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  Word Descriptions vitamin E, cranium, abnormality, bleeding disorder, pinocytosis, fermium, pellagra, auditory, detritus, drug


   
Description of vitamin E (noun: no plural)
tocopherol

Samples of vitamin E
Vitamin E is fat soluble.



   
Description of cranium (noun: no plural)
skull bone

Samples of cranium
The cranium protects the brain.
In practice many laboratories use two electrodes on the scalp, one at the vertex (midway centrally between the bridge of the nose and the inion, or bony bump at the base of the cranium), and one frontally, about two centimetres behind the hairline.



   
Description of abnormality (noun: plural: abnormalities)
irregularity

Samples of abnormality
Sympathetic stimulation (mainly left) caused by physical or emotional stress could periodically increase the amplitude of EADs that were present because of the intrinsic repolarisation abnormality, so that they reach threshold and provoke ventricular tachyarrhythmias.



   
Description of bleeding disorder (noun: plural: bleeding disorders)
coagulopathy

Samples of bleeding disorder
A bleeding disorder is an acquired or inherited tendency to bleed excessively.



   
Description of pinocytosis (noun)
process where liquid is taken into the cell within vesicles

Samples of pinocytosis
During pinocytosis small vesicles form out of the plasma membrane and carry liquid into the cell from outside.



   
Description of fermium (noun: no plural)
metallic element of the actinide series with chemical symbol Fm

Samples of fermium
Fermium is a radioactive element in the periodic table.



   
Description of pellagra (noun: no plural)
illness due to nicotinic acid deficiency

Samples of pellagra
Pellagra causes skin changes; diarrhea and nervous problems.



   
Description of auditory (adjective)
relating to hearing

Samples of auditory
The auditory canals are the internal and external passages in the ear that help us hear.



   
Description of detritus (noun: plural: detritus)
rubbish produced when something degrades

Samples of detritus
Bacteria decompose detritus.
At the other end of the scale there are the particle feeders , static animals such as burrowing marine worms and other bottom-dwelling aquatic creatures that simply sit and sift the plentiful detritus that sinks to the bed of seas and lakes.



   
Description of drug (noun: plural: drugs)
a substance that has an effect on the body

Samples of drug
Acetaminophen is an example of a drug.



  Determinations of the words vitamin E, cranium, abnormality, bleeding disorder, pinocytosis, fermium, pellagra, auditory, detritus, drug

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