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Uptake
Meaning: The absorption of a substance into a cell, tissue, or organ from surrounding fluid.
In practice: Glucose uptake by muscle cells is enhanced by insulin after a meal.
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Which word means: The transfer of gases, ions, or nutrients across membranes or at capillary interfaces.
Answer: Exchange
Which word means: The study of hormones, the glands that produce them, and the physiological effects they regulate.
Answer: Endocrinology
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