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  Word Descriptions estrogen, itraconazole, hemoglobin, chest pain, poly-, endoplasmic reticulum, sulfur, taste, vaccine, hoarse


   
Description of estrogen (noun: plural: estrogens)
female sex hormone

Samples of estrogen
Estrogen is a steroid that is important for the development and function of the female reproductive system.



   
Description of itraconazole (noun: plural: itraconazoles)
generic name for an oral antifungal drug that is used to treat fungal nail disease; brand name: Sporanox

Samples of itraconazole
Serum concentrations should also be assayed in all patients receiving vancomycin, flucytosine, or cycloserine; neonates and perhaps those under 4 years old receiving chloramphenicol; those with severe sepsis receiving teicoplanin; and patients receiving prophylactic itraconazole.



   
Description of hemoglobin (noun: no plural)
a chemical that carries oxygen in red blood cells

Samples of hemoglobin
Hemoglobin and oxygen combine in the lungs to form oxyhemoglobin.



   
Description of chest pain (noun: plural: chest pains)
aching in the thorax

Samples of chest pain
Now that ambulatory manometry has become available, it is necessary to identify these patterns if perfectly normal esophageal migrating motor complex activity is not to be interpreted as a sign of esophageal motility disorders or as a cause of esophageal chest pain.



   
Description of poly- (preffix)
many

Samples of poly-
A polymer has many different monomers joined together.



   
Description of endoplasmic reticulum (noun: plural: endoplasmic reticulums)
network of membranes spread throughout the cytoplasm that produce membrane lipids and proteins

Samples of endoplasmic reticulum
The endoplasmic reticulum consists of smooth and rough parts.



   
Description of sulfur (noun: no plural)
chemical element with the symbol S

Samples of sulfur
Sulfur makes up most proteins.



   
Description of taste (verb: tasted; tasted; tasting)
to try the flavor of something by putting it on the tongue

Samples of taste
Most medicines don't taste very nice!



   
Description of vaccine (noun: plural: vaccines)
a substance used clinically for the immunization of a recipient against an infectious agent; immunogen that contains a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells; it is injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

Samples of vaccine
The first vaccine created was against smallpox.
Even if the money and the knowledge were available to produce a vaccine for mass immunisation, public opinion could still determine whether genetically engineered viruses will treat HIV in the future.



   
Description of hoarse (adjective)
refers to a voice that is croaky and unable to produce a full range of sound

Samples of hoarse
A symptom of laryngitis is a hoarse voice.



  Determinations of the words estrogen, itraconazole, hemoglobin, chest pain, poly-, endoplasmic reticulum, sulfur, taste, vaccine, hoarse

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