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n. stem cell
(a) a small cavity with the potential to form many different types units
(b) an outbreak of an infectious disease
(c) gas finely dispersed in either a solid or a liquid
(d) material used to prevent or reduce the loss of energy from a surface
 
n. silicon
(a) chemical used to kill organisms that reproduce by spores
(b) hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex
(c) seed leaf of the embryo of a plant
(d) group 1V element with the chemical symbol Si
 
n. stomach
(a) the gap between the two-layered cellular envelope
(b) partially able to transmit electricity
(c) organ that digests food and produces hydrochloric acid
(d) type of headache
 
adj. lateral
(a) containing one or more cyclical structures made up of carbon chains
(b) related to a group of organic molecules in which the carbon atoms are linked in open chains
(c) related to the side
(d) causes disease or an abnormal state
 
v. notice
(a) to observe
(b) to experience; to receive; to endure
(c) to break down a compound by means of water
(d) to bleed (usually a large amount)

 

n. lysosome
(a) membranous sacs that contain enzymes
(b) substance secreted in the outer hearing organ canal by special glands
(c) smallest unit of a chemical element which holds the properties of that element
(d) group of antibiotics; originally made from mould
 
n. nucleoplasm
(a) gelatinous or liquid material that constitutes the kernel of a cell
(b) disease and its effects on the body; an abnormal state
(c) the basin-shaped cavity of the lower trunk; made up by the hip bones and sacrum
(d) generic name for drugs that used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid; brand name: Tagamet
 
adj. hypertrophy
(a) unable to become resistant against deceases
(b) over-development of a tissue (or part of) which leads to an increase in size and volume of the tissue
(c) of substantial width
(d) relating to the the lower part of the abdomen
 
n. tremor
(a) small but uncontrolled shaking movements of a part of the body
(b) fibers located throughout the cytoplasm of a cell
(c) enzyme which changes ATP to cyclic AMP
(d) any steroid hormone with an action similar to female sex hormone
 
n. helium
(a) the state of being easily inflamed or painful; the state of being easily angered
(b) membranous flap that controls blood flow between the right atrum and the right ventricle
(c) first member of group V111; a noble gas
(d) skull bone

n. stem cell (a) a small cavity with the potential to form many different types units
n. silicon (d) group 1V element with the chemical symbol Si
n. stomach (c) organ that digests food and produces hydrochloric acid
adj. lateral (c) related to the side
v. notice (a) to observe
n. lysosome (a) membranous sacs that contain enzymes
n. nucleoplasm (a) gelatinous or liquid material that constitutes the kernel of a cell
adj. hypertrophy (b) over-development of a tissue (or part of) which leads to an increase in size and volume of the tissue
n. tremor (a) small but uncontrolled shaking movements of a part of the body
n. helium (c) first member of group V111; a noble gas

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