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n. finasteride
(a) a physical injury or accident inflicting pain
(b) inflammation of a thin serous membrane that covers the lung
(c) long bone of the lower arm (forearm)
(d) an inhibitor applied in hormone therapy to block the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone
 
n. myeloma
(a) the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid
(b) a disease of the bone marrow
(c) rod-like structure made of actin
(d) process of getting better
 
n. cystine
(a) disease caused by vitamin C deficiency
(b) a very harmful poison made by a bacterial cell and released to the surroundings
(c) enzyme that breaks down a carbohydrate
(d) an amino acid
 
n. caution
(a) the blood and other substances lost from the uterus at menstruation
(b) warning; caveat
(c) gelatinous or liquid material that constitutes the kernel of a cell
(d) clear liquid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
 
n. biopsy
(a) device used as a fuel source in laboratories
(b) carbohydrate that makes up the bulk of plant matter
(c) removal of a small piece of tissue from the body so it can be examined under the microscope
(d) a hormone produced by the pancreas that helps control the blood glucose level

 

n. regurgitation
(a) the regrowth of lost or damaged parts or cells
(b) a waste product made when amino acids are broken down
(c) set of irreversible changes in a cell that causes it to die
(d) the process of bringing back undigested food from the stomach
 
n. intravenous infusion
(a) enzyme which changes ATP to cyclic AMP
(b) a hormone made in the pancreas
(c) a series of fluids or drugs that are run into a vein over a set amount of time
(d) atoms of the same element with the same number of protons, different numbers of neutrons and therefore different mass numbers
 
adj. calcified
(a) related to someone who has lost a loved one through death
(b) chunky
(c) made hard by calcium deposits
(d) having a lower osmotic pressure than another solution
 
n. addition-elimination reaction
(a) describes a process where two molecules are linked causing another molecule to removed (such as water)
(b) opening at the end of the alimentary canal
(c) catalytic protein which has a receptor site other than the active site
(d) an X-ray
 
n. personality
(a) 2 membranes that surrounds the nucleus
(b) members in groups 1 and 11 of the periodic table
(c) yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
(d) the essential character of an individual

n. finasteride (d) an inhibitor applied in hormone therapy to block the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone
n. myeloma (b) a disease of the bone marrow
n. cystine (d) an amino acid
n. caution (b) warning; caveat
n. biopsy (c) removal of a small piece of tissue from the body so it can be examined under the microscope
n. regurgitation (d) the process of bringing back undigested food from the stomach
n. intravenous infusion (c) a series of fluids or drugs that are run into a vein over a set amount of time
adj. calcified (c) made hard by calcium deposits
n. addition-elimination reaction (a) describes a process where two molecules are linked causing another molecule to removed (such as water)
n. personality (d) the essential character of an individual

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