Vocabulary
Across
- 2. relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.
- 5. open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.
- 7. a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
- 9. an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
- 11. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
- 12. the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.
- 14. a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.
- 15. insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations.
Down
- 1. a microorganism, especially one which causes disease.
- 3. onsider or think of (someone or something) in a specified way.
- 4. a particular form of procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one.
- 6. a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that has a known cause and a distinctive group of symptoms, signs, or anatomical changes.
- 8. movement to and fro or around something, especially that of fluid in a closed system.
- 10. the ability to do something well
- 13. the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.