perpetrate /ˈpəːpɪtreɪt/ vs Perpetuate [pəˈpɛtʃʊeɪt]
perpetrate : to commit a crime or a violent or harmful act
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trachea /trəˈkiː.ə/ windpipe 气管
esophagus /ɪˈsɒf.ə.ɡəs/ 食管/食道
dysphagia : /dɪsˈfeɪ.dʒi.ə/ difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease. 吞咽困难
Renal failure : /ˈriː.nəl/ relating to the kidneys. 肾功能衰竭
arthritis /ɑːˈθraɪ.tɪs/ a disease causing painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints. 关节炎
arrhythmias /əˈrɪð.mi.ə/ a condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.
ar-: loss
rhythm-: a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Receding Gums: going or moving back 牙龈萎缩
bandage /ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/
Canker Sore /ˈkæŋ.kər/ 口腔溃疡
canker: an often spreading sore that eats into tissue
Sore: [n] a painful area on the surface of a body, especially an infected area:
gout /ɡaʊt/ a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet, deposition of chalk-stones, and episodes of acute pain. 通风
chalkstone: concretion resembling chalk that is composed mainly of urate of sodium and found especially in and about the small joints of persons suffering from gout 【医学】痛风结石
Stroke: sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of the body: 中风
uric acid 尿酸
calculus (pl: calculi ) /ˈkalkjʊləs/ 结石
hyper- vs hypo-
hyper: over/in excess: Ex: hypertension
hypo-: under/below: Drug users who share hypodermic needles can transmit disease.
dermis : the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis which forms the true skin
Supraventricular tachycardia 室上性心动过速
tachycardia : /ˌtæk.ɪˈkɑː.di.ə/
"she couldn't cope with her senile husband": /ˈsiː.naɪl/ having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
Osteoporosis has no symptoms：/ˌɒs.ti.əʊ.pəˈrəʊ.sɪs/ / 骨质疏松症
osteo-: bone
por-: pore, passage