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Biomedical Terms 3

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atom   the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in a combination  
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Calorie   the amount of heat energy required to raise a temperature of 1 g of water by 1 degree C  
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Chemical Bond   An atttractive force that holds together atomes, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or combination  
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Chemical reaction   Chemical transformation or change; the interaction of chemical entities  
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Compound   A substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ration  
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Covalent Bond   A type of strong chemical bond in which two atoms share one or more pair of valence electrons  
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Element   The smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties of the substance and is composed of one or more atoms  
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Homeostasis   The steady-state physiological condition of the body  
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Hydrogen Bond   A type of weak chemical bond formed when the slightly positive hydrogen atom of a polar covalent bonf in one molecule is attracted to the slightly negative atom of a polar covalent bond in another molecule  
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Ionic Bond   A chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely charged ions  
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Hydrophilic   Having an affinity for water  
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Molecule   Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds  
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Nutrient   A substance that is needed by the body to maintain life and health  
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Polarity   A lack of electrical symmetry in a molecule. Charge differences on opposite ends of a structure  
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Solute   A substance that is dissolved in a solution  
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Solution   A liquid that is homogenous mixture of two or more substances  
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Solvent   The dissolving agent of a solution  
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Amino Acid   An organic monomer which serves as a building block of proteins  
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Carbohydrate   A sugar in the form of a monosaccaride, disaccharide or polysacc  
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)   A compound composed of adenosine and three phosphate groups that supplies energy for many biochemical cellular processes by undergoing enzymatic hydrolysis  
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Chemical Indicator   A substance (as a dye) used to show visually usually by its capacity for color change, the condition of a solution with respect to the presence of free acid or alkali or some other substance  
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Dehydration Synthesis   A chemical reaction in which two molecules are bonded together with the removal of a water molecule  
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Disaccharide   A double sugar molecule made of two monosaccharides bonded together through dehydration synthesis  
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Electrolyte   Any of the ions (as of sodium, potassium, calcium, or bicarbonate) that in a biological fluid regulate or affect most metabolic processes (as the flow of nutrients into and waste products out of cells)  
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Glucose   A monomer of carbohydrate, simple sugar  
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Hydrolysis   A chemical process that splits a molecule by adding water  
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Lipid   One of a family of compounds including fats, phospholipids and steroids that is insoluble in water  
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Macromolecule   A type of giant molecule formed by joining smaller molecules which include proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleic acids  
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Monomer   The subunit that serves as the building blocks of a polymer  
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Ploymer   A larger molecule consisting of many repeating chemical units or molecules linked together  
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Monosaccharide   A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar  
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Polysaccharide   A polymer of thousands of simple sugars formes by dehydration synthesis  
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Protein   A three diminsional polymer made of monomers and amino acids  
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