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  Word Explanations tired, inheritance, sodium, pins and needles, endometrium, radiologist, sexual function problems, staphylococcus, palliate, exotoxin


   
Explanation of tired (adjective)
forms: more tired; most tired; the most tired

weary; lacking energy

Sample of tired
Revision can make you very tired!



   
Explanation of inheritance (noun)
form plural: inheritances

the process by which characteristics pass from generation to generation via the transfer of genes

Sample of inheritance
An individual's genetic inheritance is the total of all the genes transmitted from their parents.



   
Explanation of sodium (noun)
form: no plural

chemical element with the symbol Na that is an important ion in cells

Sample of sodium
Sodium has a role in fluid balance, nerve conduction and muscle contraction.



   
Explanation of pins and needles (noun)
form: plural only

prickling sensation in part of the body

Sample of pins and needles
Pins and needles may occur after numbness as sensation returns to that body part.



   
Explanation of endometrium (noun)
form plural: endometria

mucous internal lining of the uterus

Sample of endometrium
The endometrium is built up in the menstrual cycle and shed at menstruation.



   
Explanation of radiologist (noun)
form plural: radiologists

doctor who is a specialist in the branch of medicine that uses x-rays to diagnose and treat diseases

Sample of radiologist
Radiologists have to take precautions to protect themselves from exposure to radiation.



   
Explanation of sexual function problems (noun)
form: only plural

difficulties in performing intercourse or in producing offspring

Sample of sexual function problems
The need for estimates of the extent of sexual function problems in the general population has become more urgent given recent debates surrounding the identification and definition of "sexual dysfunction," the increased availability of pharmacological interventions, and possible changes in our expectations of what constitutes sexual function and fulfilment.



   
Explanation of staphylococcus (noun)
form plural: staphylococci

bacteria found on the skin and mucus membranes

Sample of staphylococcus
Staphylococcus can cause serious infections in open wounds.
The differential diagnosis of phlegmonous gastritis consits of bacterial infections especially staphylococcus aureus and including tuberculosis.



   
Explanation of palliate (verb)
forms: palliated; palliated; palliating

to ease suffering; to reduce the severity of an illness without curing it

Sample of palliate
If there is no cure for a disease then all efforts should be made to palliate.



   
Explanation of exotoxin (noun)
form plural: exotoxins

a very harmful poison made by a bacterial cell and released to the surroundings

Sample of exotoxin
Diphtheria is caused by a powerful exotoxin.



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