Autopsy
a post-mortem examination to discover the cause of death
Abstraction
freedom from representational qualities in art
Pneumoencephalographic
a radiographic technique for examining the brain
Paralysis
loss of the ability to move
Epileptic
a neurological disorder consisting of loss of consciousness, or convulsions of the body due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain
Vigilante
a person or group who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority
Syphilis
a chronic bacterial disease that is contracted chiefly by infection during sexual intercourse
Cervix
A part of the female uterus
Neurosyphillis
Syphilis involving the central nervous system
Metastasize
A verb used to describe when cancers spread to other parts in the body
Biopsy
To remove sample cells or tissues for testing in order to determine the presence of a disease
Enzymes
Biological molecules (proteins) that act as catalysts and help complex reactions occur everywhere in life.
Somatic cell fusion
A type of genetic modification in plants by which two distinct species of plants are fused together to form a new hybrid plant with the characteristics of both
Promiscuous
To have many sexual partners
Monoclonal
To form a clone asexually from a single subject
Angioplasty
Surgical repair or unblocking of an artery
Telomere
A string of DNA at the end of each chromosome; it is shorted a tiny bit each time a cell divides.
Mitosis
A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus; it is typical of ordinary tissue growth.
Spleen
An abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells.
Virulent
An extremely severe or harmful disease.
