

  • paralyze

    Word

    to make a person or part of the body unable to move

  • shredding

    Word

    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • sepsis

    Word

    a serious medical condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection

  • orthopedic

    Word

    relating to the treatment of bones and joints

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  • pancreatic

    Word

    relating to the pancreas

  • proctor

    Word

    to supervise students during an exam

  • bile

    Word

    a bitter fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat

  • renal

    Word

    relating to the kidneys

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • fixation

    Word

    the state of being fixed or made firm

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • penciled

    Word

    written or marked lightly with a pencil

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • discouraging

    Word

    making someone feel less hopeful or confident

  • amputation

    Word

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

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • prescribe

    Word

    to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

  • communicator

    Word

    a person who is good at expressing ideas clearly

  • sheath

    Word

    a close-fitting cover for a knife, sword, or similar object

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • foot drop

    Phrase

    a condition in which you cannot lift the front of the foot normally

  • thaw

    Word

    to become unfrozen and turn into liquid

  • dehydration

    Word

    the condition of having lost too much water

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • live on

    Phrase

    to continue to exist or be remembered

  • orthopedic surgeon

    Phrase

    a doctor who specializes in operations on bones, joints, and muscles

  • jugular vein

    Phrase

    one of the large veins in the neck that carries blood from the head back to the heart

  • graced

    Word

    to honor an event or place by being present

  • 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

  • sarcastic

    Word

    showing sarcasm; using words that mean the opposite to mock someone or something

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • surrogate

    Word

    a person who acts or is used instead of another

  • barren

    Word

    with very little growing on it; almost empty of plants

  • 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

  • circulate

    Word

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

  • scrubbed

    Word

    cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

  • conflicting

    Word

    not agreeing with something else; contradictory

  • fighting chance

    Phrase

    a small but real chance of success in a difficult situation

  • in the running

    Phrase

    still being considered as a possible winner or choice

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • compression

    Word

    the process of making something smaller or tighter by pressing it together

  • neural

    Word

    relating to nerves or the nervous system

  • no go

    Phrase

    something that is not possible or not acceptable

  • make the cut

    Phrase

    to be chosen from a group because you are good enough or suitable

  • booklet

    Word

    a small book or pamphlet with only a few pages

  • here's the thing

    Phrase

    used to introduce the main point or important detail of what you are saying

  • inspirational

    Word

    giving people hope, confidence, or motivation

  • twinned

    Word

    officially linked with another town, city, or organization

  • pull off

    Phrase

    to succeed in doing something difficult

  • climber

    Word

    a person or animal that climbs

  • can't help

    Phrase

    to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

  • what do you say

    Phrase

    used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

  • missing person

    Phrase

    a person whose whereabouts are unknown

  • cheat on

    Phrase

    to be sexually unfaithful to your partner

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • spinal

    Word

    relating to the spine or spinal cord

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • work in

    Phrase

    to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

  • check up on

    Phrase

    to visit or contact someone to see how they are doing

  • traumatic

    Word

    causing strong emotional pain or shock

  • do not want

    Phrase

    used to say that you strongly dislike or reject something

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • yang

    Word

    in Chinese philosophy, one of the two opposite forces in the universe, linked with darkness, passivity, and the moon

  • storming

    Word

    moving forward quickly and forcefully

  • now now

    Phrase

    a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • take over

    Phrase

    to take control of something or start doing a job that someone else was doing

  • cherish

    Word

    to care about someone or something very much and value them deeply

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • doubtful

    Word

    not sure that something is true, likely, or good

  • anatomy

    Word

    the study of the structure of the bodies of people and animals

  • duct

    Word

    a tube or passage that carries air, liquid, or another substance

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • dale

    Word

    a narrow valley, especially in northern England

  • diarrhea

    Word

    a condition that makes you pass loose stools often

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