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Description of vitamin D (noun: no plural)
organic substance derived from steroids that is required for bone metabolism

Samples of vitamin D
Deficiency of vitamin D can cause rickets or osteoperosis.



   
Description of tired (adjective: more tired; most tired; the most tired)
weary; lacking energy

Samples of tired
Revision can make you very tired!



   
Description of hypochondria (noun: plural: hypochondrias)
condition where a healthy person worries excessively that they are ill

Samples of hypochondria
Hypochondria may be difficult to treat.
Hypochondria is thought to be a result of repressed emotions and secret fears, and it is far more likely to develop in families where there is a preoccupation with illness, or in people who have a great deal of contact with invalids as children.

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Description of corticosteroids (noun: only plural)
hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex

Samples of corticosteroids
Creams and ointments containing corticosteroids, because of their powerful anti-inflammatory action, can lessen the symptoms considerably but they also have the effect of damping down the body's natural defence and, in theory, could lead to the spread of the infection, with potentially fatal results in a primary attack when there is no natural immunity at all.

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Description of relate to (verb: related to; related to; relating to)
to do with; to be concerned with

Samples of relate to
The degree of health risks relates to some extent to the level of intake; the drugs may affect the foetus directly, or create conditions in which complications are more likely to develop, for example by lowering the birth weight, or affecting the enzymes.



   
Description of triiodothyronine (noun: no plural, (T-3))
hormone made by the thyroid gland

Samples of triiodothyronine
Deficiency of triiodothyronine may cause a hypothyroid state.

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Description of worsen (verb: worsened; worsened; worsening)
to deteriorate

Samples of worsen
Both the trade and budget deficits continued to worsen, while an energy crisis caused by the failure to generate enough electricity and the non-payment of debt for oil to Venezuela, hampered production.



   
Description of snore (verb: snored; snored; snoring)
to make a loud nasal sound during sleep which keeps others awake

Samples of snore
Snoring occurs when the airway collapses intermittently.



   
Description of acetominophen (noun: plural: acetaminophens)
a painkiller

Samples of acetominophen
Acetaminophen is a painkiller.
Granted that psychologists have described a whole taxonomy of memory, procedural and declarative, episodic and semantic, working and reference, should one expect similar underlying biochemical and cellular changes to be involved in each, or would every form of memory have its own special biochemistry?

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Description of cytology (noun: no plural)
the study of cells

Samples of cytology
Cytology is a section of pathology.
Kennel staff are trained in the use of ultrasound, artificial insemination, cytology (testing to assess a bitch's optimum conception time), as well as supervising the matings themselves.



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