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  Word Explanations panic, pharmacist, trauma, X-linked disease, motor neuron, scrotal sac, endocytosis, addition reaction, alkaloid, inert


   
Explanation of panic (verb)
forms: panicked; panicked; panicking

to react with extreme fear or anxiety to a situation

Sample of panic
He was panicking when he arrived at the hospital.



   
Explanation of pharmacist (noun)
form plural: pharmacists

person who sells drugs and medications

Sample of pharmacist
The traditional careers of doctor, dentist, lawyer, solicitor, accountant, actuary, vet, structural engineer and pharmacist are united by the certainty that their salaries will continue to rise steadily until they reach the top of their professions.



   
Explanation of trauma (noun)
form plural: traumata

a physical injury or accident inflicting pain

Sample of trauma
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a major cause of trauma.



   
Explanation of X-linked disease (noun)
form plural: X linked diseases

characteristic that is controlled by a gene carried on the X chromosome

Sample of X-linked disease
Hemophilia is an X-linked disease.



   
Explanation of motor neuron (noun)
form plural: motor neurons

nerve cell that conducts messages from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles

Sample of motor neuron
Motor neurons are also called efferent neurons as they carry messages to effector cells.



   
Explanation of scrotal sac (noun)
form plural: scrotal sacs

one of 2 bags of skin hanging behind the penis in the male

Sample of scrotal sac
The testes lie inside the scrotal sacs.



   
Explanation of endocytosis (noun)
form: no plural

process where substances are taken into a cell

Sample of endocytosis
Phagocytosis is an example of endocytosis.



   
Explanation of addition reaction (noun)
form plural: addition reactions

process in which two molecules join to form a single compound

Sample of addition reaction
Addition reactions occur typically with unsaturated compounds.



   
Explanation of alkaloid (noun)
form plural: alkaloids

organic substances that contain nitrogen

Sample of alkaloid
Alkaloids are found mostly in plants.



   
Explanation of inert (adjective)
chemically unreactive

Sample of inert
The noble gases are inert gases.
The inert gas argon is added to help to start the discharge because the vapour pressure of the mercury is very low.



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