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  Word Descriptions vitamin A, thermodynamic, acromegaly, nitroglycerin, incus, hypertonic, stomach upset, adenylate cyclase, refraction, birth control


   
Description of vitamin A (noun: no plural)
organic substance needed for skin and good eyesight

Samples of vitamin A
Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin.
Improving the vitamin A intake of young children in populations where xerophthalmia exists, even at relatively low prevalence, should be a high priority for health and agricultural services in Africa and elsewhere.



   
Description of thermodynamic (noun: plural: thermodynamics)
the study of energy and how it changes

Samples of thermodynamic
The first law of thermodynamics states that the energy of the universe stays constant.



   
Description of acromegaly (noun: no plural)
chronic disease produced by an overactivity of the pituitary gland leading to an enlargement of bones

Samples of acromegaly
Acromegaly is caused by an overproduction of the growth hormone.



   
Description of nitroglycerin (noun: also: nitroglycerine; no plural)
substance that is medically as a vasodilator; brand names: Nitrospan, Nitrostat

Samples of nitroglycerin
Many would hesitate to use vasopressin in view of the high incidence of ischaemic heart disease in this age group, but it may be combined with nitroglycerin when the harmful vasconstrictor side effects are less common.



   
Description of incus (noun: plural: incuses)
one of the ossicles

Samples of incus
The incus is also known as the anvil.



   
Description of hypertonic (adjective: more hypertonic; most hypertonic; the most hypertonic)
having a higher osmotic pressure than another solution

Samples of hypertonic
A cell placed in a hypertonic solution will shrink.



   
Description of stomach upset (noun: no plural)
dyspepsia; indigestion; malfuntion of the digestive system characterized by heartburn or nausea

Samples of stomach upset
Concomitant symptoms are symptoms not directly related to but arising at the same time as, the main complaint such as a headache with diarrhoea or cold sores with a fever -- things which are repeatedly associated, so that the patient might say "Whenever I get this problem I always get a stomach upset", or whatever it may be.



   
Description of adenylate cyclase (noun: no plural)
enzyme which changes ATP to cyclic AMP

Samples of adenylate cyclase
When adenylate cyclase acts on ATP cyclic AMP and pyrophosphate are formed.



   
Description of refraction (noun: plural: refractions)
the bending of a waveform as it passes to a medium of different density

Samples of refraction
Refraction can occur with light or sound waves.



   
Description of birth control (noun: no plural)
the use of contraceptive methods to stop pregnancy; contraception

Samples of birth control
Sterilization is a means of birth control.
Despite the current problem of over-population, the Vatican can still impose its strictures on birth control and abortion -- not on social or moral grounds, but on theological.



  Determinations of the words vitamin A, thermodynamic, acromegaly, nitroglycerin, incus, hypertonic, stomach upset, adenylate cyclase, refraction, birth control

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