As her character, Lexie, was not pregnant, shots of Leigh tended to be from above the chest, or her belly obscured by a chart, desk or lab coat.
The interns diagnose her with a malignant melanoma that has spread to the brain, skin and liver, giving her only a 5% survival rate. After learning of her disease, Izzie lets the interns diagnose a "Patient X", unaware that it is her.However, Callie's lack of experience with homosexual relationships seemed to make Arizona hesitate in the following episodes, stating she didn't want to deal also with "babies" in her personal life.During the last episode of the crossover between Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, Mark told Derek about his new love, but the latter didn't quite appreciate it, especially after the rough day he had had and they had a physical fight because of it. Mark and Lexie kept their relationship secret for a moment, Lexie being even covered by Sadie after Mark's "injury", but Lexie asked him to go public with her.
There is intensity rising between the residents as an opportunity for a solo surgery comes into play.Sadie, Meredith's old friend, is back into Meredith's life and Cristina reacts to this.Lexie and her fellow interns perform procedures on each other (from injections to surgeries) in an attempt to learn things they believe they are not learning from their residents.Derek's discovery of Meredith's mother's journals from when she was a resident and Meredith's reaction to the journals.Richard deals with the hospital only being 12th best.Izzie gets worried when Denny starts appearing to her.Callie starts to explore her sexuality.The residents receive their first solo surgeries.
Meredith and Derek move forward in their relationship.Owen Hunt with whom she has a hot and cold relationship. Cristina deals with the new trauma surgeon, Dr.Discover what happens in the on-again, off-again world of Derek and Meredith, and witness the budding relationship between Cristina and Owen, Seattle Grace's newest doctor. Dive deeper into the lives and loves of "Grey's Anatomy"! The doctors struggle and thrive as they enter uncharted territories of life.