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  Word Explanations sleep, mono-, radiology, drive, inter-, coccus, to double-up the dose, isotonic, poison, trachea


   
Explanation of sleep (noun)
form plural: sleeps

the period of closed-eye rest usually taken at night

Sample of sleep
Most people need around 8 hours sleep a night.



   
Explanation of mono- (preffix)
one

Sample of mono-
Monochromatic means something which has only one color.



   
Explanation of radiology (noun)
form plural: radiologies

branch of medicine that uses X-rays to diagnose and treat disease

Sample of radiology
Radiology allows doctors to see inside the body.



   
Explanation of drive (noun)
form plural: drives

urge

Sample of drive
Sadism is not an inherently egoistic drive, rather it is the assertive phase of a drive which may also be submissive even in the same person.



   
Explanation of inter- (preffix)
between

Sample of inter-
Intercellular fluid is fluid that lies between cells.



   
Explanation of coccus (noun)
form plural: cocci

spherical-shaped bacterium

Sample of coccus
Staphylococci are gram-positive cocci.



   
Explanation of to double-up the dose (phrase)
to increase the consumption of a particular drug or medication by two times

Sample of to double-up the dose
If the patient has missed a dose and does not remember until the next day, do not advise the patient to double up the dose.



   
Explanation of isotonic (adjective)
forms: ore isotonic; most isotonic; the most isotonic

having the same composition as the body fluids; having equal tension

Sample of isotonic
Sports drinks often claim to be isotonic.
Gentle lavage with warm isotonic saline (37C) and air was used to clear the entire small intestine of residual contents before instilling 75 g of cholera toxin in 5 ml of isotonic saline for two hours to induce a stable secretory state.



   
Explanation of poison (noun)
form plural: poisons

anything causing damage to the body

Sample of poison
Arsenic is a poison.



   
Explanation of trachea (noun)
form: no plural

'windpipe'; cartilaginous tube that connects the larynx to the bronchi

Sample of trachea
The trachea is usually between 10 and 12 centimetres long.



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