What does appendix pain feel like? - David R. Flum – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.In April 1961, the Sixth Soviet Antarctic Expedition took a harrowing turn
2.Doctor Leonid Rogozov, the team’s only physician, began feeling weak and feverish, with an excruciating pain in his right side
3.After a few days, it became clear that he had appendicitis, an infection that can cause the appendix to burst
4.And Rogozov knew that if his appendix did rupture, it would likely kill him
5. a blizzard raged, making it dangerous for him to leave the station, or to have anyone else travel in
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
gut-wrenching
B1Sickening
Example:
"So Rogozov faced a gut-wrenching choice: wait for help that may never come,"
intestine
A2(often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
Example:
"The appendix is a small, worm-shaped pouch attached to the large intestine"
scientists
A2One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.
Example:
"Scientists long speculated that it was a useless artifact of evolution."
reservoir
A2A place where anything is kept in store
Example:
"One possibility is that the appendix serves as a reservoir"
triggered
A2To fire a weapon.
Example:
"This immune response may even be triggered"
effectively
B1In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
Example:
"effectively closing off the appendix’s opening."
hindering
A2To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
Example:
"hindering blood flow and weakening the organ walls."
extensive
A2Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast
Example:
"Though, if the appendix has burst, surgery can be more extensive"
bursting
A2To break from internal pressure.
Example:
"And why is this organ so prone to bursting?"
outside
A2The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
Example:
"Outside a blizzard raged,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| gut-wrenching | B1 | Sickening |
| intestine | A2 | (often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs. |
| scientists | A2 | One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others. |
| reservoir | A2 | A place where anything is kept in store |
| triggered | A2 | To fire a weapon. |
| effectively | B1 | In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect. |
| hindering | A2 | To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate. |
| extensive | A2 | Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast |
| bursting | A2 | To break from internal pressure. |
| outside | A2 | The part of something that faces out; the outer surface. |
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