Science Words 2

Question 1

Neoteny

Answer 1

Noun, also called juvenilization, this is the delayed or slowing of the physiological (or somatic) development of an organism (typically animals).

Ex: He always looked young for his age, but it turns out his neotenous features were a result of delayed development.

Question 2

Sclerotic

Answer 2

Adjective, of or having sclerosis

Ex: His sclerotic veins directly contributed to his massive heart attack.

Question 3

Dose dependent manner

Answer 3

The magnitude of effect scales with magnitude of dose/treatment

Question 4

Ameliorate

Answer 4

Verb, to make something bad better.

Ex: Though iron supplementation can’t fix the underlying cause of anemia, it at least helps ameliorate the symptoms.

Question 5

Natriuresis

Answer 5

The secretion of sodium in the urine

Question 6

Ectopic vs orthotopic

Answer 6

Something is “Ectopic” if it is occuring in the wrong place in the body, whereas something is “orthotopic” if it appears in the correct place

Question 7

Pleotropy

Answer 7

Pleotropy is when a variable influences two or more other traits/outcomes/etc. For example, a “pleotropic transcription factor” influences the expression of more than one gene.