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| Explanation of impotence (noun) form: no plural inability to get and maintain erections Sample of impotence While suffering from a temporary bout of impotence in my early twenties, I considered all the possible remedies (from exotic aphrodisiacs to penile splints) before paying a visit to my local GP, who consulted some weighty medical tome before advising me to avoid wearing excessively tight trousers.
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| Explanation of myopia (noun) form: no plural shortsightedness Sample of myopia Someone who has myopia can clearly see close objects but not distant objects.
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| Explanation of glycerol (noun) form: no plural one of the building blocks of fats; an alcohol with three carbons and three hydroxyl groups Sample of glycerol Fat is broken down into fatty acids and glycerol. Fats contain glycerol and fatty acids.
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| Explanation of paralysis (noun) inability to move or act Sample of paralysis The accident left him with a paralysis of the lower body.
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| Explanation of filtrate (noun) form plural: filtrates the solid that is separated from a solution Sample of filtrate Another name for the filtrate is the residue.
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| Explanation of enzyme specificity (noun) form plural: enzyme specificities the tendency of biological catalysts to catalyze one or few reactions Sample of enzyme specificity Sucrase and urease illustrate the phenomenon of enzyme specificity.
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| Explanation of valency theory (noun) form plural: valency theories idea that explains chemical bonding as an effect of the outer shell electrons Sample of valency theory The valency theory helps to explain all types of chemical bonding.
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| Explanation of ileum (noun) form: ileums part of the small intestine Sample of ileum The ileum joins the jejunum to the cecum.
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| Explanation of ureter (noun) form plural: ureters tube connecting the kidney to the bladder Sample of ureter The ureters are shorter in the female than the male. The very closeness of the anus to the external sexual parts might suggest connection while the penis, serving the dual purposes of sex and urination, and the similar contiguity of the ureter and vaginal opening, undoubtedly affect the outlook of most children and many adults.
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| Explanation of Huntington's Chorea (noun) form: no plural inherited disorder caused by a single gene defect, which is dominantly inherited Sample of Huntington's Chorea Huntington's chorea usually appears in early middle age.
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