U8. 2 Environment & Medical Flashcards
artificial insemination
injecting semen into the uterus by artifcial means
conservation
protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
creation
the act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created
embryo
a fertillised egg in the first eight weeks after conception
envirnment
the surrounding in which plans and animals live and on which they depend to live
global warming
the increase in the temperature of the earths atmosphere (thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect)
infertility
not being able to have children
in-vitro fertilisation (ivf)
the method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
natural resources
naturally occuring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans
organ donation
giving organs to be used in transplant surgery
stewardship
looking after somethig so it can be passed on to the next generation
surrogacy
an arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman or where an egg is donated and fertilised by the husband through IVF and then implnted into the wifes uterus