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Explanation of allergy (noun)
form plural: allergies

hypersensitivity reaction

Sample of allergy
People who are especially at risk include those who are unable to move, perhaps because of a stroke, those with contracted limbs which could be a result of an arthritic condition, people with a known skin condition or allergy and those who are debilitated or undernourished, where there is little flesh between the skin and the bone.



   
Explanation of oncology (noun)
form: no plural

branch of medicine that concerns cancer

Sample of oncology
In general, oncology is the term denoting the "medical" science of cancer.



   
Explanation of intestine (noun)
form plural: intestines

the gut; alimentary canal

Sample of intestine
The intestine is a long, coiled tube in the abdomen.



   
Explanation of hypochondria (noun)
form plural: hypochondrias

condition where a healthy person worries excessively that they are ill

Sample of hypochondria
Hypochondria may be difficult to treat.
Hypochondria is thought to be a result of repressed emotions and secret fears, and it is far more likely to develop in families where there is a preoccupation with illness, or in people who have a great deal of contact with invalids as children.



   
Explanation of formaldehyde (noun)
form plural: formaldehydes

a fixative; a preservative

Sample of formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is used to preserve specimens e.g. a body for dissection.



   
Explanation of nitroglycerin (noun)
forms also: nitroglycerine; no plural

substance that is medically as a vasodilator; brand names: Nitrospan, Nitrostat

Sample of nitroglycerin
Many would hesitate to use vasopressin in view of the high incidence of ischaemic heart disease in this age group, but it may be combined with nitroglycerin when the harmful vasconstrictor side effects are less common.



   
Explanation of azole antifungal (noun)
form plural: azole antifungals

generic name for drugs that are used to treat fungus infections; brand names: Diflucan, Nizoral or Sporanox

Sample of azole antifungal
The azole antifungal agents have five-membered organic rings that contain either two or three nitrogen molecules (the imidazoles and the triazoles respectively).



   
Explanation of multiply (verb)
forms: multiplied; multiplied; multiplying

to increase in quantity

Sample of multiply
Microorganisms multiply rapidly under certain conditions.



   
Explanation of urea (noun)
form: no plural

a waste product made when amino acids are broken down

Sample of urea
Urea is made in the liver and excreted in the urine.



   
Explanation of aliphatic (adjective)
related to a group of organic molecules in which the carbon atoms are linked in open chains

Sample of aliphatic
'Aliphatic' describes all substances being not aromatic and therefore having no stable ring system.



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