Ted talk 5.01 - Digital Future of Public Health

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enlarge imagethe inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers start learning		palm
the process of calculating numbers, especially when a large amount of data is involved and the data is processed in a short space of time start learning		number crunching
to control and use the force or strength of something to produce power or to achieve something start learning		harness something
very serious and important; giving you a reason to feel worried start learning		grave
to burn slowly without a flame start learning		smolder
to make something ready for use or action start learning		prime
a small drop of a liquid start learning		droplet
variation of something start learning		stain of something
a small amount or number of something, coming or going slowly start learning		trickle
the time between somebody catching a disease and the appearance of the first symptoms start learning		incubation period
a scientist who studies viruses and the diseases caused by them start learning		virologist
to exist or to apply in a particular situation or at a particular time start learning		pertain
a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about something start learning		query
the most important part of something that the rest depends on start learning		cornerstone
a small stick with a cotton tip at each end, commonly used for cleaning or applying substances to delicate areas, such as the ears or skin start learning		cotton bud
a common medical procedure where a sterile lancet pierces the skin on a fingertip to obtain a tiny drop of capillary blood for testing start learning		finger prick

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