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n. suture
(a) an amino acid
(b) organ that affects zonular fibers in the eye (fibers that suspend the lens in position during accommodation), enabling changes in lens shape for light focusing
(c) part of the body where connecting bones are held together by connective tissue and are able to move
(d) a joining of the edges of a wound
 
v. foam
(a) to lose water from; to remove water from something
(b) to hinder; to stop
(c) to try the flavor of something by putting it on the tongue
(d) to form bubbles
 
n. birth control
(a) the use of contraceptive methods to stop pregnancy; contraception
(b) the tissue in plants which transports water and salts
(c) frequent and excessive bowel motions; malfunction of the bowel
(d) simple chemical that living things need in small amounts to stay healthy
 
adj. sterilized
(a) living; living organisms
(b) of the eyes
(c) aching
(d) to be free of micro-organisms; to be unable to reproduce
 
pref. neuro-
(a) middle
(b) few
(c) inner; inside
(d) nerve

 

adj. immunodeficient
(a) unable to become resistant against deceases
(b) another space
(c) presence of oxygen
(d) held for a long time
 
n. natural selection
(a) theory which says that the characteristics that aid survival occur as random mutations and are then inherited as only the fittest survive
(b) strand of tissue
(c) air sac in the lung; part of the jaw that supports the teeth; any small cavity
(d) a heavy metal poison
 
adj. hypertonic
(a) having a higher osmotic pressure than another solution
(b) aching
(c) usual; normal; occurring at fixed intervals
(d) weary; lacking energy
 
n. external nares
(a) an element that loses electrons in a chemical reaction
(b) disintegration; destruction
(c) nostrils
(d) infection of the gut causing diarrhea and vomiting
 
v. reproduce
(a) to make similar structures or organisms
(b) to shake or tremble with cold, fear or emotion
(c) to change; to alter
(d) to continue

n. suture (d) a joining of the edges of a wound
v. foam (d) to form bubbles
n. birth control (a) the use of contraceptive methods to stop pregnancy; contraception
adj. sterilized (d) to be free of micro-organisms; to be unable to reproduce
pref. neuro- (d) nerve
adj. immunodeficient (a) unable to become resistant against deceases
n. natural selection (a) theory which says that the characteristics that aid survival occur as random mutations and are then inherited as only the fittest survive
adj. hypertonic (a) having a higher osmotic pressure than another solution
n. external nares (c) nostrils
v. reproduce (a) to make similar structures or organisms

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