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  Word Descriptions exotoxin, hypochondriac, gas exchange, vasectomy, vitamin, phospholipid, acid-base indicator, hydrophilic, physical, endotoxin


   
Description of exotoxin (noun: plural: exotoxins)
a very harmful poison made by a bacterial cell and released to the surroundings

Samples of exotoxin
Diphtheria is caused by a powerful exotoxin.



   
Description of hypochondriac (noun: plural: hypochondriacs)
a healthy person who worries excessively about their health and believes they are ill

Samples of hypochondriac
Doctors may become hypochondriacs because they think and learn so much about illness!



   
Description of gas exchange (noun: plural: gas exchanges)
movement of gases from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

Samples of gas exchange
Gas exchange occurs in the lungs.



   
Description of vasectomy (noun: plural: vasectomies)
operation where the vas deferens are cut leading to sterility

Samples of vasectomy
Bilateral vasectomy is an increasingly popular means of birth control.



   
Description of vitamin (noun: plural: vitamins)
a food substance we need in small amounts to be healthy

Samples of vitamin
Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.



   
Description of phospholipid (noun: plural: phospholipids)
compound containing glycerol joined to one or two fatty acids and phosphorus

Samples of phospholipid
Phospholipids are found in cell membranes.



   
Description of acid-base indicator (noun: plural: acid-base indicators)
weak acid or base that changes color according to the pH of the solution

Samples of acid-base indicator
When put in a solution the acid-base indicator gains or loses protons depending on the Ph and changes its color.



   
Description of hydrophilic (adjective)
having an affinity with water; readily absorbing water

Samples of hydrophilic
A phospholipid molecule has a hydrophilic end a hydrophobic end.
Acids are hydrophilic because they are soluble in water.



   
Description of physical (adjective: more physical; most physical; less physical; least physical)
relating to the body

Samples of physical
Disorders of the physical body are managed b physicians.



   
Description of endotoxin (noun: plural: endotoxins)
a harmful protein contained within certain bacteria and released only when the bacterium dies or is broken down

Samples of endotoxin
Certain gram-negative bacteria produce endotoxins.



  Determinations of the words exotoxin, hypochondriac, gas exchange, vasectomy, vitamin, phospholipid, acid-base indicator, hydrophilic, physical, endotoxin

  Preparation book: Gas Exchangers: Comparative Perspectives: Advances

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