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  Word Explanations repel, color blindness, gastroenteritis, diastole, disseminated, epidermis, racemic, group, fracture, stomata


   
Explanation of repel (verb)
forms: repelled; repelled; repelling

to present an opposing force

Sample of repel
Unequal charges attract, equal charges repel.



   
Explanation of color blindness (noun)
form: no plural

inherited condition where it is not possible to differentiate between colors, usually red and green

Sample of color blindness
Color blindness nearly always affects men.



   
Explanation of gastroenteritis (noun)
form: no plural

infection of the gut causing diarrhea and vomiting

Sample of gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis may cause dehydration.



   
Explanation of diastole (noun)
form plural: diastoles

the part of the cardiac cycle during which the heart muscle relaxes

Sample of diastole
Blood pressure falls during diastole.



   
Explanation of disseminated (adjective)
forms: more disseminated; most disseminated; less disseminated; least disseminated

spread out; occurring in all parts of the organism

Sample of disseminated
The cancer cells had disseminated to the liver.



   
Explanation of epidermis (noun)
form: no plural

superficial skin layer that protects the body surface

Sample of epidermis
The epidermis has several layers of cells: the deepest layer of the epidermis is the germinative layer.



   
Explanation of racemic (adjective)
relating to a molecule containing equal quantities of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms and therefore not rotating the plane of incident polarized light

Sample of racemic
A racemic mixture refers to a mixture if equal concentrations of both enantiomers.



   
Explanation of group (noun)
form plural: groups

a vertical column of elements in the periodic table

Sample of group
Elements in the same group have similar chemical properties.



   
Explanation of fracture (verb)
forms: fractured; fractured; fracturing

to break

Sample of fracture
Old people commonly fracture bones when they fall.



   
Explanation of stomata (noun)
form: only plural

pores on the leaf surface

Sample of stomata
Transpiration occurs from the surface of the leaf through stomata.



  Explain the words repel, color blindness, gastroenteritis, diastole, disseminated, epidermis, racemic, group, fracture, stomata

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