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Flashcards by Mahmud Darwish, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mahmud Darwish
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| A disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood. | Diabetes (Noun) |
| The organs and processes of the body that provide resistance to infection and toxins. Organs include the thymus, bone marrow, and lymph nodes. | Immune System (Noun) |
| The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, which is typically microscopic and consists of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. | Cell (Noun) |
| A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some which can cause disease. | Bacteria (Noun) |
| An infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host. | Virus (Noun) |
| A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury. | Disease (Noun) |
| An infectious disease. | Infection (Noun) |
| A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. | Recovery (Noun) |
| A time of intense difficulty or danger. | Crisis (Noun) |
| A person or animal that transmits a disease-causing organism to others, especially without suffering from it themselves. | Carrier (Noun) |
| a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment. | Patient (Noun) |
| Treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease; inoculation. | Vaccination (Noun) |
| A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. | Fossil Fuel (Noun) |
| A substance that will sustain a fission chain reaction so that it can be used as a source of nuclear energy. | Nuclear Fuel (Noun) |
| Relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth. | Geothermal Energy (Noun) |
| Relating to or denoting the generation of electricity using flowing water (typically from a reservoir held behind a dam or barrage) to drive a turbine which powers a generator. | Hydroelectric energy (Noun) |
| An advantage or profit gained from something. | Benefit (Noun) |
| The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels. | Irrigation (Noun) |
| A cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable. | Crop (Noun) |
| Each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation. | Terrace (Noun) |
| A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface. | Slope (Noun) |
| The process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil. | Hydroponics (Noun) |
| Reducing the amount consumed for something | To cut down on (Verb) |
| To remove something completely | To cut out (Verb) |
| To focus on something with strong desires than before | To keep up (Verb) |
| Not to do something at a particular time | To skip (Verb) |
| To bring back something to a normal stage | To restore (Verb) |
| To ask for something | To crave (Verb) |
| to forcefully stop something | to suppress (Verb) |
| To move through a closed area freely | To circulate (Verb) |
| To destroy something completely | To eradicate (Verb) |
| to outnumber someone or something | To overwhelm (Verb) |
| to relax after stress | To wind down (Verb) |
| to hide into something | To blend in (Verb) |
| to get rid of something or remove something/someone | To banish (Verb) |
| to support something/someone | To promote (Verb) |
| achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense. | Efficient (Adjective) |
| Causing death. | Fatal (Adjective) |
| an area of the sea, a lake, or a river where the water is not very deep. | Shallow (Adjective) |
| Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. | Sustainable (Adjective) |
| Likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing. | Susceptible (Adjective) |
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