8.2 KEYWORDS - Environmental and Medical Issues Flashcards

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Artificial Insemination

A

Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means

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Conservation

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Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

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Creation

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The act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created

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Embryo

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A fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception

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Environment

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

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Global Warming

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The increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere( thought to caused by the green house effect)

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7
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Infertility

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Not being able to have children

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8
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In-Vitro Fertilisation

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The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube

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Natural Resources

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Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans

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Organ Donation

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Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery

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Stewardship

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

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Surrogacy

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An arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman

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