| Word | Part of Speech | Example |
|---|---|---|
| acceptable | Adjective | It is not acceptable to speak languages other than English in the classroom. |
| brush | Noun / Verb | A dentist will tell you to brush your teeth at least twice a day. |
| clarify | Verb | The pharmacist clarified how to take the medication. |
| comb | Noun / Verb | For head lice, a doctor might prescribe medication and a comb. |
| consequence | Noun | What are the consequences in your class if you stay healthy? |
| consistent | Adjective | The treatment has worked sometimes and not others, it would be nice if the outcome was more consistent. |
| context | Noun | Chinese medicine usually looks at the context of a symptom. |
| effectively | Adverb | This medication must be taken exactly as directed to work effectively. |
| establish | Verb | They just established a new clinic in that village. |
| exception | Noun | There are many exceptions to grammar rules in English. |
| fluency | Noun | English fluency can benefit people in medical careers around the world. |
| harm | Noun / Verb | There is no harm in leaving the door open. It’s up to you. |
| numb | Adjective | It was so cold that my fingers were numb. |
| numerous | Adjective | There are numerous benefits to learning English for your future. |
| obvious | Adjective | It was quite obvious, looking at the xray, that the bone was broken. |
| rusty | Adjective | The patient needed a tetanus shot after stepping on a rusty nail. |
| surgeon | Noun | That is the best surgeon in this part of the world. |
| technique | Noun | Writing new vocabulary in a notebook is one technique used by students to learn new words. |
| tomb | Noun | A tomb is where someone is buried. This is similar to a grave. |
| universal | Adjective | Mathematics is the universal language of science. |
Medical Terminology
| Term | Part of Speech | Example |
|---|---|---|
| admit | Verb | That patient was admitted last night for head trauma. |
| ambulance | Noun | Can you hear the ambulance? It sounds close. |
| anemic | Adjective | She looks so pale; maybe she is anemic. |
| clinic | Noun | Which clinic does she work in? |
| discharge | Verb | We discharged the new mother this morning! |
| hypodermic | Adjective | Are there any syringes that are not hypodermic? |
| registered nurse (RN) | Noun | It takes a lot of training and education to become a registered nurse (RN). |
| trauma | Noun | Refugees usually suffer physical or emotional trauma. |
| vaccination | Noun | You have to get a vaccination before you travel to that country. |
Specialized Terminology: Body Systems
| Body System | Primary Biology | Detailed Aspects |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular | heart | Heart, blood vessels, and blood |
| Endocrine | hormones | Hormones, pituitary gland, thyroid, adrenal glands, pancreas, and gonads |
| Gastrointestinal | stomach | Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder |
| Integumentary | skin & hair | Skin, hair, nails, and glands in skin |
| Lymphatic | throat | Tonsils, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, and lymph fluid |
| Muscular | muscles | Muscles and tendons |
| Nervous | nerves | Brain, spinal cord, ganglia, nerves, and sensory organs |
| Reproductive | sex | Ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, and vagina in females; testes, ducts, penis, urethra, and prostate in males |
| Respiratory | lungs | Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs |
| Sensory | 5 senses | Eyes, ears, nose, skin receptors, and mouth |
| Skeletal | bones | Bones, axial skeleton, appendicular skeleton, and joints |
| Urinary | urination | Kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra |
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