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23 on 2010-02-12 which you can find with http://web.archive.org/ |
23 on 2010-02-12 which you can find with http://web.archive.org/ |
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25 Older version of "Special English Word Book" have additional articles |
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26 with words from different domain: |
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27 |
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28 Common Expressions |
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29 Common Prefixes |
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30 Words Used in VOA Special English Science Programs |
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31 Organs of the Body |
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33 I added this articles too (from version of 2004). |
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35 Also this version have section "Parts of Speech", which you can see |
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36 below: |
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37 |
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38 n. (noun) - a name word |
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39 v. (verb) - an action word |
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40 ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word |
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41 prep. (preposition) - a word used to show a relation |
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42 pro. (pronoun) - a word used in place of a noun |
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43 conj. (conjunction) - a joining word |
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45 Further info available at: |
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47 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_English |
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8244 _____ |
8264 _____ |
8245 |
8265 |
8246 zoo |
8266 zoo |
8247 |
8267 |
8248 n. a place where animals are kept for the public to look at and study |
8268 n. a place where animals are kept for the public to look at and study |
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8269 |
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8270 # COMMON PREFIXES |
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8271 _____ |
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8272 |
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8273 dis- |
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8274 |
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8275 not (dishonest, disobey) |
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8276 _____ |
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8277 |
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8278 pro- |
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8279 |
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8280 for, supporting (pro-labor, pro-government) |
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8281 _____ |
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8282 |
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8283 re- |
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8284 |
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8285 to do again (reorganize, reunite) |
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8286 _____ |
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8287 |
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8288 self- |
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8289 |
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8290 used to show that the person or group acting is the one affected by |
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8291 the action, or to show that the action is done only by its own effort |
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8292 or power (self-declared, self-appointed) |
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8293 _____ |
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8294 |
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8295 un- |
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8296 |
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8297 not (unusual, unhappy) |
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8298 |
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8299 #COMMON EXPRESSIONS |
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8300 _____ |
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8301 |
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8302 carry out |
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8303 |
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8304 to do; to put into effect ("Please carry out the plan.") |
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8305 _____ |
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8306 |
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8307 pass a bill |
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8308 |
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8309 approve ("Congress is expected to pass a bill to cut taxes.") |
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8310 _____ |
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8311 |
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8312 take steps |
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8313 |
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8314 to start to do something ("The government will take steps to halt |
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8315 inflation.") |
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8316 |
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8317 # WORDS USED IN VOA SPECIAL ENGLISH SCIENCE PROGRAMS |
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8318 |
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8319 _____ |
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8320 |
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8321 atom |
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8322 |
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8323 a very small part of all things; the smallest part of an element that |
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8324 can join with parts of other elements |
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8325 _____ |
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8326 |
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8327 bacteria |
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8328 |
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8329 living things that are one cell and can be seen only through a |
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8330 microscope; some cause disease |
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8331 _____ |
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8332 |
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8333 cell |
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8334 |
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8335 a small mass of living material that is part of all plants and animals |
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8336 _____ |
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8337 |
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8338 chromosome |
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8339 |
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8340 a line of genes; most human cells contain 46 chromosomes |
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8341 _____ |
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8342 |
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8343 compound |
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8344 |
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8345 a substance containing two or more elements |
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8346 _____ |
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8347 |
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8348 dense |
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8349 |
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8350 close together; thick |
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8351 _____ |
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8352 |
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8353 electron |
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8354 |
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8355 a small part of an atom that has an electrical force |
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8356 _____ |
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8357 |
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8358 element |
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8359 |
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8360 one of more than 100 substances known to science that cannot be |
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8361 separated into other substances |
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8362 _____ |
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8363 |
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8364 enzyme |
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8365 |
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8366 a special kind of protein; it produces changes in other substances |
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8367 without being changed itself |
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8368 _____ |
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8369 |
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8370 fetus |
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8371 |
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8372 unborn young |
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8373 _____ |
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8374 |
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8375 fission |
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8376 |
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8377 a splitting; in atomic fission, the nucleus of an atom is split to |
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8378 produce nuclear energy |
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8379 _____ |
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8380 |
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8381 fusion |
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8382 |
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8383 a joining together; in atomic fusion, atomic particles are joined |
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8384 together to produce nuclear energy |
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8385 _____ |
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8386 |
