Kayo Sakurai Law and Order Round 3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Deprived
Meaning: Lacking basic necessities or advantages.
Example: Many children in that region are deprived of clean water.
Byproduct
Meaning: Something that is produced unintentionally during the process of making something else.
Example:
“Pollution is a byproduct of industrial activity.”
Shrinks (slang)
Meaning: Slang for psychiatrists or therapists.
Origin: From “head-shrinkers” — a joking or informal term.
Example:
“She’s been seeing a shrink ever since the breakup.”
Asphyxiated
Meaning: Unable to breathe properly; suffocated.
Example:
“He asphyxiated after being trapped in a smoke-filled room.”
Fiscal
Meaning: Related to money, especially government or public finances, taxes, spending, and budgeting.
✅ Examples in Sentences:
“The government is facing a fiscal crisis due to high national debt.”
Physical
Meaning: You had a physical examination — a routine checkup by a doctor to check your overall health.
Example:
“I just had a physical this morning. The doctor said everything looks good.”
Hypoglycemic / Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemic
Meaning: Having low blood sugar levels.
It can describe a medical condition or a person who is currently experiencing low blood sugar.
Hypoglycemia
(noun)
Meaning: A medical condition where the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too low.
Embryologist
Meaning: A scientist who studies embryos and early development.
Example: The embryologist monitored the embryo’s growth carefully.
Gestational
Meaning: Related to pregnancy or the period before birth.
Example: She tracked her gestational progress month by month.
Resuscitate
Meaning: To bring someone back to life or restore consciousness, especially after they’ve stopped breathing or their heart has stopped.
Warrant
Meaning:
An official document or legal authorization that gives someone the right to do something—often to search, arrest, or seize property.
Examples:
“The police obtained a warrant to search the suspect’s house.”
Malpractice
Meaning:
Improper, illegal, or negligent professional behavior, especially by a doctor, lawyer, or other professional, that causes harm or injury to a client or patient.
Examples:
“The patient sued the doctor for medical malpractice after the surgery went wrong.”
Inseminated
Meaning:
To introduce sperm into a female’s reproductive system to fertilize an egg, either naturally or artificially.
✅ Examples:
“The cow was artificially inseminated on the farm.”
“In IVF treatments, the egg is inseminated in a lab.”
“The couple chose to be inseminated using donor sperm.”
Deteriorate
Meaning:
To become worse or decline in quality, condition, or health over time.
✅ Examples:
“The old building has started to deteriorate due to lack of maintenance.”
“His health began to deteriorate after the accident.”
Neurologist
Meaning:
A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles.
✅ Example Sentences:
“After experiencing frequent headaches, she was referred to a neurologist.”
“The neurologist diagnosed him with multiple sclerosis.”
Procure
Meaning:
To obtain or acquire something, especially with effort or care.
✅ Examples:
“They managed to procure the rare documents for the investigation.”
Surrogate
A person who acts in place of another, especially:
👶 In pregnancy:
A surrogate mother is a woman who carries and gives birth to a baby for someone else, often through artificial insemination or IVF.
“They found a surrogate to carry their child.”
“The baby was born through a surrogate mother in California.”
Insemination
The process of introducing sperm into the female reproductive system to try to achieve pregnancy.
“Insemination took place at the fertility clinic last week.”
Oncologist
Meaning:
An oncologist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer.
✅ Example Sentences:
“The oncologist recommended starting chemotherapy immediately.”
Remission
A period during which symptoms of a disease reduce or disappear — especially used with cancer and other chronic illnesses.
✅ Example Sentences:
“Her cancer is in remission after months of chemotherapy.”
Forensic
Meaning: Relating to scientific methods used in crime investigation and legal evidence.
Example: The forensic team collected DNA samples from the crime scene.
Xerox
To make a photocopy of a document.
“I need to Xerox my ID for the application.”
Bequests
Meaning: gifts of money, property, or possessions that someone leaves to others in a will after they die.
Fleece
(Verb) To cheat or swindle someone.
Example: Tourists were fleeced by overpriced taxis.
