Environmental And Medical Issues key words Flashcards
Natural resources
Naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans
Conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
Creation
The act of creating the universe, or the universe which has been created
Environment
The land on which we live and depend
Stewardship
Looking after something so that it can be passed on to the next generation
Artificial insemination
Injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
Embryo
A fertilised egg in the first 8 weeks after contraception
Infertility
Not being able to have children
In-vitro fertilisation (IVF)
The method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
Surrogacy
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
Organ donation
Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery
Global warming
The increase in the temperature of the earths atmosphere
