Vocabulary

• innate immunity: The natural resistance with which a person is born; it is not learned or acquired through contact with a disease agent.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• spit it out: To say something quickly, especially when reluctant to do so.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• enter into: To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• come into contact: To physically touch something.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• important: Having power or authority
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• part: Division of a book
• slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• area: Amount of measured space
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• call: A order or request for action
• enter: To start a career or an education
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
• injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
• killer: Something that is a challenge to deal with
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• inactive: Not moving around a lot or doing many things
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• ankle: Region or joint between the foot and the leg
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• locate: To find exactly where something is positioned
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• invader: Someone who enters to cause harm
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• selective: Choosing through thoughtful comparison
• machinery: System/processes to get official approval, etc.
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• innate: Being part of something's nature
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• cardinal: Of the greatest importance; paramount
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• inhibit: To stop a person expressing themselves normally
• pore: Small hole on skin, etc. allowing liquid to pass
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• capillary: Very small tube that carry blood in the body
• adaptive: Able to adjust to new conditions
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• replication: Act of making more exact copies of itself
• carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
• microbial: Concerning, involving or caused by being microbes
• flora: Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
• mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• synthesis: Process of making something new out of other ones
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed