A Medical Term That Means Lack of Feeling or Sensation

question 124

Short Answer

A medical term that means lack of feeling or sensation is ________.

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Definitions:

Polymers

Large molecules composed of many repeated subunits, known as monomers, which have a wide array of characteristics and uses in both natural and synthetic forms.

Steroid

Type of lipid molecule having a complex of four carbon rings—e.g., cholesterol, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.

Lipid Molecule

Organic molecules that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.

Phospholipid

Molecule that forms the bilayer of the cell’s membranes; has a polar, hydrophilic head bonded to two nonpolar, hydrophobic tails.