Environmental and Medical Issues Flashcards
Global Warming
The increase in the temperature of the earth atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect.)
Natural Resources
Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans.
Conservation
Protecting and preserving the natural resources and the environment.
Creation
The act of creating the universe, or the universe which has been created.
Environment
The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which, they depend to live.
Stewardship
Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation.
Artificial Insemination
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means.
Embryo
A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception.
Infertility
Not being able to have children.
IVF
The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube.
Surrogacy
An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman or where an egg is fertilised by the man through IVF and then implanted in the women’s uterus.
Organ Donation
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery.
