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  Word Explanations wart, dizziness, gene, nucleoside, streptococcus, malaise, uses, rigid, ideal, vaccination


   
Explanation of wart (noun)
form plural: warts

small skin growth common on the hands of children

Sample of wart
Warts are contagious as they are caused by a virus.



   
Explanation of dizziness (noun)
form: no plural

light-headedness

Sample of dizziness
As well as causing annoyance by making hair and clothes smell unpleasant, involuntary smoke exposure can cause symptoms such as eye irritation, headache, cough, sore throat, dizziness and nausea and produces small but measurable changes in the air passages in the lungs of otherwise healthy adults.



   
Explanation of gene (noun)
form plural: genes

control characteristics of the plant

Sample of gene
Genes are passed on in chromosomes.



   
Explanation of nucleoside (noun)
form plural: nucleosides

compound containing a nitrogenous base (purine or pyrimidine) and a sugar

Sample of nucleoside
Removal of the phosphate group from a nucleotide creates a nucleoside.



   
Explanation of streptococcus (noun)
form plural: streptococci

bacteria which causes respiratory tract infections and wound infections

Sample of streptococcus
Streptococci may be killed by penicillins.



   
Explanation of malaise (noun)
form: no plural

a feeling of being generally unwell but without specific symptoms

Sample of malaise
General malaise may be a symptom of disease.
Primary infection with HIV-1 may cause an acute viral syndrome with symptoms varying from mild fever, malaise, headaches, and maculopapular rash to more severe symptoms like aseptic meningoencephalitis and even oesophageal candidiasis.



   
Explanation of uses (noun)
form: only plural

cases in which a specific medication should be applied

Sample of uses
The major sources of ionizing radiation arising from human technological developments include medical uses of radiation, nuclear explosions, and power generation from nuclear fission.



   
Explanation of rigid (adjective)
forms: more rigid; most rigid; the most rigid

stiff; very hard

Sample of rigid
When you die your body becomes rigid (rigor mortis).



   
Explanation of ideal (adjective)
forms: more ideal; most ideal

perfect

Sample of ideal
An ideal exam situation is when you can answer all the questions!



   
Explanation of vaccination (noun)
form plural: vaccinations

act of making unsusceptible to disease by inoculating

Sample of vaccination
Mass vaccination programs have been set up to protect public health.
Smallpox vaccination was being used centuries before Edward Jenner, and many modern drugs (such as atropine, digitalis and reserpine) have been derived from folk remedies.



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