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Vocabulary for Henrietta Lacks
Science for Henrietta Lacks
Vocabulary for My Sisters Keeper
Science for My Sisters Keeper
Characters for Henrietta Lacks and My Sisters Keeper
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any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue
What is carcinoma
100
French surgeon and Nobel Prize recipient who claimed to have cultured "immortal" chicken-heart cells
Who is Alexis Carrel
100
A record of daily activity such as orders placed and executed, securities received or delivered, etc
What is Blotter
100
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL)
What word has Kate been diagnosed with?
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henrietta's father. he left his ten childen when their mother died
Who is johnny pleasant
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apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
What is clairvoyance
200
cancer researcher who conducted unethical experiments to see whether or not HeLa could "infect" people with cancer
Who is Chester Southam
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To try in court
What is Litigate
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lawrence's wife. she helped raise lawrence's siblings after henrietta's death and advocated for them when she discovered they were being abused
Who is bobette lacks
300
having ceased to exist or live, no longer in force or use
What is defunct
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head of tissue-culture research at Johns Hopkins. He developed the techniques used to grow HeLa cells from Henrietta's cancer tissue in his lab.
Who is Dr. George Gey
300
An agent that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting
What is Antiemetic
300
3 days a week for two hours
How long and how many days a week does Kate's dialysis run?
300
the college professor who first mentioned HeLa to Rebecca
Who is Donald Defler
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unable to express yourself clearly or fluently, unable to express yourself clearly or fluently, unable to think or express your thoughts in a clear or orderly manner
What is incoherent
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one of the top cervical cancer experts in the country at the time of Henrietta's diagnosis. His research involved taking tissue samples from Henrietta and other cervical cancer patients at Johns Hopkins.
Who is Richard Wesley TeLinde
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To discard; get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering
What is Jettison
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Julia's twin sister and roommate. Izzy's dislike of Campbell reflects how much he hurt Julia, and her presence in the story serves as another example of the extreme closeness that can exist between sisters.
Who is Izzy Romano
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perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
What is inoculate
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the geneticist who dropped the "HeLa bomb" when he proposed that many of the most commonly used cell cultures had been contaminated by HeLa
Who is Stanley Gartler
500
The external boundary of any surface or area
What is Periphery
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leukemia
What type of cancer is Kate diagnosed with?
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Kate's oncologist. A warm but serious man, Dr. Chance represents the science and medicine keeping Kate alive. He speaks to Sara and Brian very honestly and directly about Kate's condition, yet no matter how bleak Kate's situation gets, Dr. Chance always offers hope that a treatment may work, even when the chances are slim.
Who is Dr. Chance