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8387 genes |
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8388 |
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8389 parts of cells that control the growth and development of living |
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8390 things; genes from the mother and father are passed to the child; |
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8391 genes contain nucleic acid |
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8392 _____ |
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8393 |
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8394 genetic engineering |
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8395 |
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8396 the science of changing the genes of a living organism |
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8397 _____ |
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8398 |
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8399 gravity |
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8400 |
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8401 the force that pulls things toward the center of the earth |
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8402 _____ |
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8403 |
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8404 image |
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8405 |
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8406 a reproduction of the appearance of a person or thing |
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8407 _____ |
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8408 |
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8409 laser |
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8410 |
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8411 an instrument that makes a thin, powerful light |
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8412 _____ |
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8413 |
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8414 magnet |
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8415 |
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8416 a piece of iron or other material that has a pulling force; this |
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8417 pulling force is called magnetism |
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8418 _____ |
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8419 |
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8420 molecule |
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8421 |
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8422 the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist |
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8423 _____ |
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8424 |
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8425 nerve |
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8426 |
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8427 a thin piece of tissue that sends information through the body to and |
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8428 from the brain |
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8429 _____ |
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8430 |
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8431 nucleus |
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8432 |
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8433 the center part of an atom or cell |
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8434 _____ |
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8435 |
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8436 nucleic acid |
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8437 |
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8438 a molecule that holds the genetic information necessary for life; |
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8439 there are two kinds of nucleic acid: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and |
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8440 RNA (ribonucleic acid) |
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8441 _____ |
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8442 |
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8443 nutrient |
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8444 |
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8445 a food or substance that makes plants, humans or animals grow |
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8446 _____ |
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8447 |
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8448 organ |
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8449 |
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8450 a part of the body that has a special purpose, such as the heart or |
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8451 brain |
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8452 _____ |
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8453 |
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8454 organism |
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8455 |
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8456 a living thing, often so small it can be seen only through a |
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8457 microscope |
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8458 _____ |
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8459 |
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8460 particle |
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8461 |
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8462 a very small piece of matter |
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8463 _____ |
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8464 |
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8465 proteins |
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8466 |
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8467 substances responsible for the growth of tissue and for fixing damaged |
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8468 tissue |
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8469 _____ |
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8470 |
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8471 robot |
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8472 |
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8473 a machine that moves and performs tasks |
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8474 _____ |
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8475 |
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8476 tissue |
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8477 |
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8478 living material; a group of cells that are similar in appearance and |
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8479 do the same thing |
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8480 _____ |
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8481 |
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8482 virus |
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8483 |
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8484 a kind of organism that causes disease |
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8485 _____ |
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8486 |
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8487 x-rays |
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8488 |
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8489 a kind of radiation that can pass through most solid materials, often |
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8490 used in medicine |
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8492 # ORGANS OF THE BODY |
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8493 |
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8494 _____ |
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8495 |
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8496 heart |
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8497 |
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8498 pumps blood through the body |
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8499 _____ |
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8500 |
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8501 intestines |
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8502 |
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8503 tubes through which food passes after it is broken down in the |
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8504 stomach; part of the intestines also remove solid wastes from the body |
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8505 _____ |
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8506 |
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8507 kidney |
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8508 |
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8509 cleans liquid wastes from the body |
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8510 _____ |
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8511 |
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8512 liver |
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8513 |
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8514 makes some proteins and enzymes; removes poisons from the blood |
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8515 _____ |
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8516 |
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8517 lung |
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8518 |
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8519 takes in and expels air from the body |
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8520 _____ |
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8521 |
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8522 prostate |
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8523 |
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8524 a part of the male reproductive system |
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8525 _____ |
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8526 |
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8527 stomach |
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8528 |
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8529 breaks down food for the body to use |
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8530 _____ |
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8531 |
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8532 uterus |
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8533 |
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8534 a part of the female reproductive system where a fetus develops |