U8.2 Environmental & Medical Key Words Flashcards

1
Q

artificial insemination

A

injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

conservation

A

protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

creation

A

the act of creating the universe or the universe that has been created

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

embryo

A

a fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

environment

A

the surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

global warming

A

the increase in temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

infertility

A

not being able to have children

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)

A

the method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

natural resources

A

naturally occuring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

organ donation

A

giving organs to be used in transplant surgery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

stewardship

A

looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

surrogacy

A

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 implanted into the wife’s uterus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly