to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
medical science; medicine
to split; to be split; to splinter
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
broken; intermittent; disconnected
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
natural killer cell; NK cell
diagnosis; medical examination
extremely; terrifically; super
losing weight; slimming; lean person
deadly disease; sickness unto death
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
cachexia; cachexy; wasting syndrome
patient's condition; pathology
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
large intestine; large bowel; colon
stomach lining; gastric wall
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
bad influence; negative influence
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure