VOA慢速英语:Exercise Can Protect Against Two Major Diseases

esophagus – n. medical : the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach

liver – n. a large organ of the body that produces bile and cleans the blood

lung – n. either one of the two organs that people and animals use to breathe air

breast – n. the front part of a person's body between the neck and the stomach

leukemia – n. medical : a very serious disease in which the body forms too many white blood cells

participant – n. a person who is involved in an activity or event : a person who participates in an activity or event

took into account – ​idiomatic phrase. to consider something

endometrial – adj. the mucous membrane lining the uterus

insulin – n. a substance that your body makes and uses to turn sugar into energy

inflammation – n. a condition in which a part of your body becomes red, swollen, and painful

puzzled – adj. feeling or showing confusion because something is difficult to understand

fit – adj. physically healthy and strong

cripple – v. to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to move or walk normally

factors – n. something that helps produce or influence a result : one of the things that cause something to happen