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Definition of arthritis (noun)
form: no plural

inflammation of a joint or joints

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If alcohol is taken with sleeping tablets and painkillers, excessive drowsiness can result, and severe stomach upsets can be caused when alcohol is taken with drugs used for arthritis.

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Definition of myopia (noun)
form: no plural

shortsightedness

Examples
Someone who has myopia can clearly see close objects but not distant objects.

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Definition of FDA (abbreviation, acronym)
Food and Drug Administration

a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has committed itself to reforms that will speed up the approval of drugs and reduce development costs.

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Definition of not applicable (phrase)
describes information that can be ignored

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The spreading technique is not applicable to cells once they reach the metaphase stage.

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Definition of hydrophilic (adjective)
having an affinity with water; readily absorbing water

Examples
A phospholipid molecule has a hydrophilic end a hydrophobic end.
Acids are hydrophilic because they are soluble in water.

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Definition of reflex (noun)
form plural: reflexes

an involuntary action; an automatic response

Examples
There is a knee reflex that is often tested by doctors.

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Definition of limit alcohol intake (phrase)
forms: limited alcohol intake; limited alcohol intake; limiting alcohol intake

to reduce the consumption of spirituous beverages

Examples
The literature regarding foetal alcohol syndrome will not be addressed in the present paper, but it is important to note that there are well documented recommendations to restrict or limit alcohol intake during pregnancy.

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Definition of racemic (adjective)
relating to a molecule containing equal quantities of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms and therefore not rotating the plane of incident polarized light

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A racemic mixture refers to a mixture if equal concentrations of both enantiomers.

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Definition of dissolve (verb)
forms: dissolved; dissolved; dissolving

to mix into something to form a solution

Examples
Salt and sugar dissolve in water.

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Definition of decrease (noun)
form: no plural

reduction

Examples
A decrease in tissue type plasminogen activator concentrations, as found in human colon carcinomas, could only be shown in carcinomas of columnar epithelium origin but not in squamous cell carcinomas of the oesophagus.

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