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STEM Human Body Sys.

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infected   To affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.  
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germs   Tiny organisms that can cause diseases.  
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communicable disease   A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another.  
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bacteria   A single-celled organism with no nucleus.  
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virus   A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell.  
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simulation   A model of a real system or phenomenon.  
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model   A representation of an object or event.  
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noncommunicable   A disease that is not transmitted from one host to another.  
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vaccine   Made from a weakened or altered virus to elicit an immune response. Substance that protects a person from a disease.  
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homeostasis   The maintenance of an constant internal balance in an organism's body.  
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metabolism   The combination of all the chemical reactions that occur inside an organism.  
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enzyme   A substance that causes a chemical change in another substance.  
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fungi   Eukaryotes that have cell walls, reproduce by spores and get food by absorbing it from their surroundings.  
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spore   In bacteria, a dormant structure that allows the bacterial cell to survive unfavorable conditions. In fungi, it is a cell that develops into a new organism.  
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disinfectant   A substance that can kill microorganisms.  
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dormant   An inactive living thing that will become active when conditions are favorable.  
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infection   The growth of germs in your body.  
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parasites   Organisms that live and feed either inside of or attached to another organism and does harm to that organism.  
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sanitation   The disposal of sewage and waste.  
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hygiene   Things people do to stay healthy.  
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dehydration   (medical) A condition in which the body does not have enough fluid to function.  
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stool   The solid waste that is produced by the body during egestion.  
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antibiotics   A type of medicine that kills bacterial infections and prevents them from growing.  
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eradicated   erased; destroyed  
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vaccination   The process by which a substance that protects a person from a disease is given.  
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immunization   a medical treatment that helps protect you from disease.  
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case study   An observation of a person or group to use as a model.  
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pasteurized   To heat food to a temperature that is high enough to kill most harmful bacteria.  
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sputum   Matter that is coughed up and mixed with saliva.  
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Lyme Disease   A disease caused by a bacteria carried by ticks.  
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Escherichia coli   A bacteria that is the common cause of foodborne illness.  
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Mononucleosis   The "kissing disease" caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.  
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smallpox   Serious, contagious, an often fatal infectious disease caused by the variola virus.  
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mucus   Sticky, wet material in your nose and other organs.  
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Respiratory system   Body system consisting of the lungs and air passages; enables breathing, supplying the body with oxygen and eliminating carbon dioxide wastes.  
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black lung disease   Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust common among miners.  
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lung cancer   Cells within our lungs divide uncontrollably and form a tumor.  
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lungs   Pair of spongy organs of respiration in which blood is aerated.  
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diaphragm   Muscle underneath the lungs that controls the movement and air entering and exiting the lungs.  
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oxygen   A gas that is brought into the body by the respiratory system.  
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blood   Composed of cells (red and white) suspended in a liquid matrix called plasma.  
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carbon dioxide   A gas that is expelled from the body by the respiratory system.  
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heart   A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.  
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blood vessels   Tube like structures that carry blood throughout the body.  
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diffusion   Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and red blood cells. (movement of particles)  
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passive transport   Same as diffusion...movement of particles WITHOUT ENERGY.  
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hemoglobin   A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.  
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bloodstream   The blood flowing through the circulatory system.  
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fatigue   Extreme tiredness, exhaustion.  
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nausea   A feeling of discomfort that sometimes precedes vomiting.  
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acidic   A solution whose pH is less than 7.  
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proteins   Molecules composed of amino acids.  
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homeo-   Prefix meaning "similar."  
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-stasis   "to stand or to stay"  
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blood pressure   Force exerted by blood in the arteries.  
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artery   A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.  
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stethoscope   A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.  
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systolic pressure   The pressure at which the blood starts to move through the artery (tapping) again when air is released from the pressure cuff.  
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diastolic pressure   The pressure at which the tapping has stopped when all the air has been released out of the pressure cuff.  
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hypertension   Abnormally high blood pressure.  
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LDL cholesterol   Low density lipoprotein or "bad cholesterol."  
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cholesterol   Soft, waxy material that is found in all the cells or your body.  
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lipoprotein   Molecules on which cholesterol is carried.  
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vein   A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart.  
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