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| Explanation of lecithin (noun) form: no plural phosphatidylcholine; phospholipid formed from phosphatidic acid and choline Sample of lecithin Lecithin is a structural component found in cell membranes.
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| Explanation of leukemia (noun) forms plural: leukemias, singular: leukaemia or leucaemia type of blood cancer which is characterized by rapid growth of white blood cells Sample of leukemia There are many types of leukemias that typically affect different age groups of the population.
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| Explanation of gastric (adjective) relating to the stomach Sample of gastric He had gastric pain and was found to have a gastric ulcer. Most patients clinically suspected of dumping or diarrhoea after having a vagotomy or gastrectomy did indeed exhibit abnormally rapid gastric emptying.
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| Explanation of hydrophobic (adjective) forms: more hydrophobic; most hydrophobic; less hydrophobic; least hydrophobic water-hating; unable of dissolving in water Sample of hydrophobic Hydrophobic interactions occur between non-polar molecules e.g. water and oil. Hydrophobic parts of a cell membrane consisting of a bilayer with proteins are arranged at the inferior surface of the membrane. For example, we have synthesised film physisorbable phosphorylcholine containing polymers for coating hydrophobic surfaces such as PVC, polyethylene, polypropylene, etc.
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| Explanation of cyto- (preffix) cell Sample of cyto- The cytoplasm is all the cell contents apart from the nucleus.
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| Explanation of paralyze (verb) forms: paralyzed; paralyzed; paralyzing to stop something being able to move Sample of paralyze At the age of 40 he was paralyzed from the waist down.
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| Explanation of progestogen (noun) form plural: progestogens any steroid hormone with an action similar to female sex hormone Sample of progestogen Artificial progestogens are used in the contraceptive pill.
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| Explanation of carrier-mediated active transport (noun) process in which substances are moved across a cell membrane from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration Sample of carrier-mediated active transport Carrier-mediated active transport requires energy such as ATP.
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| Explanation of cytochrome (noun) form plural: cytochromes protein that contains iron and acts as an electron and hydrogen acceptor for cellular energy processes Sample of cytochrome FAD and NAD are cytochromes. Hubel and his colleagues had studied the visual cortex of the rhesus monkey for many years without observing these cells and it was only when the cytochrome oxidase blobs had been demonstrated consistently and they started to look for receptive-field properties within them that they obtained these surprising results.
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| Explanation of deamination (noun) form: no plural removal of an amino group (NH2) from an organic molecule Sample of deamination In the liver amino acids are transformed during the process called deamination.
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