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| 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
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Description of extensor (noun: plural: extensors) muscle that straightens out a limb or joint Samples of extensor The quadriceps muscle extends the knee.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Description of gene (noun: plural: genes) control characteristics of the plant Samples of gene Genes are passed on in chromosomes.
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