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n. vitamin B complex
(a) series of organic substances; niacin; folic acid and pantothenic acid
(b) drug which affects the central nervous system and cause people to see or experience unusual things outside the range of normal perception
(c) sedative-hypnotic used for the short-term treatment of insomnia
(d) an essential amino acid
 
n. microbiology
(a) a field of science
(b) irregularity
(c) difficulties in performing intercourse or in producing offspring
(d) the period between conception and childbirth
 
n. dioxide
(a) stored power which has the capacity to do work
(b) an eruption on the skin
(c) a compound with 2 oxygen atoms in it
(d) malfunction of the light-sensitive membrane which is part of the eyeball
 
n. chest pain
(a) process where the increase in a product of a reaction leads to a decrease in its rate of production and vice versa
(b) organic substance needed for blood clotting
(c) a prescription drug used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction; generic name: vardenafil
(d) aching in the thorax
 
n. triple bond
(a) three covalent linkages connecting two atoms
(b) a steroid that plays an important part in metabolism
(c) the neurotransmitter used by cholinergic nerves
(d) an error in the method or study design that could affect the results

 

n. missed dosage
(a) condition that is caused when a virus becomes resistant to the drug regimen
(b) prompt treatment or care
(c) an illness where the circulation 'collapses' and the blood pressure drops
(d) an amino acid
 
n. belly
(a) upper abdomen between the ribcage and navel
(b) transformation of an organic compound containing a carbonyl group to an organic compound composed of ethylene and ethanol
(c) area of body below the diaphragm and above the pelvis (informal)
(d) pipe from the back of the nose to the middle ear
 
n. cyst
(a) a membrane lined vesicle or sac
(b) the lowest possible temperature where particles of matter have the smallest amount of energy possible
(c) compound containing 2 elements one of which is a single oxygen
(d) an organism that lives in or on a host organism
 
n. acetylcholine
(a) a bodily fluid that returns from the tissues and organs to the heart via a set of vessels, called veins
(b) the neurotransmitter used by cholinergic nerves
(c) the process by which characteristics pass from generation to generation via the transfer of genes
(d) passage of urine from the bladder outside of the body
 
adj. soporific
(a) induces sleep; sedative
(b) of fat; fatty
(c) able to be changed back
(d) related to organisms converting sunlight into energy

n. vitamin B complex (a) series of organic substances; niacin; folic acid and pantothenic acid
n. microbiology (a) a field of science
n. dioxide (c) a compound with 2 oxygen atoms in it
n. chest pain (d) aching in the thorax
n. triple bond (a) three covalent linkages connecting two atoms
n. missed dosage (a) condition that is caused when a virus becomes resistant to the drug regimen
n. belly (c) area of body below the diaphragm and above the pelvis (informal)
n. cyst (a) a membrane lined vesicle or sac
n. acetylcholine (b) the neurotransmitter used by cholinergic nerves
adj. soporific (a) induces sleep; sedative

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