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n. folic acid
(a) white outer coat of the eye
(b) the material on which an enzyme works
(c) a form of the water-soluble Vitamin B9.
(d) the death of brain tissue due to inadequate blood flow
 
n. celebrex
(a) anti-arthritis medication; a Cox-2 inhibitor that alleviates pain without harming the digestive tract; used to cure osteoarthritis
(b) removal of an amino group (NH2) from an organic molecule
(c) system that controls daily cycles such as blood pressure, sleep rhythms and hormone release
(d) a forecast of whether a disease will progress in severity or not
 
n. hepatitis
(a) ester of a particular acid
(b) an organic compound that has two acyl groups bound to the same oxygen atom
(c) branch of medicine that uses X-rays to diagnose and treat disease
(d) inflammation of the liver which is caused by a toxin or virus
 
pref. macro-
(a) hearing or sound
(b) large
(c) many
(d) nerve
 
pref. immuno-
(a) between
(b) many
(c) small
(d) condition of being insusceptible to a disease

 

n. solute
(a) substance
(b) the amount of effort or energy required to break an object
(c) fat which has three fatty acids
(d) science which deals with all the elements except for carbon
 
v. smoke
(a) to corrode
(b) to inhale and exhale cigarettes
(c) to bleed from the uterus when the lining is shed each month
(d) to break down; to decay
 
n. SI unit
(a) bottle, box or tube which contains drugs or medicines and is shut securely
(b) this is the amount of stimulus needed to set up an action potential in a nerve cell
(c) international science measurements
(d) proteins joined with carbohydrates that are found on the surface of cells
 
adj. nauseous
(a) relating to the upper part of the throat
(b) sick (as if you will vomit)
(c) related to an optically active molecule that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right
(d) piquant
 
n. galactosamine
(a) an amino sugar
(b) the state of being without food for a long time
(c) transformation of an organic compound containing a carbonyl group to an organic compound composed of ethylene and ethanol
(d) collection of white cells that act as filters to invading organisms and abnormal cells

n. folic acid (c) a form of the water-soluble Vitamin B9.
n. celebrex (a) anti-arthritis medication; a Cox-2 inhibitor that alleviates pain without harming the digestive tract; used to cure osteoarthritis
n. hepatitis (d) inflammation of the liver which is caused by a toxin or virus
pref. macro- (b) large
pref. immuno- (d) condition of being insusceptible to a disease
n. solute (a) substance
v. smoke (b) to inhale and exhale cigarettes
n. SI unit (c) international science measurements
adj. nauseous (b) sick (as if you will vomit)
n. galactosamine (a) an amino sugar

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