(mÄ«'tÉ-kÅn'drÄ-Én) Plural mitochondria. A structure in the cytoplasm of all cells except bacteria in which food molecules (sugars, fatty acids, and amino acids) are broken down in the presence of oxygen and converted to energy in the form of ATP. Mitochondria have an inner and outer membrane.
Permed definition. a person or place that is beat down or worn out. someone who is hung over or lacking rest. it can also describe someone getting drunk or partying really ha
âPer Diemâ is a Latin term that means âby the day.â Per diem refers not to the specialty care that nurses give, but to how the nurse is hired: literally on a day to day basis. In other words, a per diem nurse is not a regularly employed nurse, working for only one division in a hospital, but someone who works on a variety of units and sometimes in a variety of hospitals and other facilities.