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| Explanation of sinusitis (noun) form: no plural type of infection or inflammation of membranes Sample of sinusitis Infections such as sinusitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pharyngitis and mumps are another cause, and malignancy or radiotherapy can also cause a dry mouth which leads to halitosis.
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| Explanation of kinase (noun) form: no plural an agent that changes the inactive form of an enzyme to the active form; an enzyme that catalyses the transfer of phosphate groups Sample of kinase A kinase works on proenzymes. The C-terminal cytosolic portion of the human histamine H 2 receptor exhibits several sites at which serines are flanked by basic residues and could therefore be a substrate for protein kinase C.
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| Explanation of agent (noun) form plural: agents a substance that induces a reaction or effect Sample of agent A chemical agent is a substance which is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure or incapacitate people because of its physiological effects.
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| Explanation of HIV protease inhibitor (noun) form plural: hiv protease inhibitors drug that stops or reduces the ability of a virus to proliferate Sample of HIV protease inhibitor The advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), including the use of HIV protease inhibitors (PIs) has significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality of AIDS in HIV infected patients.
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| Explanation of rectum (noun) form plural: recta the last part of the large intestine from the sigmoid colon to the anal canal Sample of rectum Feces are stored in the rectum. At home many people have a personal medication routine such as taking medications orally; inhaling them from a nasal spray; applying them to the skin; putting medicated drops or ointment into the eye; injecting them from a syringe; inserting them in the form of a suppository into the rectum or in the form of a pessary into the vagina.
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| Explanation of chromatin strand (noun) form plural: chromatin strands fibres of DNA joined to proteins Sample of chromatin strand Chromatin is then arranged to form chromosomes.
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| Explanation of imine (noun) form plural: imines molecule derived from ammonia and containing the NH group and a nonacid group Sample of imine An imine is a substance with a nitrogen atom double-bonded to a carbon atom.
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| Explanation of intermembrane space (noun) form plural: intermembrane spaces the gap between the two-layered cellular envelope Sample of intermembrane space The mitochondrion has a double membrane with an intermembrane space.
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| Explanation of necrosis (noun) form: no plural set of irreversible changes in a cell that causes it to die Sample of necrosis Tissue necrosis can occur if the blood supply to that tissue is cut off.
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| Explanation of eustachian tube (noun) form: no plural pipe from the back of the nose to the middle ear Sample of eustachian tube The Eustachian tube helps equalize pressure between the ear and the outside air.
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