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  Word Descriptions finasteride, underweight, blood flow, synapse, extensor, carotene, hemopoiesis, salivary amylase, epidemic, gene


   
Description of finasteride (noun: no plural)
an inhibitor applied in hormone therapy to block the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone

Samples of finasteride
Finasteride is a competitive inhibitor of 5 alpha-reductase enzyme, and is used for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia



   
Description of underweight (adjective: more underweight; most underweight; the most underweight)
scraggy; scrawny; skinny

Samples of underweight
An underweight person has a low body mass index.



   
Description of blood flow (noun: no plural)
process that describes the movement of body fluids through the veins and arteries

Samples of blood flow
It is true that we cannot observe or measure directly mental processes taking place in the brain in the way that we can measure, say, blood flow via a brain scanner.



   
Description of synapse (noun: plural: synapses)
junction between the end of a nerve and another type of excitable cell

Samples of synapse
Many drugs act at the synapse to alter the function or release of neurotransmitters.



   
Description of extensor (noun: plural: extensors)
muscle that straightens out a limb or joint

Samples of extensor
The quadriceps muscle extends the knee.



   
Description of carotene (noun: plural: carotenes)
highly colored pigments (yellow to red) found in vegetables

Samples of carotene
Vitamin A can be produced in the body from consuming carotene.



   
Description of hemopoiesis (noun: no plural)
the process by which blood cells are made

Samples of hemopoiesis
Hemopoiesis occurs in the liver, bone marrow, spleen and thymus.



   
Description of salivary amylase (noun: no plural)
enzyme hydrolyzing starch into sugar

Samples of salivary amylase
Saliva consists of salivary amylase which hydrolyzes only a small amount of food, since it only occurs in the mouth.



   
Description of epidemic (noun: plural: epidemics)
an outbreak of an infectious disease

Samples of epidemic
Contagious diseases often cause epidemics.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 10-;12 million people, including children, have become infected with HIV worldwide since the beginning of the epidemic.



   
Description of gene (noun: plural: genes)
control characteristics of the plant

Samples of gene
Genes are passed on in chromosomes.



  Determinations of the words finasteride, underweight, blood flow, synapse, extensor, carotene, hemopoiesis, salivary amylase, epidemic, gene

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