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| Immunity produced by the person's own immune system. This type immunity can be brought about by a natural infection or by a vaccine. It is usually long lasting. |
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| A sticking together of substances; the molecular attraction exerted between the surfaces of bodies in contact. |
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| A component of nucleic acids, energy-carrying molecules such as ATP, and certain coenzymes. Chemically, it is a purine base. |
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| A polysaccharide obtained from seaweed that is used as the supporting medium in gel electrophoresis. |
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| Alternative versions of a gene that produce distinguishable phenotypic effects. |
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| The poly-peptide chain of hemoglobin that is designated as alpha. |
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| An organic molecule possessing both the carboxyl and amino acid groups. Amino acids serve as the monomers of proteins. |
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| A functional group that consists of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms. |
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A usually massive replication of genetic material and especially of a gene or DNA sequence.
(HEY NOW! WHY AREN'T WE DOING THIS ON A SINE/COSINE GRAPH?!) |
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| The radiographic visualization of the blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque substance in the from of an angiogram |
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| Any of a group of enzymes (as amylopsin)that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch and glycogen or their intermediate hydrolysis products. |
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| A condition in which the blood is deficient of red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume. |
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| Substance produced by or a semi-synthetic substance derived from a microorganism and able in dilute solution to inhibit or kill another microorganism. |
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| Resistance to one or more antibiotics, usually due to additional genetic information. |
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| Any of a large number of proteins of high molecular weight that are produced by specialized B cells after stimulation by an antigen and act specifically against the antigen in an immune response, that are produced abnormally by some cancer cells, and that typically consist of four subunits including two heavy chains and two light chains |
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| Any substance foreign to the body that invokes an immune response either alone or after forming a complex with a larger molecule (as a protein) and that is capable of binding with a product (an antibody or a T cell) of the immune response. |
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| A substance that inhibits the growth or action or microorganisms especially in or on living tissue. |
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| Drugs that act, are effective, or are directed against viruses. |
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| The large arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distributed by branch arteries through the body. |
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| The semilunar valve that prevents blood from flowing backward into the left ventricle. |
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| An alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force. |
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| Any of the tubular branching muscular and elastic walled vessels that carry blood through the body. |
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| The smallest whole particle of an element that can exist alone or in combination |
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| A chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles as the heart pumps. |
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| An examination of the body after death usually with dissection as will expose the vital organs for determining the cause of death or the character extent of changes produced by disease- also called a nercropsy, postmortem examination |
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| A chromosome that is not directly involved in determining sex (gender), as opposed to the sex chromosomes (X or Y). |
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| A cylindrical or rod- shaped bacterium. |
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| A domain in the system of classification dividing all organisms into three major domains of life that includes the prokaryotes. |
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| The polypeptide chain of hemoglobin that is designated beta and that when deficient or defective causes various anemias (as beta -thalassemia or sickle-cell) |
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| The valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and left ventricle, preventing blood from back flowing into the atrium. |
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| Biological or medical application of engineering principles or engineering equipment. |
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| the discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research and applications especially in medicine. |
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| The application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine. |
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| The removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids from the living body. |
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| The pressure exerted on the walls of the blood vessels, especially the arteries, measured on a radial artery by means of a sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury. |
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| A relatively slow heart action whether physiological or pathological. |
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| A solution that minimizes changes in pH when extraneous acids or bases are added to a solution. |
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| An amount of food having an energy producing value of one large calorie (the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1000 g water one degree Celsius) |
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| The protein shell that encloses a viral genome. It may be rod-shaped, polyhedral, or more complex in shape. |
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| A functional group present in organic acids and consisting of a single carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom and also bonded to a hydroxyl group. |
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| The study of the heart and its actions and diseases. |
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| The transport system of the body responsible for carrying oxygen and nutrients to the body and carrying away carbon dioxide and other wastes; composed of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. |
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| A person, animal, or plant that harbors and transmits the causative agent of an infectious diseases; one who carries the causative agent systemically but is asymptomatic or immune to it. |
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| A substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible. |
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| The smallest structural unit of living matter capable of functioning independently. |
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| The interactions of atoms, ions or molecules resulting in a new product made of the original components and causing a release or absorption of energy. |
