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12 Cards in this Set
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vital
"Water is involved in all vital processes in the body." p. 182 |
definition: important; in this case, important for sustaining life
meaning parts: vit = life (the original meaning of "vital" meant living. This can still be seen in the term "vital signs"--pulse, temperature, respiration, and blood pressure are the "vital" signs of life. It can also be seen in the word "vitamin," which is a micronutrient needed to sustain life. own sentence/new context: |
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relative
"the intensity of exercise dictates the relative proportions of fat and carbohydrate that are consumed as fuel during exercise." p. 182 |
definition: comparing two things and how they change in relation to one another
meaning parts: aren't that helpful own sentence/new context: |
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physiological
"to produce significant physiological effects" p. 179 |
definition: physical, bodily; the natural functioning of a body
physi = physical own sentence/new context: |
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derived from
"fat not only is derived from dietary sources, but also can be formed in the body..." p. 153 |
definition: created from, came from, developed from
meaning parts: de = down or away; rive = river or bank (as seen in the word "arrive," which originally meant "come to the bank of a river.") When something is derived from other things, it goes on a "long journey." own sentence/new context: |
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soluble
"the fat soluble vitamins" p. 182 |
definition: able to be dissolved in something, in this case fat (but not water)
meaning parts: solu- or solv- = to loose or free (when a substance is soluble in another substance, it is "loosened" or "freed" so that it "disappears" into the other substance.) own sentence/new context: |
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depleted
"glucose stored in muscles as glycogen is depleted by daily training sessions." p. 173 |
definition: emptied; used up
meaning parts: de = down or away; plete = fill (the fullness is taken away); compare these meaning parts with "complete" (com = together; plete = fill; when things are complete everything is filled in together.) own sentence/new context: |
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substantiation
"supplement manufacturers are required to keep on file substantiation of any structure/function claims they make." p. 175 |
definition: support, proof, evidence
meaning parts: sub = under, from underneath; stan = stand (evidence that "stands underneath and supports" a claim) own sentence/new context: |
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ingestion
"for ingestion in pill form" p. 175 |
definition: to take into the body by mouth
meaning parts: in = into; gest = carry (compare with digestion [di = apart], congestion [con = together]) own sentence/new context: |
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toxicity
"the accumulation [of fat-soluble vitamins] may lead to toxicity" p. 174 |
definition: a dangerous state or condition caused by a poison
toxi = poison own sentence/new context: |
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chronic
"chronic health conditions" p. 180 |
definition: continuing over a long period of time, often without getting noticeably worse or better
meaning parts: chron = time own sentence/new context: |
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potent
"potent enough to cause side effects" p. 179 |
definition: powerful
meaning parts: pot = power, able to do something (as in the word "potential" which suggests able to do something, but it hasn't been done yet.) own sentence/new context: |
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conventional
"conventional treatment" p. 179 |
definition: usual, common, ordinary
meaning parts: con = together; ven = come; the approaches that usually "come together" to treat a condition. For example, bedrest, drinking lots of liquids, and taking aspirin for headache is the conventional treatment for a flu virus because antibiotics don't kill viruses. Antibiotics kill only bacteria. own sentence/new context: |