Glossary
Monday, 27 May 2024, 2:43 AM
Site: Open Learning
Course: Understanding antibiotic resistance (UAR_1)
Glossary: Glossary
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OECD countriesCountries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. |
opportunistic pathogensMicroorganisms that are normally commensal and do not harm their host but can become pathogenic and cause infection when the host's immune defences are compromised. |
organellesMembrane-bound components of eukaryotic cells that are specialised to carry out particular functions. |
osmosisThe process by which water moves through a partially permeable membrane from a less concentrated solution of, for example, salt (where there is a relatively high concentration of water and a low concentration of salt) to a more concentrated one (where there is a relatively low concentration of water and a high concentration of salt). |