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Medical Terminology
Typical terms used in Healthcare Fields
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Undergraduate 1
06/08/2009

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anabolism
Definition
process of building up complex materials (ex: protein) from simple materials (ex: amino acids)
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catabolism
Definition
process of breaking down complex materials to forms simple substances and release energy
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cell membrane
Definition
structure surrounding and protecting the cell -- it determines what enters and leaves the cell
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chromosomes
Definition
rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA called genes
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cytoplasm
Definition
all the material that is outside the nucleus and yet contained within the cell membrane
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DNA
Definition
arranged like a sequence of recipes in code, it directs the activities of the cell
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endoplasmic reticulum
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