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  Word Explanations propecia, fructose, shake, inguinal, albino, osmotic pressure, mRNA, lump, womb, binary fission


   
Explanation of propecia (noun)
form: no plural

brand name of a product that reduces hair loss in men; it contains finasteride, an antiandrogen used in hormone therapy

Sample of propecia
If you are going bald you should consider using Propecia to halt or even reverse your hair loss.



   
Explanation of fructose (noun)
form plural: fructoses

a type of sugar

Sample of fructose
Fructose is a sugar found in fruits.



   
Explanation of shake (verb)
forms: shook; shaken; shaking

to tremble

Sample of shake
He was shaking from fear.



   
Explanation of inguinal (adjective)
relating to the groin area

Sample of inguinal
The area where the lower abdomen meets the top of the thigh is the inguinal region.



   
Explanation of albino (noun)
form plural: albinos

an organism that is unable to produce melanin and is without pigmentation

Sample of albino
Albino animals are white in color and may have pink eyes.



   
Explanation of osmotic pressure (noun)
form plural: osmotic pressures

is dependent on the amount of dissolved substances in a solution

Sample of osmotic pressure
A cell needs to control its own osmotic pressure or it may swell or burst.
The relationship between osmotic pressure and temperature is analogous to the ideal gas equation.



   
Explanation of mRNA (abbreviation, acronym)
messenger ribose nucleic acid (RNA)

copies of the gene parts that code for different proteins

Sample of mRNA
The mRNA molecules attach to ribosomes to allow protein synthesis to occur.



   
Explanation of lump (noun)
form plural: lumps

a swelling or protuberance

Sample of lump
People often worry that every lump is cancer.



   
Explanation of womb (noun)
form plural: wombs

abdominal organ where the baby develops before birth; uterus

Sample of womb
Hysterectomy is an operation where the womb is removed.



   
Explanation of binary fission (noun)
form: no plural

type of asexual reproduction which leads to splitting of parental cells in two equal parts

Sample of binary fission
Prokaryotes use binary fission as the primary process of cell division involving the replication of a single DNA molecule and the seperation of both the original and replicated DNA molecules in different cells.



  Explain the words propecia, fructose, shake, inguinal, albino, osmotic pressure, mRNA, lump, womb, binary fission

  Preparation book: Medicine: Hereditary fructose intolerance

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