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| Description of mental illness (noun: plural: mental illnesses) disorder of the mind where thought and/or behavior are abnormal and cause distress Samples of mental illness Schizophrenia is a mental illness.
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| Description of enzyme (noun) protein that is produced by cells and catalyzes specific biochemical reactions Samples of enzyme The activation molecule is an enzyme called "tyrosine kinase" and in both individuals this molecule was not functioning properly because they had inherited a faulty kinase gene.
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| Description of male (noun: plural: males) a man Samples of male He is a 75-year old Caucasian male.
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| Description of quadriceps (noun: no plural) large muscle of the thigh Samples of quadriceps The quadriceps extends the leg.
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| Description of sick (adjective: sicker; sickest; the sickest) unwell; opposite of healthy Samples of sick People go into hospital when they are sick.
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| Description of grieve (verb: grieved; grieved; grieving) to experience the emotional effects of a loss Samples of grieve She was finding it difficult to grieve for her father.
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| Description of circulatory shock (noun: no plural) an illness where the circulation 'collapses' and the blood pressure drops Samples of circulatory shock Some bacterial infections can cause circulatory shock.
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| Description of aggravate (verb: aggravated; aggravated; aggravating) to make worse; to worsen Samples of aggravate Decaffeinated coffee is now widely available as beans or as instant coffee and is suitable for drinking by children and insomniacs and by people with heart conditions and high blood pressure, where caffeine can aggravate the symptoms.
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| Description of alpha helix (noun: plural: alpha helices) secondary structure of a protein where the polypeptide chain has formed spirals Samples of alpha helix The folds in the alpha helix are generally held together by hydrogen bonds.
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| Description of metamorphosis (noun: plural: metamorphoses) change in the form of an organism that occurs during development Samples of metamorphosis Larvae undergo metamorphosis to become butterflies.
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