The Human Body

kidney C1

/ˈkɪdni/ One of the two organs in the body that filter waste from the blood and produce urine. M S

sperm C1

/spɜɹm/ a male reproductive cell that can fertilize an egg cell M S

donor C1

/ˈdoʊnɚ/ A person who gives money or goods, especially to a charity. M S

spine C1

/spaɪn/ The line of bones down the centre of the back; the backbone. M S

squadron C1

/ˈskwɑːdrən/ A body of troops drawn up in a square. M S

adrenaline C1

/əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ A hormone released by the body in moments of stress, fear, or excitement that speeds up the heart and prepares you to act. M S

specimen C1

/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/ A single example of something, used to show what the whole group is like. M S

revealing C1

/ɹɪˈvilɪŋ/ Showing or making known something interesting or important. M S

circulation C1

/ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/ The movement of blood around the body M S

sensitivity C1

/ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/ The ability to understand and respond carefully to other people's feelings. M S

fungus C1

/fʊŋ.ɡəs/ Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular. M S

spleen C1

/spliːn/ a dark-red organ near the stomach that filters blood and supports the immune system M S

glacier C1

/ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/ A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill. M S

incision C1

/ɪnˈsɪʒən/ A cut made into the body, especially by a surgeon during an operation. M S

graft C1

/ɡɹæft/ To join part of one plant onto another so they grow together as one. M S

hereditary C1

/həˈɹɛdɪˌtɛɹi/ Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death. M S

recipient C1

/ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ A person who receives something. M S

pulmonary C1

/ˈpʊlməneri/ relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs M S

diaphragm C1

/ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/ the sheet of muscle below the lungs that contracts and relaxes during breathing M S

dominance C1

/ˈdɑmɪnəns/ The state of having more power, influence, or success than others. M S

gastric C1

/ˈɡæstrɪk/ relating to the stomach, especially its structure, secretions, or disorders M S

jugular C1

/ˈdʒʌɡjəlɚ/ one of the large veins in the neck that carry blood from the head back toward the heart M S

cervical C1

/ˈsɝvɪkəl/ relating to the neck or to the neck-like part of an organ M S

cartilage C1

/ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/ firm, flexible connective tissue found in joints and in structures such as the nose and outer ear M S

intestinal C1

/ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/ relating to, occurring in, or affecting the intestines M S

genital C1

/ˈdʒɛn.ɪ.təl/ of or relating to the external reproductive or sexual organs M S

rudimentary C1

/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/ Basic; involving only the simplest or most essential parts. M S

clammy C1

/ˈklæmi/ Unpleasantly cold and damp, often describing skin. M S

skeletal C1

/ˈskɛlətəl/ relating to, forming, or attached to a skeleton M S

somersault C1

/ˈsʊməˌsɒlt/ A movement in which you roll your body in a full circle, with your feet going over your head. M S

molar C1

/ˈmoʊlər/ one of the broad, flat teeth at the back of the mouth, used for grinding food M S

buttock C1

/ˈbʌtək/ either of the two rounded fleshy parts at the back of the pelvis, formed chiefly by the gluteal muscles M S

tumbler C1

/ˈtʌmblɚ/ One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body. M S

septum C1

/ˈseptəm/ a wall or partition separating two cavities or regions in an animal or plant body M S

redness C1

/ˈrɛdnəs/ a response of body tissues to injury or irritation M S

hamstring C1

/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/ any of the muscles and tendons at the back of the thigh that bend the knee M S

bier C1

/bɪɚ/ a coffin along with its stand M S

follicle C1

/ˈfɑlɪkəl/ A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle. M S

lymphatic C1

/lɪmˈfæt.ɪk/ relating to lymph or to the network of vessels and tissues that carries it through the body M S

laterally C1

/ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/ in a lateral direction or location M S

rigidly C1

/ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd.li/ in a rigid manner M S

exhalation C1

/ˌɛkshəˈleɪʃən/ the act of breathing air out of the lungs, or a breath that is breathed out M S

excretion C1

/ɪkˈskriːʃən/ the biological process by which an organism removes metabolic waste or discharges a substance M S

gruesomely C1

In an extremely shocking or horrifying way, often involving violence or blood. M S

premolar C1

/ˌpriːˈmoʊlɚ/ a tooth situated between a canine and a molar; in an adult human, one of the eight teeth also called bicuspids M S

semilunar C1

/ˌsɛmiˈluːnɚ/ shaped like a half-moon or crescent, especially of an anatomical structure M S

vertebra C1

/ˈvɜrtəbrə/ one of the bones that make up the spine M S