Annhilation
complete and total destruction
Ration
to have only a fixed amount of something in a fixed timeframe
Mutation
the changing of DNA, resulting in things like disease (mostly cancer) and change of an aspect of physical form
Pathology
the causes and effects of a disease
Carbon
the chemical element on which life hinges
Cell
single unit of living things
Organism
individual life form
Microbe
microorganism, such as a bacterium
In vitro
method of studying biological material in an artificial environment (literally in glass)
Autophagic activity
mechanisms allowing a cell to recycle unnecessary components of itself
Hemorrhage
extreme bleeding
Seizure
spasms, such as in an epilepsy attack
Sedative
drug causing relaxation or unconsciousness
Radiation
emission of energy
Virus
microscopic infectious particle
Extraterrestrial
originating outside of planet Earth
Hayflick limit
maximum number of times cells can divide
Senescence
aging
Hemisphere
half of a sphere, such as the left/right half of a brain
Celestial
relating to heaven/the sky
Fetal position
position where the person is curled up, resembling a fetus in the uterus
Geomorphologist
scientist studying the form and origin of features of the Earth's surface
NGO
non-governmental organization
Species
group of organisms with common characteristics
Concentric
describing circles with a common center
Gene pool
all genetic information in a given population
Crossbreed
a hybrid, typically of two different variants in one species
Duplicate
exact copy
Hallucination
usually visual sensory experience of something nonexistent
Concession
yielding, such as a point in an argument
Leukemia
often lethal disease causing abnormal blood cells
Bereavement
mourning
Malignant
harmful, typically of tumors
Refraction
change of direction of a wave when crossing into a different environment
Disintegrate
break up, deteriorate
Carbon-based
describing lifeforms whose bodies are made up of organic compounds based on carbon chains; all known life on Earth
