stump - pařez

noun - a part of the tree which is left in the ground when the tree is cut down

artery - tepna

noun - one of the tubes through which blood flows from the heart into other parts of the body

big bang - velký třesk

noun - the theory of the beginning of the Universe that says that everything started by a great explosion

excavation - vykopávka, vykopání, vykopávání

noun - the act of digging a hole in the ground; a hole in the ground made by digging

 

homeopathy - homeopatie

noun - the way of treating diseases etc. with very small amounts of the substances that cause the diseases

 

otorhinolaryngology - otorhinolaryngologie, otorinolaryngologie, ORL

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that deals with the nose, ears and throat

 

hematology - hematologie

noun - the medical specialty or the branch of medical science that studies the blood and treats blood diseases

pawn - pěšec (v šachu), pěšák (v šachu), pinčl (v šachu)

noun - the most numerous and the least powerful chesspiece, it only moves forward and captures to the side

 

headlong - po hlavě, hlavou napřed, střemhlav

adverb - jumping or falling in a way that the head is lower than the rest of the body

 

funeral notice - smuteční oznámení, parte

noun - an announcement of someone's passing away, usually published in the papers by the family of the deceased

 

prefix - předpona

noun - a group of letters at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word

jaundice - žloutenka

noun - a medical condition in which the skin and the whites of the eyes become yellow because of an increase of bilirubin in the blood

 

retina - sítnice (oka)

noun - a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that receives light and sends pictures of what the eye sees to the brain

 

oesophagus - jícen

noun - a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass from the mouth to the stomach for digestion

 

Stephen King - Stephen King

noun - a popular American novelist, the master of horror, the author of bestsellers such as It, Carrie, The Shawshenk Redemption, The Green Mile and others