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Description of mobile (adjective: more mobile; most mobile; the most mobile)
able to move

Samples of mobile
Old people are generally less mobile than young people.



   
Description of nausea (noun: no plural)
a sick feeling; wanting to vomit

Samples of nausea
Vomiting may follow nausea.



   
Description of vasodilation (adjective: no plural)
an increase in the diameter of blood vessels, especially small arteries

Samples of vasodilation
Vasodiation of arterioles in the skin occurs when the body temperature rises.

Determination of vasodilation
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Description of monosaccharide (noun: plural: monosaccharides)
simple sugar containing 3-7 carbon atoms

Samples of monosaccharide
Glucose is a monosaccharide.

Determination of monosaccharide
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Description of sex linked traits (noun: only plural)
set of characteristics passed on with the X chromosome

Samples of sex linked traits
Color blindness is a sex inked trait.

Determination of sex linked traits
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Description of systemic (adjective)
relating to the body as a whole rather than its component parts

Samples of systemic
AIDS is a systemic illness.



   
Description of umbilical cord (noun: no plural)
cordlike structure connecting the fetus with the placenta

Samples of umbilical cord
Nutrition is transported from the mother to the fetus via the umbilical cord.

Determination of umbilical cord
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Description of necrotic (adjective)
dead

Samples of necrotic
If the blood supply to a limb is cut off the tissue becomes necrotic and gangrene can set in.



   
Description of valid (adjective: more valid; most valid; less valid; least valid)
based on good evidence or reasoning

Samples of valid
There is valid evidence suggesting that immunization carries risks.



   
Description of AIDS (abbreviation: acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
immunde deficiency disease that cannot be cured

Samples of AIDS
AIDS is a devastating illness related to HIV.



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