Thursday, December 11, 2014

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Chapter 33-36

Chapter 33-36 Vocab

1)juleps (ch33 p.269)-a sweet drink, variously prepared and sometimes medicated

2)epilepsy (ch33 p.270)-a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)

3)cerebral palsy (ch33 p. 270)-a form of paralysis believed to be caused by a prenatal brain defect or by brain injury during birth, most marked in certain motor areas and characterized by difficulty in control of the voluntary muscles.

4)dementia (ch33 p.275)-severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.

5)pneumoencephalography (ch33 p.275)-an X-ray of the brain made after the replacement of the cerebrospinal fluid by air or gas, rarely used since the development of the CAT scanner.

6)probes (ch33 p.276)-slender surgical instrument for exploring the depth or direction of wound, sinus, or the like. 

7)biopsy (ch34 p.281)-the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.

8)hive (ch34 p.284)-something resembling a beehive in structure or use. 

9)welts (ch34 p.284)-a seam in which one edge is cut close to the stitching line and covered by the other edge, which is stitched over it.

10)telomeres (ch36 p.296)-the segment of DNA that occurs at the ends of chromosomes.

11)atypical (ch36 p.296)-not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular

12)histology (ch36 p.296)-the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues. 

13)singularity(ch36 p.296)-a singular, unusual, or unique quality; peculiarity. 

14)morphologic (ch36 p.296)-dealing with the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms

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