anticoagulation; anticoagulant
feces; excrement; number two
dot-com; Internet business; .com
pericardium; pericardial sac
embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
polyethylene terephthalate; PET; positron emission tomography; PET
deputy section or department manager
malignant tumor; malignant tumour
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
exhibition; exhibition game
anesthesiologist; anaesthesiologist; anesthetist; anaesthetist
medical world; medical circles; medical community
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
women's group; women's association
operating room; operating theatre
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together