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linked to
Meaning: Connected with or related to something.
Example: Some chemicals have been linked to cancer and reproductive disorders.
step forward
Meaning: An important advance or progress in a field.
Example: Producing transgenic marmosets is a major step forward in medical research.
pass on
Meaning: To transmit something to the next generation.
Example: The male marmoset passed on the foreign gene to its baby.
at risk
Meaning: In danger of being harmed or affected.
Example: Women may be more at risk from the effects of cigarette smoke than men.
build up
Meaning: To accumulate or increase over time.
Example: Dangerous chemicals can build up in the cells of plants and animals.
transgenic
IPA (UK): /trænzˈdʒen.ɪk/
IPA (US): /trænzˈdʒen.ɪk/
Meaning: Containing genetic material from another species.
Meaning: Containing genetic material from another species.
Example: Scientists created transgenic marmosets using a jellyfish gene.
COPD
IPA (UK): /ˌsiː.oʊ.piːˈdiː/
IPA (US): /ˌsiː.oʊ.piːˈdiː/
Meaning: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a long-term lung disease that blocks airflow.
Meaning: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, a long-term lung disease that blocks airflow.
Example: COPD is strongly linked to cigarette smoking and has no cure.
pesticide
IPA (UK): /ˈpes.tɪ.saɪd/
IPA (US): /ˈpes.tə.saɪd/
Meaning: A chemical used to kill insects or other pests.
Meaning: A chemical used to kill insects or other pests.
Example: Several dangerous pesticides were banned under the Stockholm Convention.
facial flushing
IPA (UK): /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl ˈflʌʃ.ɪŋ/
IPA (US): /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl ˈflʌʃ.ɪŋ/
Meaning: Redness of the face caused by alcohol due to a genetic condition.
Meaning: Redness of the face caused by alcohol due to a genetic condition.
Example: Facial flushing is common among East Asians after drinking alcohol.
esophageal cancer
IPA (UK): /ɪˌsɒf.əˈdʒiː.əl ˈkæn.sər/
IPA (US): /ɪˌsɑː.fəˈdʒiː.əl ˈkæn.sɚ/
Meaning: A deadly cancer affecting the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.
Meaning: A deadly cancer affecting the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.
Example: Alcohol flushing has been linked to a higher risk of esophageal cancer.
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