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hi-tech 
/
ˈhaɪtek/ Adjective
hi-tech equipment and systems use the latest, best, and 
most modern technology available
Collocates: hi-tech equipment/weapons/devices | hi-tech 
systems | hi-tech computers
hi-tech products made in China | the growth of high-
tech industries (industries that use or produce hi-tech 
equipment) | a contract for the sale of £2bn of hi-tech 
weapons
Noun: 
hi-tech | Noun: high technology 
increased production will rely on high technology 
| what is the effect of high technology on levels of 
employment?
kidney 
/
ˈkɪdni/ Noun
your 
kidneys are the two organs in your body which filter 
your blood and produce urine
suffering from kidney failure | a kidney transplant (when 
a kidney from one person’s body is put into another 
persons’s body to replace a kidney that has failed) | in 
old age, the kidneys become generally less efficient
ligament 
/
ˈlɪɡəmənt/ Noun
a 
ligament is a strong band of muscle in your body that 
connects your bones and keeps your organs in the right 
place
she suffered serious knee ligament damage in the 
accident | if you don’t warm up first you can easily pull a 
muscle or tear a ligament | luckily, there was no ligament 
damage | his ligament injury will take at least two more 
weeks to heal
liver 
/
ˈlɪvə(r)/ Noun
your 
liver is an organ in your body that cleans your blood
cancer of the liver | cirrhosis of the liver (a serious 
disease caused by drinking too much alcohol) | without a 
liver transplant those with liver failure will die (they need 
a healthy liver from someone else’s body to replace their 
own liver)
lung 
/
lʌŋ/ Noun
your 
lungs are the two organs in your chest that fill with 
air when you breathe and that process the air to make 
oxygen for your blood
lung cancer | after a minute under water my lungs were 
bursting | empty your lungs and breathe deeply in 
through your nose | this type of training is good for the 
heart and lungs