Topic Four Key Words Modern Medicine

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Mastectomy

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Surgical removal of a breast

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Hereditary disease

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Disease passed from parent and child

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Diagnosis

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The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms

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Smog

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Air that is filled with soot and smoke

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Anti-biotic

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A substance that kills bacteria or prevents it from spreading

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Mass production

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Producing on a large scale

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MRSA

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A strain of anti-biotic resistant bacteria

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Compound

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A mixture of two or more elements

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid carries all the genetic information from one living thing to another

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Genome

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The complete set of DNA

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NHS

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National Health Service that is paid for through taxation and is free at the point of delivery for all citizens

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1901

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Karl Landsteiner discovered blood groups

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1909

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Development of Salvarsan 606

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1928

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Fleming identifies penicillin

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1941

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Florey Chain successfully trial penicillin

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1948

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NHS established

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1953

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Crick and Watson discover DNA

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1967

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Dr Christian Barnard completes the first successful heart transplant

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1990

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Human Genome Project Started