Antibody: Any of a number of proteins produced by the body’s B cells and released into the blood as part of an immune response. Antibody production begins when the body encounters an antigen, a foreign substance. The antibody binds to the antigen as the first step in neutralizing the source of the antigen, a bacterium or other foreign substance.
Apps: An abbreviation for application, or a computer program designed for a specific task.
Average: (scientific term) A term for the arithmetic mean, which is the sum of a set of numbers divided by the size of that group.
Bacteria: (singular: bacteria) Single-celled organisms that live almost everywhere on Earth, from the ocean floor to inside other organisms (such as plants and animals). Bacteria are one of the three domains of life on Earth.
Blood glucose level: Your body circulates glucose, a simple sugar, in your blood and sends it to your tissues, where it can be used as fuel. Your body extracts this simple sugar by breaking down sugars and starches. But some diseases, such as diabetes, can cause unhealthy levels of this sugar to build up in your blood.
Cell: (biology) The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. Usually too small to be seen with the naked eye and composed of a watery fluid surrounded by a membrane or wall. Animals are composed of thousands to trillions of cells, depending on their size. Most organisms, such as yeasts, molds, bacteria, and some algae, are composed of only a single cell.
Colleague: A person who works with another person, a colleague or team member.
COVID-19SARS-CoV-2: The name given to the disease that caused a major global pandemic in 2020. It is caused by a novel coronavirus that first emerged in 2019 and is known as SARS-CoV-2. Symptoms include pneumonia, difficulty breathing, fatigue that limits the ability to walk more than a few steps, fever, headache, low blood oxygen levels, blood clots, and brain “fog.”
DiabetesThe disease is when the body produces too little of the hormone insulin (type 1 diabetes) or has too much insulin but ignores its presence (type 2 diabetes).
Diagnose: Clues and symptoms are analyzed to find the cause. The conclusion usually leads to a diagnosis – identifying the underlying problem or illness.
Food and Drug Administration: (or FDA) A division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the FDA is responsible for overseeing the safety of many products, for example, making sure that medicines are properly labeled, safe, and effective, that cosmetics and dietary supplements are safe and properly labeled, and that tobacco products are regulated.
Hormone: (in zoology and medicine) chemicals produced by glands and carried in the bloodstream to other parts of the body. Hormones control many important activities in the body, including growth. Hormones work by causing or regulating chemical reactions in the body.
Immunity: (adjective) relating to immunity. (verb) capable of preventing a particular infection. Alternatively, the term may be used to mean that an organism is not affected by exposure to a particular poison or process. More generally, the term may indicate that something is not harmed by a particular drug, disease, or chemical.
Infertility: Incapacity to initiate, maintain, or support reproduction.
Inflammation: (adjective: inflammatory) The body’s response to cell damage or obesity. It is often characterized by swelling, redness, heat and pain. It is also the underlying cause of the onset and worsening of many diseases, especially heart disease and diabetes.
Kidney: A pair of organs in mammals that filter blood and produce urine.
Menstruation: The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus, which begins at puberty in girls and other female primates. The monthly occurrence is commonly referred to as a woman’s “period.”
Microorganisms: Short for microorganisms. Organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye, including bacteria, some fungi, amoebas, and many other organisms. Most are made up of a single cell.
MRI: Short for magnetic resonance imaging. It is an imaging technique that visualizes soft internal organs such as the brain, muscles, heart, and cancerous tumors. MRI uses a strong magnetic field to record the activity of individual atoms.
Nervous systemA network of nerve cells and nerve fibers that transmit signals between parts of the body.
Ovaries: (in animals) The female reproductive organs that produce eggs and secrete some of the hormones needed to control the development of secondary sex characteristics (such as breast development in humans). Most female mammals have a pair of ovaries.
Physically: (adjective) A term referring to something that exists in the real world, not in memory or imagination. It can also refer to properties of matter that result from their size or from non-chemical interactions (such as when one block slams into another). (In biology and medicine) The term can also refer to the body, as in a physical examination or physical activity.
Protein: A compound made up of one or more long chains of amino acids. Proteins are essential components of all living organisms. They form the basis of living cells, muscles, and tissues, and also function within cells. Antibodies, hemoglobin, and enzymes are all examples of proteins. Medicines often work by attaching to proteins.
Danger: The chance or mathematical probability of something bad happening. For example, the risk of getting cancer from exposure to radiation. Or the danger, or harm itself. (For example: Among the cancer risks people faced were radiation and arsenic-contaminated drinking water..
Stigma: A dishonor, source of shame, or stain on one’s reputation because of something one has done, experienced, or shown to others, often for an unjustified reason.
System: A network of parts working together to accomplish some function. For example, blood, blood vessels, and the heart are the main components of the human body’s circulatory system. Similarly, trains, platforms, tracks, road signals, and overpasses are some of the potential components of a country’s rail system. System can also apply to a process or idea that is part of some way or ordered series of steps to complete a task.
Taboo: A term that refers to activities that are considered completely inappropriate and/or forbidden within a particular religion or social group. Often the idea of ​​the practice is so forbidden that people won’t even discuss it in public.
Thyroid: A hormone-secreting gland in the neck that plays an important role in regulating growth and metabolism (using food for fuel). The gland is relatively small and has two lobes separated by a bridge-like structure, which is why it is sometimes said to resemble a butterfly.
Organization: The different types of material made up of cells that make up animals, plants, and fungi. Cells within tissues function as units that perform specific functions in the body. For example, the various organs of the human body are often made up of different types of tissue.
Ultrasound: (adjective: ultrasonic) Sound of a frequency beyond the range detectable by the human ear. Also the name given to a medical procedure that uses ultrasound to “see” inside the body.
Vein: (in zoology) Part of the body’s circulatory system. These tubes normally carry blood to the heart.
Waste: Valueless material left over from a biological or other system that can be disposed of as waste or recycled for new uses.
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