**CLASS SET- PLEASE TURN IN BEFORE THE END OF CLASS**English 9 Research

You will have a vocabulary test on the following wordsCreate a study sheet in your notebook or on a separate sheet of paper

Postulated- to claim or assume the existence or truth of, especially as a basis for reasoning or arguing.

Mechanism- the agency or means by which an effect is produced or a purpose is accomplished.

Hypoxia- inadequate oxygenation of the blood.

Obstruction- something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or

hindrance

Thermal- Also, thermic. of, pertaining to, or caused by heat or temperature:

Prone- having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.

Supine- lying on the back, face or front upward.

Prone- having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.

Supine- lying on the back, face or front upward.

Anthropology: the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological

characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.

Fallacy: a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.

Correlation: the relationship between things that happen or change together.

Variables: something that changes or that can be changed.

Detrimental: causing damage or injury; harmful.

Facilitate: to make (something) easier; to help cause.

Magnitude: the size, extent, or importance of something.

Potential: capable of becoming real; possible.

Substantial: large in amount, size, or number.

Counter-intuitive: counter to what intuition would lead one to expect.

Vomit: to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Reduction: the act of reducing; lessening.

Incidence: the rate of occurrence of something.

Circumstance: a condition or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner, etc., that accompanies,

determines, or modifies a fact or event.

Apparen t : capable of being easily perceived or understood.

Jurisdiction: the extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or other authority; the territory over

which authority is exercised.

Epidemiology: the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalence of disease in large

populations and with detection of the source and cause of epidemics.

Contribute: to be an important factor in; help to cause.

Occlusion: the act or state of occluding or the state of being occluded; closed, blocked.

Compression: the reduction in volume and increase of pressure.

Circulation: the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels.

Exhaled: to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.

Carbon dioxide: a colorless, odorless gas, CO 2, present in the atmosphere and formed during breathing.

Prone: having the front or ventral part downward; lying face downward.

Adjacent: lying near or close; next to.

Presence: immediate vicinity; proximity.

Particularly: in a particular, or to an exceptional, degree; especially.

Impede: to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.

Respiratory: pertaining to or serving for respiration or breathing.

Wedged: to pack or fit tightly.

Extricate: to free or release from entanglement; disengage.

Proximity: nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.

Hazard: something causing unavoidable danger, peril, risk, or difficulty.

Bassinet: a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.

Suffocate: to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs.

Traditionally: a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting.

Evidence: that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief.

Recognize: to perceive as existing or true; realize.

Prevalent: widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.

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