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excretion of bile
p. 165 |
definition: emit, discharge a greenish-yellow, bitter liquid produced by the liver to help digest food
meaning parts: ex = out of |
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something is independent of something else
"Alcohol has direct toxic effects, independent of the effect of malnutrition, on all body organs." p.388 p.388 |
definition: separate from; (in this context, the toxic effects of alcohol on organs are totally separate from the toxic effects on organs of the malnutrition that usually accompanies alcoholism.)
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confers
"The body confers special status on [alcohol]." p. 383 |
definition: gives, bestows, give the honor of something
meaning parts: don't really help |
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diffuse
"Unlike foods, which require digestion, the tiny alcohol molecules are all ready to be absorbed; they can diffuse right through the walls of the empty stomach and reach the brain within a minute. p. 383 |
definition: to flow through and afterwards spread out
meaning parts: dis = dif = out, away; fus = flow; (flow out and away) |
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carcinogenic
p. 387 |
definition: causing cancer
meaning parts: carcin = cancer; gen = generating, producing, causing |
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antidiuretic hormone
"...alcohol depresses the brain's production of antidiuretic hormone" p. 384 |
definition: a hormone that keeps the body from losing too much liquid in the form of urine.
meaning parts: anti = against; dia = through; ure = urine (against urine go through you and being quickly discharged) |
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capillaries
"The capillaries that surround the digestive tract merge into veins that carry the alcohol-laden blood to the liver." p. 385 |
definition: fine, hair-like blood vessels that allow the interchange of materials
meaning parts: capill = hair |
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metabolize, metabolism
"The liver makes and maintains two sets of equipment for metabolizing alcohol; alcoholdehydrogenase (ADH)...[and] MEOS." p. 386 |
definition: in living things, the chemical processes needed to break down some substances to obtain energy and to create others that are needed to maintain life.
word parts: meta = change |
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peristalsis
high fat snacks help [slow the absorption of alcohol] because they slow peristalsis, keeping the alcohol in the stomach longer. p. 383 |
definition: wave-like muscular contractions of the intestines that push food forward
peri = around |
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synthesize
"The synthesis of fatty acids also accelerates as a result of the livers exposure to alcohol." p. 387 |
definition: combining different things to create something new
meaning parts: syn = together; tith = to put; (to put together) own sentence/new context: |
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virtually
"Nutrient deficiencies are...a virtually inevitable consequence of alcohol abuse." p. 389 |
definition: almost 100% or almost totally
meaning parts: don't help own sentence/new context: |
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tentatively
"...a reliable source tentatively ranks daily human exposure to ethanol [another name for alcohol] as high in relation to other possible carcinogenic hazards." p. 387 |
definition: holding back 100% approval, conditional or provisional approval
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