
Explanation of biotin (noun) form plural: biotins part of the vitamin B complex
Sample of biotin Biotin is found in eggs and yeast.
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Explanation of hysterectomy (noun) form plural: hysterectomies a surgical operation where the womb is removed
Sample of hysterectomy Hysterectomy may be performed for cancer of the uterus. The average age of menopause in those who had not had a hysterectomy was 48 years (range 42 to 59) and they were 5 years (mean; range 1 to 18) postmenopausal at the time of the study.
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Explanation of gas (noun) form plural: gases a substance which exists in a vapor form at room temperature (neither a liquid nor a solid)
Sample of gas Examples of gases include oxygen, hydrogen and helium.
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Explanation of patella (noun) form plural: patellae knee cap
Sample of patella The patella is very mobile.
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Explanation of freezing point (noun) form plural: freezing points temperature at which a liquid turns to a solid at a particular pressure
Sample of freezing point The freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Explanation of cerebral infarction (noun) form: no plural the death of brain tissue due to inadequate blood flow
Sample of cerebral infarction The patient suffered a cerebral infarction and was paralyzed. The triggering event in myocardial or cerebral infarction is not the atherosclerotic lesion of the blood vessel wall but the obstruction of the artery by a thrombus.
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Explanation of rib cage (noun) form plural: ribcages the bony cavity of the chest formed by the costa and sternum
Sample of rib cage The rib cage protects the lungs and heart.
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Explanation of lysis (noun) form plural: lyses disintegration; destruction
Sample of lysis Lysosomes play a role in cell and organelle lysis. In addition to antibiotics, it should be recognised that enzymes are microbial products which could also be involved in the biocontrol action, for example, by causing the lysis of the cell walls of pathogens during the phenomenon of mycoparasitism.
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Explanation of facilitated diffusion (noun) form: no plural passive process where a carrier protein helps a molecule such as glucose move through the plasma membrane
Sample of facilitated diffusion Facilitated diffusion does not require energy.
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Explanation of secondary structure (noun) form plural: secondary structures the coiling of the peptide chains in a protein in specific ways
Sample of secondary structure The secondary structure of a protein sheet may be that of an alpha helix or a beta pleated sheet.
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