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  Word Explanations amniotic sac, Huntington's Chorea, keratin, gallstone, deamination, womb, gender, hexose, irritability, chromosome


   
Explanation of amniotic sac (noun)
form: no plural

membrane that contains the embryo/fetus during maturation

Sample of amniotic sac
The amniotic sac contains amniotic fluid.



   
Explanation of Huntington's Chorea (noun)
form: no plural

inherited disorder caused by a single gene defect, which is dominantly inherited

Sample of Huntington's Chorea
Huntington's chorea usually appears in early middle age.



   
Explanation of keratin (noun)
form: no plural

hard protein found in skin; hair or nails

Sample of keratin
Keratin is a tough and fibrous protein.



   
Explanation of gallstone (noun)
form plural: gallstones

a stone in the gall bladder made from bile salt deposits

Sample of gallstone
Gallstones may cause pain.



   
Explanation of deamination (noun)
form: no plural

removal of an amino group (NH2) from an organic molecule

Sample of deamination
In the liver amino acids are transformed during the process called deamination.



   
Explanation of womb (noun)
form plural: wombs

abdominal organ where the baby develops before birth; uterus

Sample of womb
Hysterectomy is an operation where the womb is removed.



   
Explanation of gender (noun)
form plural: genders

the sex of an organism; male or female

Sample of gender
We can usually tell the gender of a baby by looking at the external sex organs.



   
Explanation of hexose (noun)
form plural: hexoses

sugars with 6 carbons

Sample of hexose
glucose and fructose are hexose sugars.



   
Explanation of irritability (noun)
form plural: irritabilities

the state of being easily inflamed or painful; the state of being easily angered

Sample of irritability
Irritability in babies may be caused by an infection.



   
Explanation of chromosome (noun)
form plural: chromosomes

gene material found in the cell nucleus

Sample of chromosome
Human body cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes.



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