Environment and Medical Ethics- Key Words

Question	Answer
artificial insemination	injecting semen into the uterus by artificial means
conservation	protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
creation	the act of creating the universe or the universe which has been created
embryo	a fertilised egg in the first eight weeks after conception
environment	the surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend to live
global warming	the increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere (caused by the greenhouse effect)
infertility	not being able to have children
in-vitro fertilisation	the method of fertilising a human egg in a test tube
natural resources	naturally occurring materials, such as oil and fertile land, which can be used by humans
organ donation	giving organs to be used in transplant surgery
stewardship	looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation
surrogacy	an arrangement whereby a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman

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	Created by Maya Khangura over 9 years ago