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  Word Descriptions spinal cord, macular, radiology, dependent diabetes, milli-, chemotaxis, advised, pleural, sample, anterior


   
Description of spinal cord (noun: plural: spinal cords)
nervous tissue contained in the linked vertebra of the back

Samples of spinal cord
The spinal cord is protected by the bony skeleton.



   
Description of macular (adjective)
relating to a region of the retina

Samples of macular
Macular degeneration can cause blindness.



   
Description of radiology (noun: plural: radiologies)
branch of medicine that uses X-rays to diagnose and treat disease

Samples of radiology
Radiology allows doctors to see inside the body.



   
Description of dependent diabetes (noun: no plural)
diabetic illness that can only be managed using insulin injections; usually affecting young people

Samples of dependent diabetes
Insulin dependent diabetes is also called type 1 diabetes.



   
Description of milli- (preffix)
one thousandth part

Samples of milli-
A millimeter is a thousandth part of a meter.



   
Description of chemotaxis (noun)
cell movement to or away from a chemical which is able to attract or repel the cell

Samples of chemotaxis
Chemotaxis is an important cellular response.



   
Description of advised (adjective: advised; more advised; most advised; less advised; least advised)
well-thought through; well-prepared; informed

Samples of advised
The clinical approach to family planning in which medical staff advised upon and provided services at the hospital was replaced by an extension approach in which a vast array of extension agents and network of services in the countryside was set up, using many techniques of marketing and advertising adapted to the Indian context.



   
Description of pleural (adjective)
relating to athin serous membrane that covers the lung

Samples of pleural
The pleural cavity is the potential space between the pleural membranes.



   
Description of sample (verb: sampled; sampled; sampling)
to take a representative part or portion; to taste something

Samples of sample
A sample of tissue was taken for analysis.



   
Description of anterior (noun: plural: anteriors)
front tooth

Samples of anterior
At the anterior end of the embryo where the brain will form the folds are well separated with a broad area between them, but the folds run close together towards the rear end.



  Determinations of the words spinal cord, macular, radiology, dependent diabetes, milli-, chemotaxis, advised, pleural, sample, anterior

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