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chpt 15-17 terms

pht 101 c15-17 terms

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code blue a system to communicate that a patient is in a life/threatening situation
colony stimulating factor (CSF) a chemical that stimulates the bone marrow to produce blood cells
epidermis the top layer of the skin
fat soluble vitamins vitamins that are absorbed along with dietary fat and are maintained in large stores by the body; vitamins A, D, E, and K
glaucoma a chronic eye disorder with bnormally high interal eye pressure destroying the optic nerve causing partial/complete vision loss
malnutrition any disorder of nutrition
monoclonal antibody (MAb) an antibody produced in a laboratory from an isolated specific lymphocyte that produces a pure antibody against a known specific antigen; used in cancer immunotherapy
photosensitivity an abnormal skin/eye response to sunlight
plasmids small circular rings of DNA that are found in bacteria
recombinant DNA a technique that uses living organisms or parts of organisms for specific purposes such as creating a synthetic drug like insulin
replication the process of copying the DNA of a cell into a new set of DNA molecules to produce a new cell
total parenteral nutrition (TPN) specially formulated parenteral solution that provides for the nutritional needs intravenously (IV) when a patient cannot or will not eat; also known as hyperalimentation solutions; also the process of feeding that solution to a patient through the veins
transcription the reading of information from a DNA strand onto an RNA strand, which then serves as a messenger
translation the final step in DNA replication where amino acids correspond to the groups of 3 nucleotide bases in the messenger RNA acording to the code are strung together in the required sequence for manufacturing the desired protein.
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