Healthcare Procedures

adverb used to specify the condition or extent to which something is true or possible

conjunction used to introduce a condition or stipulation

• As long as you follow the rules, you will have no problems.
• You can stay out as long as you want, just make sure to be home before midnight.
• I'll help you with your homework, as long as you don't snitch on me.
• You can achieve anything you set your mind to, as long as you believe in yourself.

noun a list of items to be checked or consulted

adjective pertaining to or being a checklist

• Before starting the project, make sure to review the checklist to ensure all tasks are accounted for.
• Hey, don't forget to go over the checklist before we get started.
• Yo, we gotta run through the checklist real quick before we dive in.
• Using a checklist is like having a map to guide you through the project.

noun a person or thing that has been excluded or omitted from consideration or a particular group

verb to exclude or disregard someone or something from consideration or a particular group

• Please do not count out loud during the exam.
• Don't count out loud while I'm trying to concentrate.
• I wouldn't count out your chances of winning just yet.
• Even when things seem tough, don't count yourself out of the game.

noun the act of carrying out a death sentence

• The execution of the project was carried out flawlessly by the team.
• The execution of the plan went really well!
• The execution of that party was lit!
• The execution of the dance routine was like poetry in motion.

noun a closely packed group

verb to come close together in a group, often to discuss something privately or for warmth

• The team gathered in a huddle to discuss their strategy for the upcoming game.
• Let's huddle up and figure out how we're going to get through this.
• We need to huddle and come up with a plan ASAP.
• The students huddled together for warmth on the cold winter morning.

adjective describing something that occurs twice a year

adverb in a way that occurs twice a year

• The company conducts semiyearly performance reviews to assess employee progress.
• We have semiyearly team meetings to discuss our goals and objectives.
• I hate those semiyearly check-ins with my boss, they're so boring.
• The changing of the seasons can be seen as a semiyearly reminder of the passage of time.

verb the action of pressing something firmly in a way that extracts liquid or compresses it

• She was squeezing the lemon to extract all the juice for the recipe.
• He was squeezing through the crowd to get to the front of the line.
• I was squeezing in some last-minute studying before the exam.
• The tight deadline was squeezing all the creativity out of me.

noun nose - the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it)

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• In situations where the smell is unbearable, it may be necessary to hold your nose.
• If you're going to clean out the fridge, you might want to hold your nose.
• I had to hold my nose when I walked past that dumpster, it smelled so bad.
• Sometimes you just have to hold your nose and do what needs to be done, even if you don't like it.

noun WP may also be used as a shorthand for 'workplace', especially in written communication or informal conversation.

• The WP plugin allows users to customize their website's functionality.
• I installed a new WP theme on my blog.
• I'm trying to figure out how to use this WP thing for my website.
• The WP of our team is responsible for managing all online content.

adjective a suffix added to a word to indicate readiness or preparedness

• The report is almost ready for submission.
• I'll be ready to go in five minutes.
• She's always selfie-ready.
• He's always ready to jump into action at a moment's notice.

noun abbreviation for Fecal Occult Blood Test, a medical screening test for detecting hidden blood in the stool, which can be a sign of various gastrointestinal conditions such as colorectal cancer

• The doctor recommended that the patient undergo a FOBT to screen for colorectal cancer.
• I have to do a FOBT test next week, it's not going to be fun.
• I heard FOBTs are not pleasant, but it's important for your health.
• The FOBT is like a detective searching for clues of potential health issues.

noun a style of language or writing that is typically used in bureaucratic settings, characterized by excessive formality, jargon, and complexity

• The document was filled with complex bureaucratese that made it difficult to understand.
• I can't make heads or tails of all this bureaucratese in the paperwork.
• I hate dealing with all the bureaucratese jargon in these forms.
• Cut through the bureaucratese and get to the heart of the matter.