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Description of acne (noun: no plural)
a disorder where the sebaceous glands become blocked causing pimples

Samples of acne
Acne is common in adolescents on the face.



   
Description of tumor (noun: also: tumour; plural: tumors or tumours)
an abnormal production of new tissue that has no purpose

Samples of tumor
The potential advantage of early treatment in asymptomatic patients with advanced colorectal cancer seems to have been confirmed by a trial from the Nordic Gastrointestinal Tumor Adjuvant Therapy Group.



   
Description of electrode (noun: plural: electrodes)
the piece of conducting material through which an electric current enters and leaves a liquid or gas

Samples of electrode
Electrodes are usually made of metal or carbon.



   
Description of nitrate medication (noun: plural: nitrate medications)
drug that contains salt or ester of nitric acid

Samples of nitrate medication
Be aware that if you take any nitrate drug such as nitrate medication for heart disease, nitroglycerine for angina, or the party drug, amyl nitrate ("poppers"), you should not use erection drugs such as Viagra, Levitra or Cialis.

Determination of nitrate medication
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Description of adrenaline (noun: no plural)
epinephrine

Samples of adrenaline
The release of adrenaline triggers the "flight or fight" reaction.



   
Description of motor neuron (noun: plural: motor neurons)
nerve cell that conducts messages from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles

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

Determination of motor neuron
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Description of golgi body (noun: plural: golgi bodies)
stacks of membranous vesicles that modify; package and sort proteins to other organelles

Samples of golgi body
The golgi body is a protein-processing apparatus.



   
Description of obstetrician (noun: plural: obstetricians)
doctor who is a specialist in conception, pregnancy and childbirth

Samples of obstetrician
For the mother who finds breast feeding terribly difficult and there are so many of these -- the solemn pronouncements she will hear from her own parents and from health visitors, obstetricians and other professional people can lead to real emotional and mental suffering.

Determination of obstetrician
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Description of major (adjective)
great; big; important

Samples of major
Enzymes play a major role in biochemical processes.



   
Description of drive (noun: plural: drives)
urge

Samples of drive
Sadism is not an inherently egoistic drive, rather it is the assertive phase of a drive which may also be submissive even in the same person.



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