ESL 201 /202 WEEK #7

Vocabulary List #12 Surgery

Anesthesia (n)

Techniques for reducing sedation and feeling, especially to control pain

Anesthetic (n, adj)Many people do not feel well after

anesthesia.

Augment (v)

To make bigger or better by adding toAugmentation (n)In some types of popular cosmetic surgery

people augment parts of their bodies.

Certifiably (adv)

In a manner that is officially recognizedCertify (n); certification (n), certificate (n);

certifiable (adj)I have a first aid and CPR certificate.

Complication (n)

A factor that makes something more difficult or complex

Complicate (v)There was a complication during the surgery

so it took longer than it was supposed to take.

Cure (v)

To restore to health Cure (n)The disease was fatal as there was no cure.

Implant (v)

To set in firmly; to insert in the body surgically

Implant (n); implantation (n)She lost all of her teeth in the car accident so

the dentist implanted a false set.

Inject (v)

To insert a liquid by means of a syringeInjection (n)Many small children are afraid of injections.

Obese (adj)

Excessively overweightObesity (n)One in three American children born in the

year 2000 will someday be obese.

Procedure (n)

A specific way or performing or doing something

Proceed (v), procedural (adj)The explorers proceeded cautiously up Mt.

Everest.

Scar (n)

A mark on the skin left after a wound has healed; a lasting sign of damage, either mental or physical

Scar (v)Doctors today leave less visible scars than

they did in the past.