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WAVE MOTION AND SOUND

Wave is a form of disturbance which travels through a material medium or vacuum due to the repeated periodic motion of the particles about their mean positions. The energy, pressure, etc are transferred from one place to another in medium … Read Full Article

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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Hydrocarbons and their derivatives i.e., carbon compounds with the exception of CO, CO2, carbonates and bicarbonates are called Organic compounds. The term ‘hydrocarbon‘ means compounds of hydrogen and carbon only. Their natural source is petroleum or … Read Full Article

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PROTEINS AND ENZYMES

PROTEINS

The term protein is derived from the word ‘proteios‘ meaning the ‘prime importance‘. This term was coined by Muller in 1838. These are the nitrogenous substances, i.e., have nitrogen along with C, H and … Read Full Article

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HUMAN HEART AND ITS FUNCTIONS

HEART (THE PUMPING ORGAN)

All vertebrates possess a muscular chambered heart. Depending upon the different types of circulation, heart is of following three types:

FOUR CHAMBERED: Posses 2 atria and 2 ventricles; oxygenated and deoxygenated blood do not … Read Full Article

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HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

All human entities require energy for carrying out their cellular and metabolic functions. For fulfilling their energy requirements they take nutrients in the form of food. These food molecules are then broken down to smaller molecules or insoluble substances and … Read Full Article

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IDIOMS AND PHRASES RELATED TO ANIMALS

BOOK WORM

A person in the habit of reading books.

CRY WOLF

A false alarm.

KEEP THE WOLF AWAY FROM THE DOOR

To avoid starvation.

A SNAKE IN THE GRASS

Hidden enemy.

A BLACK SHEEP

An undesirable person.

A WOLF

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BIOMEDICAL TECHNIQUES

It involves the application of the principles of natural sciences especially biology and physiology to clinical medicines. Clinical medicines utilises various techniques for numerous diagnostic purposes.

The biomedical techniques are listed below:

1- ANGIOPLASTY

 

It is a technique of … Read Full Article