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Disease 101

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  1. insulin
    a glucose-regulating hormone produced in the pancreas
    For example, a disease called diabetes mellitus may develop when a body part called the pancreas makes too little of a substance known as insulin.
  2. harmful
    causing or capable of causing damage
    Disease-fighting cells in the body attack harmful germs and gobble them up.
  3. diabetes
    a disease characterized by high glucose levels in the blood
    For example, a disease called diabetes mellitus may develop when a body part called the pancreas makes too little of a substance known as insulin.
  4. cell
    the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
    Disease-fighting cells in the body attack harmful germs and gobble them up.
  5. germ
    a structure from which tissue can develop into an organism
    Disease-fighting cells in the body attack harmful germs and gobble them up.
  6. gene
    part of DNA controlling physical characteristics and growth
    For example, a serious blood disease called sickle cell anemia happens in people whose parents both carry the gene for it.
  7. disease
    an impairment of health
    What causes diseases?
Created on 一月 27, 2012

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