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| A lipid that forms an essential component of animal cell membranes and acts as a precursor molecule for the synthesis of other biologically important steroids. |
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| Any of the usually linear bodies in the cell nucleus that contain the genetic material. |
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| Marked by long duration, by frequent recurrence over a long time, and often by slowly progressing seriousness. |
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| A written reference to a specific work (book, article, dissertation, report, musical composition, etc.) by a particular author or crator which identifies the document in which the work may be found. |
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| A scientifically controlled study study of the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutic agent (as a drug or vaccine) using consenting human subjects. |
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| A spherical shaped bacterium. |
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| A secondary disease or condition that develops in the course of a primary disease or condition and arises either as a result of it or from independent causes. |
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| A three-nucleotide sequence of DNA or mRNA that specifies a specific amino acid or termination signal; the basic unit of the genetic code. |
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| The act or process of sticking together lightly; the molecular attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass. |
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| Two or more different atoms chemically joined to form a whole. |
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| Capable of being transmitted from person to person, animal to animal, animal to human, or human to animal, by contact. |
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| The presiding officer of a special court, a medical officer, or an officer of law responsible for investigating deaths, particular those happening under unusual circumstances. |
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| The act or process of growing living material (as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media. |
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| A component of nucleic acids that carries hereditary information in DNA and RNA in cells. Chemically it is pyrimidine. |
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| To modify the molecular structure of (as a protein or DNA) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so as to destroy or diminish some of the original properties and especially the specific biological activity. |
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| The art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms. |
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| Either of two medical procedures to remove wastes or toxins from the blood and adjust fluid and electrolyte imbalances by utilizing rates at which substances diffuse through a semi-permeable imbalances by utilizing rates at which substances diffuse through a semi-permeable membrane or the process of removing blood from an artery (as of a kidney patient), purifying it by dialysis, adding vital substances, and returning it to a vein. |
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| The stage of the heart cycle in which the heart muscle is relaxed, allowing the chambers to fill with blood. |
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| Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions. |
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| The kinds and amounts of food available to or eaten by an individual, group or population. |
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| The group of organs that break down foods into chemical components that the body can absorb and use for energy, and for building and repairing cells and tissues. |
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| A solution that is thinner or more liquid by admixture. |
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| To free from infection especially by destroying harmful microorganisms. |
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| The act of creating citations to identify resources used in writing a work. |
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| A genetic trait expressed in a person who has only one copy of the gene associated with the trait. |
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| An abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity. |
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| A graphical recording of activities taking place in the heart. |
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| The movement of suspended particles through a fluid or gel under the action of an electromotive force applied to electrodes in contact with the suspension. |
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| Emergency Medical Technician |
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| A specially trained medical technician certified to provide basic emergency services (such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation) before being tranported to a hospital. |
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| The internal system of chemical communication involving hormones, ductless glands that secrete hormones, and receptors on target cells that respond to hormones. |
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| A double layer of lipid surrounding the viral capsid. |
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| Any of numerous complex proteins that are produced by living cells and catalyze specific biochemical reactions at specific body conditions. |
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| Familial Hypercholesterolemia |
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| A metabolic disorder that is caused by defective or absent receptors for LDL (low density lipoproteins) on cell surfaces, that is marked by an increase in blood plasma LDL and by an accumulation of LDL in the body resulting in an increased risk of heart attack and coronary heart disease, and that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. |
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| A long carbon chain with the end carbon double bonded to oxygen and to a hydroxyl (OH) to form a carboxylic acid. Fatty acids vary in length and in the number and location of double bonds; these fatty acids linked to a glycerol molecule form fat. |
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| The return to the input of a part of the output in a machine, system, or process (as for producing changes in an electronic circuit that improve performance or in an automatic control device that provide self-corrective action). |
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| A branch of mechanics dealing with the properties of liquids and gases. |
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| The application of seintific knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law. |
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| Any of a group of related actions contributing to a larger action; especially the normal and specific contriution of a bodily part to the economy of a living organism. |
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| A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA. |
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| The study of an individual's genetic past through past and present family members. |
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| All or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group. |
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| Molecules responsible for heredity and variation of organisms. |
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A document that results in funds being transferred to a person, organization, project, etc.
