Professional Documents
Culture Documents
7. CUTICLE
8. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; epidermis.
9. 2. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a
fingernail or toenail.
PATHOGEN
A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
Synonyms
germ
RADIATION
The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles.
The energy transmitted in this way.
Synonyms
radiance - irradiation - eradiation - radiancy
BEVEL
Definition of BEVEL
1
: an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed
together and opening to any angle for drawing angles or
adjusting surfaces to be cut at an angle
2
INFECTION
Infection is the invasion of
a host organism's bodily tissues by disease-causing organisms,
their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these
organisms and the toxins they produce. Infections are caused by
microorganisms such as viruses, prions, bacteria, and viroids, and
larger organisms like macroparasites and fungi.
[1]