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| Explanation of arthritis (noun) form: no plural inflammation of a joint or joints Sample of arthritis If alcohol is taken with sleeping tablets and painkillers, excessive drowsiness can result, and severe stomach upsets can be caused when alcohol is taken with drugs used for arthritis.
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| Explanation of sexual stimulation (noun) form: no plural emotional and physical state in which a person wants to engage in intercourse Sample of sexual stimulation As is usual among deviations, most men and a good many women have some fetish object or objects which provide them with sexual stimulation and can increase the enjoyment of sexual activity.
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| Explanation of FDA (abbreviation, acronym) Food and Drug Administration a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products Sample of FDA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has committed itself to reforms that will speed up the approval of drugs and reduce development costs.
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| Explanation of messenger RNA (noun) form plural: messenger RNAs copies of the gene parts that code for different proteins Sample of messenger RNA The messenger RNA molecules attach to ribosomes to allow protein synthesis to occur.
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| Explanation of labia (noun) form plural: labiae the external folds of tissue that surround the vagina Sample of labia The labia are composed of the labia minora and the labia majora.
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| Explanation of elongation (noun) form: no plural process in polypeptide synthesis of increasing in length Sample of elongation Elongation is an energy-requiring stage of the polypeptide synthesis being mediated by enzymes.
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| Explanation of rough endoplasmic reticulum (noun) form plural: rough endoplasmic reticulums series of membranes covered with ribosomes that make proteins Sample of rough endoplasmic reticulum Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ribosomes on its surface whereas smooth endoplasmic reticulum does not.
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| Explanation of spasm (noun) form plural: spasms painful and prolonged muscular contraction; a bout (of pain) Sample of spasm The patient was having intermittent painful spasms.
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| Explanation of leucocyte (noun) form plural: leucocytes white blood cell with an immune role found in the lymphatic system Sample of leucocyte Another name for leucocytes is lymphocytes.
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| Explanation of surfactant (noun) form plural: surfactants lipoprotein agent with a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part Sample of surfactant Surfactants lower the surface tension of a liquid such as water. The aqueous micelles comprising droplets of 1-octanol stabilised by octanoate (surfactant is generated upon addition of sodium permanganate, which oxidises the alcohol to give the salt), could have biological relevance, because these may have been among the first prebiotic structures able to self-replicate.
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