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12/21/2008
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annual
 Definition
ever year
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averse
 Definition
undesired, possibly harmful
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adhere
 Definition
to hold fast or stick together
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access
 Definition
a means to obtaion entry or means of approach
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noun
 Definition
perosn place or thing
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common non
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the general name of a person place or thing
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Proper noun
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official name capitalized
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abstract noun
 Definition
quality of a person place or thing
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contridication
 Definition
a reason why something is not advisable
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contract
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to draw together, reduce in size
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constrict
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to draw together, become smaller
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consistency
 Definition
how thick a fluid is
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concave
 Definition
rounded inward
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compensatory
 Definition
to offset, or make up for something
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fatal
 Definition
resulting in death
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fatigue
 Definition
tired, exhausted
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Flaccid
 Definition
limp, lacking tone
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device
 Definition
piece or equpitment
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diameter
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the distance accross the center of an object
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Dilate
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to enlarge or expand
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dilute
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to make less concentrated
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exAcerbate
 Definition
to make worse or more severe e
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excess
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more than what is needed
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exogenous
 Definition
produced outside of the body
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expand
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to increase in size or amouth
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elevate
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to lift up
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endogenous
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produced inside of the body
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expose
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come in contact with
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external
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located out side of the body
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cast
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a hard protective device
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bilateral
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present on both sides
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concise
 Definition
brief, to the point
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comply
 Definition
to as directed
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complication
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an undesired problem that is the result of another event
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affect
 Definition
observation of emotions
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contingent
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dependent
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personal pronoun
 Definition
refers to a specific person place or thing
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deteriorating
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worsening
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accountable
 Definition
responsible
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collective noun
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represents a group of persons places or things
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abstain
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to refrain from something
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discrete
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distinct
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distended
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expanded or enlarged from pressure
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cease
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comes to an end
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defecate
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expel a bowel movement
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depth
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downward measurement from a surface
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audible
 Definition
able to be heard
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possessive pronoun
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shows possession of
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abrupt
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sudden
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depress
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press downward
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Deficit
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a deficency
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flushed
 Definition
redened or rudy appearance
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gaping
 Definition
wide open
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gender
 Definition
sex of an individual
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hydration
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maintenance of body fluid
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hygiene
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measuring the contributing to cleanliness
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impaired
 Definition
lack some usual quality
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impending
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likely to occur soon
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incidence
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occurance
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inflamed
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swollen, red, and warm
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ingestion
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to swallow for digestion
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initiate
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to begin or put into practice
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insidious
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so gradual as to not become apparent for a long time.
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intact
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in place, unarmed
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internal
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located within the body
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invasive
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inserting or entering into a body part
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liable
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changing rapidly, and often
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latent
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present but not active or visible
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lethargic
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hard to arouse
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manifestation
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an indication or sign of a condition
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nutrient
 Definition
substance that provides nourishment
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occluded
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closed
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ominous
 Definition
greatly important and dangerous
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continuous
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on going
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oral
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effecting the mouth
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overt
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obvious
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parameter
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a characteristic or a constant factor
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paroxysmal
 Definition
begining suddenly
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patent
 Definition
open
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potent
 Definition
very stong effect
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precation
 Definition
preventive measure
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precipitous
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rapid, uncontrolled
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predispose
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to make more susceptible or more likely to occur
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pre exsisting
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already present
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primary
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first or most important
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priority
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of great importance
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prognosis
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the expected outcome of a situation
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rationale
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the underlying reason
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recur
 Definition
to occur again
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restrict
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to limit
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retain
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to hold or keep
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site
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location
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condition
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status
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strict
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stringent, exact
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supplement
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taken in addition to
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suppress
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to stop or subdue
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symmetrical
 Definition
even, the same
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symptom
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an indication of a problem
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untoward
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adverse or negative
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urinate
 Definition
excrete or expel urine
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verbal
 Definition
spoken or using words
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vital
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essential
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void
 Definition
excrete or expel urine
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volume
 Definition
amount of space taken up by a fluid
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adjective
 Definition
a word, phrase or clause that modifies a noun
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verb
 Definition
a word which expresses a state or being
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adverb
 Definition
modifies a verb, adjective or another verb
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preposition
 Definition
shows the relationship o a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence
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conjunction
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joins phrases or clauses
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interjection
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shows exclamation or emotion
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clause
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a group of words that has a subject and predicate
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direct object
 Definition
the person, or thing that is AFFECTED by an action
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indirect object
 Definition
indirectly affected by the action
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phrase
 Definition
a group of two or more words that acts as a single part of speech
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predicate
 Definition
tells what the subject does, or what is done to the subject
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predicate adjective
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follows a linking verb to help explain the subject
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predicate nominative
 Definition
a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb to explain the subject
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decent with modification
 Definition
current species aroused from this process by charles darwin
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steps of an experiment
 Definition
hypothesis, experiment, conclusion
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water is made of..
 Definition
2 hydrogen atoms bonded into 1 oxygen atom
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cohesion
 Definition
the ability of a molecule to stay bonded
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apply
 Definition
to place, put on something
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adhesion
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is the sbility of water to bond or attract to other molecules
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carbohydrates
 Definition
long chains of polymers, of sugars. they make up storage, energy and structure
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lipids
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better known as fats
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saturated fats
 Definition
contain no double bonds
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unsaturated fats
 Definition
one or more double bonds
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phospholipids
 Definition
consist of 2 fatty acids. more important
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phosphate group
 Definition
charged and thus polar
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hyrdocarbon tail is
 Definition
non polar
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prokaryotic cells
 Definition
contain no defined nucleous and are simple. they only belong to the monera kingdom
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Eukaryotic cells
 Definition
have a membrane nucleous and series of organelles that carry out the functions of the cell as directed by the nucleous
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ribosomes
 Definition
organelles that read the RNA produced in the nucleous and translate the genetic instructions
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