▸ Specimen Drawer

Body & Health — Lesson 17

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colons

ˈkoʊlɑːnz

Colons (:) are punctuation marks consisting of two vertical dots, one above the other — there are two colons on the page.

Remember to use a colon before a list of items.

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come

kʌm

Move or travel to a place where the speaker is, or to arrive at a place — come here, please.

Come here, please.

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comes

kʌmz

Third person singular present tense of the verb 'come' — winter comes after autumn.

He comes home from work at six.

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conk

kɑːŋk

Informal term for the nose — I usually conk out right after dinner.

He conked him on the head with a book.

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convalesce

ˌkɑːnvəˈles

Get over an illness or shock — after the fever broke, she needed time to convalesce.

She spent two weeks at home, convalescing after the surgery.

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cornea

ˈkɔːrniə

The transparent, curved layer that covers the front part of the eye, protecting — a scratched cornea can be very painful.

The doctor examined her cornea for any damage.

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corpse

kɔːrps

The dead body of a human being — they carried the corpse to the funeral home.

The police discovered a corpse in the abandoned building.

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corpses

ˈkɔːrpsɪz

The dead body of a human being — soldiers buried the corpses in a mass grave during the war.

The paramedics found several corpses at the scene of the accident.

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corseted

ˈkɔːrsɪtɪd

Dress with a corset — the dancer felt restricted in her corseted costume.

The Victorian actress was corseted for the period drama.

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cortex

ˈkɔːrteks

The outer layer of the brain or other organs — damage to the cortex can affect memory and cognitive abilities.

The cerebral cortex controls higher brain functions like reasoning and decision-making.

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costumed

ˈkɑːstuːmd

Dress in a costume — the costumed dancers performed an elaborate traditional routine.

The costumed characters marched through the streets during the festival.

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coughed

kɔft

Exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion — she coughed all night because of her cold.

He coughed loudly when he swallowed the wrong way.

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