Vocabulary - Trading His Football for a Scalpel

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dormant

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temporarily inactive or asleep

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flourish

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suddenly develop

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debilitating

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making someone weak

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permeated

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to spread throughout

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neurosurgeon

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a specially trained doctor who works on nervous systems

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scalpel

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a small, sharp knife used by surgeons

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vocabulary

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the set of words known and used by a person or group

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medical terminology

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the language used to describe the human body, its functions, and the procedures used to treat it

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surgery

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a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments

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anesthesia

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a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness