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Political Studies
10th Grade
09/19/2007

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Amino Acid
Definition
small molecular units that make up protein molecules
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Atom
Definition
smallest part of an element
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Biochemistry
Definition
study of chemical reactions of living things
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Carbohydrate
Definition
an organic compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen as sugar or starch
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Cholesterol
Definition
a steroid normally synthesized in the liver and also ingested in egg yolks, animal fats, and tissues
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DNA
Definition
a nucleic acid containing the elements of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, genetic material
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Electrolytes
Definition
electrically charged particles that help determine fluid and acid-base balance
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Energy
Definition
ability to work
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Enzyme
Definition
organic chemical that initiates and accelerates a chemical reaction
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Lipid
Definition
fatty compound
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Matter
Definition
anything that has weight and occupies space
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Molecule
Definition
the smallest unit of the compound that still has the properties of the compound
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Steroid
Definition
lipids or fats that contain cholesterol
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Benign
Definition
nonmalignant
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Cell
Definition
basic unit of structure and function of all living things
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Diffusion
Definition
molecules move from higher concentration to lower concentration
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Equilibrium
Definition
a state of balance
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Filtration
Definition
movement of water and particles across a semi permeable membrane by a mechanical force such as blood pressure
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Malignant
Definition
cancerous
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Metastases
Definition
transfer of malignant cells from an original site to a distant one through circulatory or lymph vessels
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Mitosis
Definition
cell division involving two distinct processes: 1) mitosis, the exact duplication of the nucleus to form two identical nuclei; 2) cytoplasm division, after nuclear division, the cytoplasm is divided into two approximately equal parts
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Neoplasm
Definition
a tumor, can be benign or malignant
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Osmosis
Definition
passage of fluid through the membrane
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Phagocytes
Definition
cell having property of engulfing and digesting foreign particles or cells harmful to the body
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Somatic cells
Definition
altercations that occur within individual body cells
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Tumor
Definition
abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cell
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Wart (papilloma)
Definition
a type of tumor of the epithelial tissue; also known as papilloma
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