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What does appendix pain feel like? - David R. Flum – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

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Transcripción interactiva y destacados

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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Vocabulario clave (CEFR C1)

gut-wrenching

B1

Sickening

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

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.

Example:

"Scientists long speculated that it was a useless artifact of evolution."

reservoir

A2

A place where anything is kept in store

Example:

"One possibility is that the appendix serves as a reservoir"

triggered

A2

To fire a weapon.

Example:

"This immune response may even be triggered"

effectively

B1

In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.

Example:

"effectively closing off the appendix’s opening."

hindering

A2

To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

Example:

"hindering blood flow and weakening the organ walls."

extensive

A2

Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast

Example:

"Though, if the appendix has burst, surgery can be more extensive"

bursting

A2

To break from internal pressure.

Example:

"And why is this organ so prone to bursting?"

outside

A2

The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.

Example:

"Outside a blizzard raged,"

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Análisis de dificultad y estadísticas del vídeo

Categoría
basic
Nivel CEFR
C1
Duración
309
Total de palabras
658
Total de frases
83
Longitud media de frase
8 palabras

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