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  Word Descriptions vanadium, riboflavin, skin rash, alertness, chylomicron, subnormal, testicular, fungus, rigid, communicable


   
Description of vanadium (noun: plural: vanadiums)
transition metal in d-block of the periodic table with the chemical symbol

Samples of vanadium
Vanadium forms complex ions as is typical of the transition metals.



   
Description of riboflavin (noun: plural: riboflavins)
B vitamin needed for carbohydrate metabolism and the maintenance of mucus membranes

Samples of riboflavin
Riboflavin is found in eggs, meat and green vegetables.



   
Description of skin rash (noun: plural: skin rashes)
inflammation

Samples of skin rash
If the patient's well-being is enhanced or if a problem such as asthma is cured, but joint pains flare up or a skin rash develops, the physician can reassure the patient that things are moving in the right direction and that the joint or skin problem should be transient and will also clear up in due course.



   
Description of alertness (noun: no plural)
carefulness; vigilance; watchfulness

Samples of alertness
If a raised body temperature promotes alertness and staves off feelings of fatigue, high body temperatures are obviously disadvantageous when we wish to get to sleep.



   
Description of chylomicron (noun: plural: chylomicrons)
microscopic particles of fat in the blood and lymph

Samples of chylomicron
Chylomicrons are released into tiny lymph vessels.



   
Description of subnormal (adjective: more subnormal; most subnormal; the most subnormal)
below average

Samples of subnormal
His heart function is subnormal.



   
Description of testicular (adjective)
relating to the male gonads

Samples of testicular
Testicular cancer can affect men in their 30's and 40's.
His academic interests focus on cancers of young adults, particularly lymphomas and testicular tumours.



   
Description of fungus (noun: plural: fungi)
organism that reproduces by sporing; e.g. a mushroom

Samples of fungus
Have you heard the one about the mushroom? What a fun-gi (fun guy) he is!
Fungi absorb food whereas animals ingest it.



   
Description of rigid (adjective: more rigid; most rigid; the most rigid)
stiff; very hard

Samples of rigid
When you die your body becomes rigid (rigor mortis).



   
Description of communicable (adjective: more communicable; most communicable; the most communicable)
capable of being passed on easily

Samples of communicable
Tuberculosis is a communicable disease.
Medical science did not make the progress in mastering cancer, heart ailments and mental and nervous disorders which it had made in dealing with communicable diseases.



  Determinations of the words vanadium, riboflavin, skin rash, alertness, chylomicron, subnormal, testicular, fungus, rigid, communicable

  Preparation book: Vanadium: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacology

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