(Did you know that calculus is AWESOME?!...well, it is.) |
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| A method for the differential staining of bacteria that involves fixing the bacterial cells to a slide and staining with crystal violet and iodine, then washing with alcohol, and counterstaining with safranin. It results in gram-positive bacteria retaining the purple dye and gram-negative organisms having it decolorized so that the red counterstain shows up. |
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| A component of nucleic acids that carries hereditary information in DNA and RNA in cells. Chemically it is a purine base. |
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| A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA. |
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| The study of an individual's genetic past through past and present family members. |
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| All or part of the genetic constitution of an individual or group. |
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| Molecules responsible for heredity and variation of organisms. |
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A document that results in funds being transferred to a person, organization, project, etc.
(Did you know that calculus is AWESOME?!...well, it is.) |
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| A method for the differential staining of bacteria that involves fixing the bacterial cells to a slide and staining with crystal violet and iodine, then washing with alcohol, and counterstaining with safranin. It results in gram-positive bacteria retaining the purple dye and gram-negative organisms having it decolorized so that the red counterstain shows up. |
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| A component of nucleic acids that carries hereditary information in DNA and RNA in cells. Chemically it is a purine base. |
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| An iron-containing protein found in red blood cells that reversibly binds ozygen. It functions in the transport of oxygen. |
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| The transmission of triats from ancestor to descendant. |
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| Having two different alleles for a given gene. |
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| HDL: High Density Lipoprotein |
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| A cholesterol-carrying particle in the blood, made up of cholesterol and other lipids surrounded by a single layer of phospholipids in which proteins are embedded. An HDL particle carries less cholesterol than a related lipoprotein, LDL, and may be correlated with a decreased risk of blood vessel blockage. |
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| The branch of anatomy that deals with the minute detail of animal and plant tissues discernable with the microscope. |
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| A small protein with a high proportion of a positively charged amino acids that binds to the negatively charged DNA and plays a key role in its chromatin structure. |
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| The steady-state physiological condition of the body. |
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| Having two identical alleles for a given gene. |
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| A product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin. |
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| Cell on or in which smaller organisms or viruses live, feed, and reproduce. |
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| A type of weak chemical bond formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of a polar covalent bond in one molecule is attracted to the lightly negative atom of a polar covalent atom in another molecule. |
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| A functional group consisting of a hydrogen atom joined to an oxygen atom by a polar covalent bond. Molecules posessing this group are soluble in water and are called alcohols. |
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| Having an affinity for water. |
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| Having an aversion to water; tending to coalesce and form droplets in water (such as oil in water). |
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| A proposition tentatively assumedd in order to draw out its logical or empirical consequencecs and test its consistency with facts that are known or may be determined. |
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| A condition of being able to resist a particular disease especially through preventing reproduction of a pathogenic organism or by contracting the effects of its products |
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| Capable of causing infection |
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| A pancreatic protein that is essential especially for the metablolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood |
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| The act or a method of interfering with the outcome especially of a condition ( as to prevent harm or improve functioning.) |
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| A non-coding intervening sequence within a eukaryotic gene |
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| A large vein in the human body that returns blood to the right atrium of the heart from the bodily parts below the diaphragm |
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| a peridoical such as a newspaper or magazine that deals with matters of a current interest |
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| a display of the chromosomes of a specific cell arrandged by size and shape |
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| LDL-Low Density Lipoprotein |
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| A cholestrerol-carrying particle in the blood, make up of cholesterol and other lipids surrounded by a single layer of phospholipids in which proteins are embedded. An LDL particle carries more cholesterol than a related lipoprotein, HDL, and high LDL levels in the blood correlate with a tendency to develop blocked blood vessels and heart disease |
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| Relating to a straight line or capable of being represented by a straight line. |
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| A process of disintegration or dissolution(as of cells). |
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| Monounsaturated Fatty Acid |
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A fatty acid whose molecular structure includes on one double carbon bond.
(People use calculus to build these!) |
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| An assemble of parts that transmits forces, motion, and energy to another in predetermined manner; a mechanically, electrically operated device for performing a task. |
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| A type of giant molecule formed by joining smaller molecules which includes proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleic acid. |
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| The scientific study of the properties and applications of materials of construction or manufacture. |
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| A branch of engineering concerned with the industrial application of machines and with the production of tools, machinery, and their products. |
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A physician who performs an autopsy when death may be accidental or violent. He or she may also serve in some jurisdictions as the coroner.
