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Meaning of stethoscope, I.Q., ecto-, methanol, perform, sterile, turgor pressure, ovarian, inflammation, aspirin

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Meaning of stethoscope (noun)
form plural: stethoscopes

instrument used by doctors to listen to heart sounds; lung sounds and intestinal sounds

Example
Doctors often hang their stethoscopes around their necks.

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Meaning of I.Q. (abbreviation, acronym)
intelligence quotient

measure of an individual's intelligence

Example
The I.Q. is an index of intellectual development.

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Meaning of ecto- (preffix)
outside; outer

Example
The ectoderm is the outside germ layer in an embryo.

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Meaning of methanol (noun)
form plural: methanols

colorless; toxic alcohol

Example
Drinking methanol can lead to blindness and death.

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Meaning of perform (verb)
forms: performed; performed; performing

to carry out

Example
Surgeons perform operations.

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Meaning of sterile (adjective)
unable to reproduce; free of microorganisms that could cause infection

Example
An operating theatre must be as sterile as possible in order to reduce the risk of infection.

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Meaning of turgor pressure (noun)
form plural: turgor pressures

intercellular force in plant cells that conveys rigid support to certain plants

Example
When there is a lack of water the turgor pressure reduces and the plant wilts.
In air, osmotic potential is almost balanced by the water potential: the turgor pressure is low and so the cells -- and leaf -- are rounder.

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Meaning of ovarian (adjective)
relating to the female reproductive organs

Example
Tumours (except thyroid and prostate) were grouped according to their anatomical relation and treatability: breast; lung; gut (including colon, oesophagus, stomach, and small intestine); female genital tract (including ovarian, fallopian tube, and endometrium) and others (including pancreatic, renal, bladder, and salivary gland).

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Meaning of inflammation (noun)
form plural: inflammations

body's response to injury causing the symptoms of redness; soreness; heat; swelling and loss of function

Example
Inflammation can be acute or chronic.
Hypothetically, anti-lactoferrin autoantibodies could, by counteracting the anti-inflammatory effects of lactoferrin, aggravate and prolong mucosal inflammation induced by several different mechanisms, and the antibodies may therefore have pathogenetic significance even though their occurrence does not seem to correlate with disease activity.

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Meaning of aspirin (noun)
form plural: aspirins

mild painkilling drug

Example
Aspirin is made from acylation of salicylic acid.

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