Stem Cells Flashcards
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Embryonic stem cell
Cellule souche embryonnaire
Lab-grown stem cells
Cellules souches cultivées en laboratoire
Parent cell
Cellule mère
Differentiate
Se différencier
Multiply
Se multiplier
Divide
Se diviser
Nucleons ( pl. Nuclei)
Noyau
Petri dish
Boite de Pétri
Agar
Gélose
Flask
Fiole
Beaker
Vase à bec
Test tube
Tube à essai / éprouvette
Centrifuge
Centrifugeuse
Slide / plate
Lamelle
actually (adv)
in reality, in fact
Alzheimer’s disease (n)
a degenerative disease affecting memory and the brain
anchor (v)
to fix
attempt (v)
to try
beg the question (v)
to invite or suggest an obvious question
blister (v)
to form small bubbles on the skin which are filled with serum
bled (n)
the red liquid flowing through the veins and arteries in the body
bloodletting (n)
deliberate surgical removal of blood from the body
bone (n)
the Gard whitish tissue which makes up the skeleton
bone marrow (n)
a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones which produces blood cells
brain (n)
the organ of soft nervous tissue which is contained in the skull of the human body
cope with (v)
to deal with, to be able to put with
damaged (adj)
harmed, impaired
diabetes (n)
a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is affected
DNA (n)
deoxyribonucleic acid
embryo (n)
uniront offspring during the early stages of development (before becoming a foetus)
fail (v)
the opposite of ‘the succeed’; to be unsuccessful
field (n)
an area or sector
get sick (v)
to fall ill
give rise to (v)
to lead to, to cause
grafted (adj)
transplanted
heal (v)
to recover, to become healthy again
humor (n)
(archaic) a bodily fluid (as in the cardinal humors)
identical twin (n)
one of two children born at the same birth and which are alike in all genetic characteristics
in-vitro fertilisation (n)
a procedure by which an egg is fertilized by sperm in a test tube
junctional epidermolysis bullosa (n)
a type of genetic condition which makes the skin extremely fragile and react in the form of blisters and skin erosion to rubbing or scratching etc…
laboratory-grown (adj)
produced in a laboratory for the purposes or research
layer (n)
one thickness ( of the skin, in this context)
lung (n)
one of two organs situated in the rib cage, which drawn air into the body / poumon
medication (n)
medicine / medical treatments
neuron (n)
a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses / neurone
nuclei (n)
the plural of nucleus
open-heart surgery (n)
an operation in which the heart exposed and the blood bypassed from the body
pain (n)
the physical sensation caused by injury / douleur
Parkinson’s disease (n)
a disease of the nervous system which gives rise to tremors and rigidity
patch (n)
a small area of the skin
patchwork quilt (n)
a quilt / surface composed of many diverse elements
red blood cell (n)
the blood cell which contains hemoglobin and which transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues in the blood; an erythrocyte
reliance (n)
dependance
remain (v)
to stay
renew (v)
to replace itself
sample (n)
a specimen taken for the purposes of scientific testing
shrink (v)
to become smaller
somehow (adv)
in one way or another
sought (v)
seek, sought, sought - to ask for
striking (adj)
which makes an impact or attracts the attention
sustain (v)
to support, to maintain
trial (n)
a test of the performances of treatment
undeergo (v)
to experience or be subjected to (surgery, in this case)
willingly (adv)
of one’s own free choice
withdrawn (v)
to remove
wound (n)
an injury to the body in which the skin is broken or cut
