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Description of blood pressure (noun: no plural)
the force within the cardiovascular system

Samples of blood pressure
The causes of high blood pressure, or hypertension, and of clotting, or thrombosis, are still obscure, in spite of the mountains of evidence accumulated about the mechanisms by which the blood pressure may be raised or the blood may clot.

Determination of blood pressure
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Description of magnesium oxide (noun: plural: magnesium oxides)
a heat-resistant; white powder with the chemical symbol MgO

Samples of magnesium oxide
Magnesium oxide is used as a medicine to calm the stomach.

Determination of magnesium oxide
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Description of myelin sheath (noun: no plural)
this is a layer of Schwann cells which covers the nerve axon

Samples of myelin sheath
The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator.

Determination of myelin sheath
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Description of temperature (noun: plural: temperatures)
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment

Samples of temperature
Normal temperature is around 98.4 degrees Fahrenheit in a human.

Determination of temperature
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Description of respiratory (adjective)
relating to the breathing

Samples of respiratory
He had a respiratory arrest and died.
Smoking crack during pregnancy can cause low birth-weight, respiratory problems and premature labour.

Determination of respiratory
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Description of side reaction (noun: plural: side reactions)
a response which creates an unwanted product other than the main product

Samples of side reaction
The unwanted product made in a side reaction is called a byproduct.

Determination of side reaction
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Description of delayed (adjective: more delayed; most delayed; the most delayed)
held up; put off to a later time

Samples of delayed
Delayed puberty can be the result of a hormonal imbalance.



   
Description of male (adjective)
relating to the masculine gender

Samples of male
Male reproductive cells are called sperm cells.



   
Description of molecule (noun: plural: molecules)
two or more atoms of the same or different elements that unite because of Van der Waal's forces

Samples of molecule
The hydrogen molecule is very small compared to a molecule of DNA.



   
Description of entropy (noun: plural: entropies)
a disordered energy state where no work can be done

Samples of entropy
The second law of thermodynamics says that the entropy of the universe is always increasing.
The law states that if a physical system is thermally isolated (that is, if no heat enters or leaves the system), the thermodynamic quantity known as entropy must increase or stay constant.



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