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- 2. a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion
- 5. a discipline that applies engineering principles of design and analysis to biological systems and biomedical technologies
- 6. the community of microorganisms
- 9. an association that evaluates consensus standards for appropriateness for the review of medical device safety and performance; abbreviation for the U.S. Food and Drug Association
- 10. a layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light
- 15. in the traditional sense, a strip of fabric used to cover a wound, hold a dressing in place, immobilize an injured part, or apply pressure
- 16. an automatically operated machine that replaces human effort
- 17. a new medical approach that will replace the missing tooth with a bioengineered tooth or to restore the damaged dental tissue; abbreviation for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine and Dentistry
- 19. the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.
- 20. a gene-editing technology that is becoming very important in biomedical research
- 22. a double-stranded molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism
- 23. an ink used to make 3D-printed organs
- 24. the study of how genes and traits are passed down from one generation to the next
- 27. a colorless, odorless gas that is needed for animal and plant life
- 29. a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
- 30. a university that Chapin partners with to create an online public health class
- 31. a nucleic acid present in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA
- 33. the process of taking an organ or living tissue and implanting it in another part of the body or in another body
- 35. __cell = a type of cell with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body
- 36. a period of sleep that is very deep, during which your eyes and muscles make many small movements; abbreviation for rapid eye movement
- 37. a two-word term that is a mutation, or a harmful change to a gene, that affects your genes or when you have the wrong amount of genetic material.
- 39. a device or tissue that is placed inside or on the surface of the body
- 41. an outside skeleton that many invertebrates, or animals without backbones, have
- 42. the branch of medicine that makes use of nanotechnology for disease prevention, monitoring, and intervention through new means for imaging, diagnosis, treatment, repair, and regeneration.
- 43. part of the digestive tract and especially the intestine or stomach
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- 1. the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
- 3. cell = a cell shaped like a crescent moon
- 4. aka Mary Jane, grass, pot, weed
- 7. a class of drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant
- 8. a substance used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen prepared from an inactivated or weakened form of the causative agent
- 11. a technology company founded by Elon Musk building a device “designed to connect human brains directly to computers
- 12. a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves
- 13. a combination of drugs used as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy (a sleep disorder) that some people overuse
- 14. an unborn offspring
- 18. a computer-based system that acquires brain signals, analyzes them, and translates them into commands that are relayed to an output device to carry out a desired action; abbreviation for brain-computer interfaces
- 20. a disease in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby
- 21. the branch of medical practice that treats injuries, diseases, and deformities by the physical removal, repair, or readjustment of organs and tissues, often involving cutting into the body.
- 25. a medicine that can help people who are overdosing on an opioid
- 26. a type of therapy that uses substances to stimulate or suppress the immune system to help the body fight cancer, infection, and other diseases
- 28. a university where the first successful human face and eye transplant was done
- 32. inflammation or swelling of the joints
- 34. a manufacturing process that creates a physical object from a digital design
- 38. the science of life and living organisms
- 40. a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms