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• Review useful words and expressions used to describe materials and methods
1. First, leucine (separate) ____________________________________ other amino acids in the protein hydrolysate.
a. for b. from c. with
5. MIP-1 β was added to wells which had (coat) ______________________________ bovine serum albumin (BSA).
a. by b. from c. with
Discuss:
In the field of pharmacy, what other things do you you… separate? isolate? embed? stain? coat? maintain?
The following are common passive verbs used to describe different procedures. Can you
match up each one with a possible alternative?
Assign 5. Excised: HPRT was excised from the plasmid using Bam HI
Merge 6. Housed: Mice were housed individually under a 12 h light / dark cycle
Contain 9. Swabbed: Skin was swabbed with 70% EtOH before surgery
If you finish early, try to come up with 1-2 sentences using the verbs + words in blue
Last week, we looked at connectors and active vs. passive voice verbs to describe
procedures. Let’s practice with this example. Use the verbs in blue to describe the process.
(Carbon nanotube)
Once the carbon
nanotube has been
funtionalised…
encapsulate
cap
locate
internalise
remove
release
This process includes a common word you are probably familiar with. What does it mean?
Endocytosis
Greek and Latin roots
Greek and Latin roots
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An Introduction to Medical Terminology by George Banay provides some background and examples:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC194697/pdf/mlab00247-0013.pdf
Start learning some of the more common medical stems and affixes by using the resources above. Use it to help you to break
down the technical terms below and match them with their definition.
Hardening of A drawn record A procedure to The process of Rapid Excessively Pain A lack of
the kidney of the heart’s view inside the matter entering movements of high blood experienced healthy red
impulses body inside a cell the heart pressure along a nerve blood cells
• Peak
• Slight
• Sharply
• Steady
• Gradual
Questions?
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