Environmental And Medical Issues Flashcards

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Definition of conservation

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Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

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Definition of artificial insemination

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Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

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Definition of creation

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The act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created

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Definition of embryo

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A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception

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Definition of environment

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The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live

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Definition of global warming

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The increase in the temperature of the earths atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect)

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Definition of infertility

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Not being able to have children

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Definition of in vitro fertilisation (IVF)

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The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube/outside the body

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Definition of Natural resources

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Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which cam be used by humans

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Definition of organ donation

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Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery

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Definition of Stewardship

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Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation.

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Definition of surrogacy

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An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman

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