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| Explanation of heart disease (noun) form plural: heart diseases illness with the following symptoms: shortness of breath, palpitations (skipped beats or a 'flip-flop' feeling in the chest); weakness or dizziness; nausea, sweating Sample of heart disease Several studies have reported a positive association with ischaemic heart disease, but after correction for the effect of cholesterol serum triglyceride does not appear to be an independent risk factor.
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| Explanation of ketoconazole (noun) generic drug that treats infection caused by a fungus Sample of ketoconazole Ketoconazole cream is used to treat tinea corporis (ringworm; fungal skin infection that causes a red scaly rash on different parts of the body), tinea cruris (jock itch; fungal infection of the skin in the groin or buttocks), tinea pedis (athlete's foot; fungal infection of the skin on the feet and between the toes), tinea versicolor (fungal infection that causes brown or light colored spots on the chest, back, arms, legs, or neck), and yeast infections of the skin.
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| Explanation of osteo- (preffix) of bone Sample of osteo- Osteoblasts make new bone.
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| Explanation of pineal gland (noun) form plural: pineal glands epiphysis Sample of pineal gland The pineal gland lies in the midbrain.
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| Explanation of tendon (noun) form plural: tendons connective tissue between a muscle and a bone Sample of tendon The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body. Infection or inflammation of a tendon is called tendonitis. At a gallop, the amount of strain on a horse's fore tendon is very near to its maximum capacity and any further loading leads to progressive damage to the tendon fibres resulting in extreme cases of tendon rupture.
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| Explanation of pleural (adjective) relating to athin serous membrane that covers the lung Sample of pleural The pleural cavity is the potential space between the pleural membranes.
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| Explanation of glucosamine (noun) form: no plural an amino sugar Sample of glucosamine Glucosamine is present in chitin which makes up the hard exoskeleton in insects, arthropods and crustacean.
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| Explanation of calcify (verb) forms: calcified; calcified; calcifying to make hard by forming mineral deposits Sample of calcify If bones fail to calcify they become very soft.
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| Explanation of cotyledon (noun) form plural: cotyledons seed leaf of the embryo of a plant Sample of cotyledon The cotyledon contains food ready for germination.
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| Explanation of auditory (adjective) relating to hearing Sample of auditory The auditory canals are the internal and external passages in the ear that help us hear.
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