pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
pressure; oppression; suppression
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
time schedule; timetable; program
very likely; very probable
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
postoperative; after surgery
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
donor (blood, organ, etc.)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
probability; likelihood; chances
major surgery; major operation
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
affected part; diseased part; wound
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
cardiac massage; heart massage; cardiac compression
to try to do; to attempt to do
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
God's will; Heaven's will
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
head; chief; boss; leader
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
research; study; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
medical world; medical circles; medical community