Words Flashcards
liver
large organ in the body that purifies blood
respiratory
relating to breathing
external defense system
skin , nails , hair
rib
curved bones in the chest
joint
part of the body where two bones join together
spleen
organ that filters blood
reprimand
criticize
tentative
uncertain
wary
careful
exasperate
cause annoyance
aggravate
make worse
soothe
make something calmer or less painful
placate
calm someone
cardiac arrest
heart attack
local anesthetic
drug that stops feeling
recurrent
happening or appearing again and again
bout
short period of sickness
chronic
lasting a long time or recurring often
communicable
able to be passed from person to person
debilitating
make someone physically or mentaly weak
fatal
causng death
incurable
cannot be cured
prolonged
continuing for a long time
strain
type of disease
contract
catch (a desease)
vulnerable
able to be hurt
deficient
lacking in something nessecary
consistency
quality of staying the same in different times
disclose
reveal
competent
capable
seize
take by force
expend
pay
dishcarge
allow someone to leave
in good time
when the time is right
as yet
so far
physician
doctor
devote
spend time on
nucleus
central part of a cell
oral
relating to the mouth
variant
something that has a slightly different form