(Ewww, dead people. You should choose calculus.) |
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| Also known as mRNA. A type of RNA (nucleic acid) synthesized from DNA and attaches to ribosomes in the cytoplasm;it specifiesthe primary structure of a protein. |
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| An instrument used for cutting sections of tissue for microscopic examination |
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| A valve in the heart that guards the opening in the left atrium once it has gone into the left ventricle. |
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| A simplified version of of something complex used for example, to analyze and problem solve or make predictions. |
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| Two or more atoms, alike or different, bonded together to make a single unit. |
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| The subunit that serves as the building block of a polymer |
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| A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar. |
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| A rare change in the DNA of a gene, ultimately creating genetic diversity. |
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| Feedback that tends to dampen a process by applying the output against the initial conditions: when the increase in one factor causes a decrease in another factor. |
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| The bodily system in vertebrates made up of the brain, spinal chord, nerves, ganglai & parts of receptor organs & that receives & interprets stimuli & transmits impulses to the effecter organs. |
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| The building block of a nucleic acid, consisting of a five carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group. |
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| Substance (food) that provides needed resources for cellular functions. |
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| The sum of the processes by which an animal takes in & utilizes food substances for metabolic processes. |
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| Collection of tissues which performs a function or set of functions in an animal's body. |
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| Something that follows as a result or consequence. |
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| A condensation of a subject or argument into its main points. |
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| A general survey of information. |
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| Occuring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population. |
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| Causing or capable of causing disease. |
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| PCR- Polymerase Chain reaction |
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| A laboratory technique for amplifying DNA "in vitro" by incubation with special primers, DNA polymerase molecules, and nucleotides. |
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| A family tree describing the occurance of inheritance characters in parents and offspring accross as many generations as possible. |
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| The conical sac of serous membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels of vertebrates. |
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| Publishes with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers. |
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| A measure of the amount of hydrogen ions in a solution. |
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| The physical and physiological traits of an organism that are determined by its genetic makeup. |
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| to steal and pass off (the ideas or words) as one's own: use (another's production) without crediting the source. |
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| The fluid part of the blood or lymph. |
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| A component of mammalian blood that lacks a nucleus and is derived from fragments of megakaryocyte cytoplasm, and that assists in blood clotting, also called a thrombocyte. |
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| A lack of electrical symmetry in a molecule. Change differences on opposite ends of a structure. |
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| A kind of fat often found in plant products that contains mumerous double bonds between the carbons in the hydrocarbon tails of the fatty acids. |
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| Any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of DNA. |
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| To undergo a chemical reaction in which two or more smaller molecules combine to form larger molecules that contain repeating structural units of the origional molecule. |
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| A larger molecule consisting of many repeating chemical units or molecules linked together. |
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| The coexistence of two or more distinct forms in the same population. |
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| A polymer of thousands of simple sugars formed by dehydration synthesis. |
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| Feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output; the increase in one factor causes an increase in another. |
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| Positive Displacement Pump |
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A type of pump that uses positive pressure to move a fluid.
(CALCULUS RULES!!!!)-Yeah, you know you like that. :P |
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An origional source of a person; a person's ideas or thoughts in his or her own words.
(CALCULUS IS THE BEST) |
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A type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles, for example: bacteria.
