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1. The transparent fluid that fills the space between the cornea and the lens of the eye.

2. The ability of bacteria which have acquired a resistance gene to survive the action of an antibiotic drug that kills antibiotic-sensitive bacteria from the same strain.

3. The build-up of levels of a chemical contaminant in the bodies of animals at successive levels in a food chain.

4. The electrical forces holding two atoms together.

5. The end of an axon which participates in a synapse with another cell.(

6. A condition in which the cornea is irregularly curved.

7. Inflammation with a rapid onset - severe symptoms and short duration.

8. Long chain-like molecules (polymers) made from smaller molecules called amino acids joined by chemical bonds. The chains fold up into complex shapes giving them a wide range of functions. Major constituent of all organisms.

9. The transparent gelatinous fluid within the eyeball (between the lens and the retina).

10. The smallest unit of an element that still has the properties of the element. Made up of a positively charged atomic nucleus - containing protons and neutrons - surrounded by negatively charged electrons.

11. Being shorter at a given age by a specified amount below the population average.

12. A brain region with an essential role in the storage and retrieval of memories.

13. A slimy - viscous substance secreted as a protective lubricant by the cells in the lining of the nose - throat and airways. Traps microbes and particles and is swept out of the respiratory system into the throat - to be coughed out or swallowed. Also

14. The body system consisting of the heart - blood vessels and blood. It circulates blood throughout the body and is also known as the circulatory system.

15. The production of any colour by varying the relative intensities of the subtractive primaries (cyan - magenta and yellow).

16. The separation of waste products from the blood.

17. The clinical approach to tissue repair that seeks to build new tissues in a similar manner to the way in which they form naturally (rather than the way in which they repair after damage).

18. A chemical that has the effect of blocking the action of a natural substance such as a neurochemical. (

19. A visual impairment in which the lens of the eye loses transparency and exhibits reduced light transmission.

20. Haemoglobin bound to carbon monoxide. It is formed in the blood when carbon monoxide is inhaled - reducing the ability of the blood to form oxyhaemoglobin.

21. The part of a neuron that consists of a long wire-like projection - ending in a terminal which participates in a synapse with another cell. Action potentials are transmitted along these.

22. Fine particles of a solid suspended in the air.

23. A collection of neurons and other cells that is located within the protection of the backbone.

24. Visual defects caused by imperfections in the cornea and/or lens of the eye.

25. A process at an interface of two media in which light is returned into the original medium without transmission or absorption.