Environmental and Medical Issues Flashcards
Global Warming
The increase in temperature of the Earth’s 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
IVF
The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube.
Stewardship
Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation.
Conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment.
Creation
The act of creating the universe, or the universe which has been created.
Artificial Insemination
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means.
Embryo
A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception.
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 woman’s uterus.
Infertility
Not being able to have children.
Organ Donation
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery.
Environment
The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live.