(IF ONLY THERE WERE MORE CALCULUS STUDENTS) |
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| The prospect of survival and recovery from a disease as anticipated from the usual course of the disease or indicated by special features of the case. |
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| A three-dimensional biological polymer constructed from a set of twenty different monomers called amino acids. Proteins play vital roles in cell metabolism. |
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| A device that raises, transfers, delivers, or compresses fluids or that attenulates gases especially by suction pressure or both. |
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| A restraunt upon the activities of travels of persons or the transport of goods that is designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests. |
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| The particular shape of a complex aggregate protein, defined by the characteristice three-dimensional arrangement of its constituent sub-units, each a polypeptide. |
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| a condition that only appears in individuals who recieve two copies of a gene associated with the trait, one copy from each parent. |
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| recommended daily allowance |
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| the quantity of a given nutrient needed for daily metabolic processes, as recommended by the Federal Drug Administration(FDA). |
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| a system of organs functioning in the process of gas exchange between the body and the environment, consisting of especially the nose, nasal passages, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs. |
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| a degradative enzyme that recognizes specific nucleotide sequence and cuts of DNA. |
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| a type of nucleic acid consisting of nucleotide monomers with a ribose sugar and the nitrogenous bases adenine, cytosine, uracil and guanine; usually single stranded; functions on protein synthesis and as a genome in some viruses. |
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| a cell organelle that functions as the site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm; consists of ribosomal RNA and protein molecules, and is formed by combining two subunits. |
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| The promotion of hygiene and prevention of disease by maintenance of clean conditions. |
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| A kind of fat, often found in meat and other animal products that cannot incorporate any additional hydrogen atoms. |
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| A fatty acid in which all carbons in the hydrocarbon tail are connected by single bonds, thereby maximizing the number of hydrogen atoms that can attach to the carbon skeleton |
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| A second hand account about people, places or events |
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| The localized, repetitve coiled or folding of the backbone of a protein due to hydrogen bond formation between amino acids |
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| One of the pair of chromosomes responsible for determining the gender of an individual |
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| Deformed red blood cells that can lead to numerous symptoms and casued by a genetic mutation in the hemoglobin protein |
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| A small mass if tissue that is made of purkinge fibers, ganglion cells, and nerve fibers, that is embedded in the musculature of the right atrium of higher vertebrates, and that originates the impulses stimulating heartbeat-also called the S-A node |
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| An instruments used to measure blood pressure, and especially arterial pressure. |
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| A substance that is dissolved in a solution |
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| Somwthing that can cause another substance to dissolve (as in water) |
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| Free from oragnisms and especially microorganisms |
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| A substance acted upon by an enzyme |
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| The second largest vein in the human body that is responsible to retun blood to the right atrium of the heart from the upper body |
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| The liquid on top of material deposited as a result of settling or centrifugation |
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| The liquid on top of material deposited as a result of settling or centrifugation |
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| The liquid on top of material deposited as a result of settling or centrifugation |
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| Subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance observed by the patient; for example a headache is a symptom of many diseases |
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| A collection of compontents organized to accomplish a specific function or set of functions |
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| The stage of the heart cycle in which the heart muscle contracts and the chambers pump blood |
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| Blood pressure in the arteries durning contraction of the ventricles |
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| irregular contortions of a protein molecule due to interactions of side chains involved in hydrophobic interactions, ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, and disulfide bridges |
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| a component of nucleic acid that carries hereditary information in DNA in cells. Chemically is a pyrimidine base. |
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| an integrated group of cells with a common function, structure, or both |
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| an inherited characteristic |
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| the synthesis of RNA and DNA template |
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| An RNA molecule that acts as an interpreter between nucleic acid and protein language by picking up specific amino acids and reorganizing the appropriate codons in the mRNA |
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| the synthesis of a polypeptode using the genetic information encoded in an mRNA molecule. There is a change of language from nucleotides to amino acids. |
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| The action or manner of treatinf a patient medically or surgically. |
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| A valve located at the opening of the right atrium of the heart into the right ventricle which blocks blood from returning to the right atrium after it enters the right ventricle. |
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| Three fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule. |
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| A fatty acid processing one or more double bonds between the carbons in the hydrocarbon tail. Such bonding reduces the number of hydrogen atoms attached to the carbon skeleton. |
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| The introduction into human or domestic animals of microorganisms that have been previously been treated to make them harmless for the purpose of inducing the development of immunity. |
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| A bodily structure that closes temporarily a passage or orifice, or permits movement in only one direction( such as the heart valve.) |
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| A complete virus particle that consists of an RNA or DNA core with a protein coat with an external envelope and that is the extracellular infective form of a virus. |
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| Able to overcome bodily defense mechanisms to cause disease or infection. |
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| Any of a large group of submicroscopic infective agents that are regarded as either extremely simple microorganisms or as extremley complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no cell membrane, that are capable of growth or multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, plants, or animals. |
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| A document used to show all the resources used to research information. |
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| Region around a chemical saturated disc, where bacteria are unable to grow due to the adverse effects of the compound on the disc. |
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