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  Word Descriptions vertically, abdomen, polar covalent bond, carrier, carbon monoxide (CO), single bond, bilateral, deep, necrosis, species


   
Description of vertically (adverb: more vertically; most vertically; less vertically; least vertically)
with a straight up direction

Samples of vertically
Most plants and trees grow vertically up towards the light.



   
Description of abdomen (noun: plural: abdomens)
the part of your body containing the digestive organs

Samples of abdomen
The thorax is separated from the abdomen by the diaphragm.



   
Description of polar covalent bond (noun: no plural)
a bond connecting atoms of different electronegativity

Samples of polar covalent bond
The bond between hydrogen and oxygen in water is an example of a polar covalent bond.



   
Description of carrier (noun: plural: carriers)
a person who has a recessive allele for a gene for a disorder and can transmit it to their offspring, but who doesn't develop the disease themselves

Samples of carrier
The parents of a person with cystic fibrosis must both be carriers.
A healthy person may be a carrier of influenza and pass it on to someone who has a weak immune system.



   
Description of carbon monoxide (CO) (noun: plural: carbon monoxides)
a poisonous gas

Samples of carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be caused by inhaling exhaust fumes.



   
Description of single bond (noun: plural: single bonds)
covalent bond where one electron pair is shared between two atoms

Samples of single bond
An example of a single bond is the bond shared between hydrogen atoms in a hydrogen molecule.



   
Description of bilateral (adjective)
both of a pair; both sides of a structure

Samples of bilateral
Bilateral vasectomy is required in order to make a man sterile.



   
Description of deep (adjective: deeper; deepest; less deep; least deep)
far inside; opposite to superficial

Samples of deep
The problem was deep in the abdomen.



   
Description of necrosis (noun: no plural)
set of irreversible changes in a cell that causes it to die

Samples of necrosis
Tissue necrosis can occur if the blood supply to that tissue is cut off.



   
Description of species (noun: plural: species)
organisms that breed with each other belong to the same species

Samples of species
Two species of squirrel are the gray and the red squirrel.



  Determinations of the words vertically, abdomen, polar covalent bond, carrier, carbon monoxide (CO), single bond, bilateral, deep, necrosis, species

  Preparation book: Abdomen (Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol 3)

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