[VOA] Dr. Michael DeBakey's Long and Productive Life

Dr. Michael DeBakey's Long and Productive Life

Dr. Michael DeBakey 是位偉大的醫生，在7/11過世(在他過完100歲生日的後兩週)，一生直到死都為了病人努力。他的病人中有很多位總統。他是開心臟手術的先驅。從小就很好學。

 

invent : to make, design, or think of a new type of thing

roller pump : ???

transfusion : the process of putting blood from one person's body into the body of someone else as a medical treatment

heart-lung machine : a machine that pumps blood and oxygen around someone's body during a medical operation

organ : a part of the body, such as the heart or lungs, that has a particular purpose

chest : the front part of your body between your neck and your stomach

Lebanese : a country in the Middle East on the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria.

immigrant : someone who enters another country to live there permanently

sew : to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them

needle : a small thin piece of steel, with a point at one end and a hole in the other, used for sewing

steel : strong metal that can be shaped easily, consisting of iron and carbon

carbon : It is a chemical element: symbol C

thread : a long thin string of cotton, silk etc used to sew or weave cloth

silk : a thin smooth soft cloth made from very thin thread which is produced by a silkworm

weave : to make cloth, a carpet, a basket etc by crossing threads or thin pieces under and over each other by hand or on a    loom

fasten : to join together the two sides of a coat, shirt, bag etc so that it is closed

polyester : an artificial material used to make cloth

artificial : not real or not made of natural things but made to be like something that is real or natural

heart bypass operation : an operation to direct blood through new veins (=blood tubes) outside the heart because the veins in the heart are blocked or diseased

vessel : a vein in your body

vein : one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts of your body

Dacron : a type of cloth that is not made from natural materials

stretchy : material that is stretchy can stretch when you pull it and then return to its original shape

man-made : not natural

graft : a piece of healthy skin or bone taken from someone's body and put in or on another part of their body that has been damaged

transplant : to move an organ, piece of skin etc from one person's body and put it into another as a form of medical treatment

revolutionize : to completely change the way people do something or think about something

supervise : to be in charge of an activity or person, and make sure that things are done in the correct way

separation : when something separates or is separate

award : something such as a prize or money given to someone to reward them for something they have done

reward : something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard

aorta : the largest    artery    that takes blood away from your heart

surgeon : a doctor who does operations in a hospital

burial : the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a    grave

grave : the place in the ground where a dead body is buried