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Meaning of heartburn, zinc, alertness, galactose, two-dimensional, ribonucleic acid RNA, poisonous, fungus, carboxyl group, cardiothoracic

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Meaning of heartburn (noun)
form: no plural

burning pain the chest area due to reflux of stomach acid; indigestion

Example
Eating too much or too quickly may cause heartburn.
Gastro-intestinal disorders including indigestion, heartburn, and constipation, may be more difficult to asses in an obese individual, as the information obtained from a medical examination may be limited.

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Meaning of zinc (noun)
form: no plural

a metal showing few properties of the transition metals

Example
Zinc is used to coat iron to stop it rusting.

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Meaning of alertness (noun)
form: no plural

carefulness; vigilance; watchfulness

Example
If a raised body temperature promotes alertness and staves off feelings of fatigue, high body temperatures are obviously disadvantageous when we wish to get to sleep.

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Meaning of galactose (noun)
form: no plural

a simple sugar that is converted to glucose in the liver

Example
The milk sugar lactose contains galactose.

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Meaning of two-dimensional (adjective)
forms: more two-dimensional; most two-dimensional; the most two-dimensional

having length and width

Example
Two dimensional views do not give a dimension of volume.
Although the limb is three-dimensional I will treat it as if it were two-dimensional and only consider position with respect to two axes, the anteroposterior axis which runs across the limb from digit 2 to digit 4, and the long, or proximo-distal axis, which runs from the shoulder to the tip of the digits.

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Meaning of ribonucleic acid RNA (noun)
form plural: ribonucleic acids

part of the cell center that codes for protein synthesis

Example
RNA is a component of viral genes.

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Meaning of poisonous (adjective)
forms: more poisonous; most poisonous; the most poisonous

toxic

Example
Mercury is a poisonous substance.

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Meaning of fungus (noun)
form plural: fungi

organism that reproduces by sporing; e.g. a mushroom

Example
Have you heard the one about the mushroom? What a fun-gi (fun guy) he is!
Fungi absorb food whereas animals ingest it.

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Meaning of carboxyl group (noun)
form plural: carboxyl groups

denoted by -COOH

Example
Carboxyl groups are present in all fatty acids.

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Meaning of cardiothoracic (adjective)
relating to the heart and chest region

Example
Cardiothoracics is a branch of medicine.

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