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  Word Descriptions propecia, chromium, cystic fibrosis, peripheral, eardrum, external genitalia, plasmodesma, neutron, facilitated diffusion, minimum


   
Description of propecia (noun: no plural)
brand name of a product that reduces hair loss in men; it contains finasteride, an antiandrogen used in hormone therapy

Samples of propecia
If you are going bald you should consider using Propecia to halt or even reverse your hair loss.



   
Description of chromium (noun: no plural)
Group 2 metallic element

Samples of chromium
Chromium is used to make alloys and steel.



   
Description of cystic fibrosis (noun: no plural)
a hereditary disease that mainly affects the lungs and digestive system

Samples of cystic fibrosis
Patients with cystic fibrosis have a reduced lifespan.
Intestinal motility disturbances with prolonged intestinal transit times are well described in patients with cystic fibrosis and may predispose to the development of small bowel bacterial overgrowth, bacterial dehydroxylation and deconjugation of bile acids, decreased bile salt solubility, diminished intestinal bile acid absorption, and excessive faecal bile acid loss.



   
Description of peripheral (adjective)
relating to the outside; the edge

Samples of peripheral
His peripheral vision was poor which meant he couldn't see objects to the side of him.



   
Description of eardrum (noun: plural: eardrums)
tympanic membrane; membrane separating the middle part of the hearing organ from the outer part

Samples of eardrum
The eardrum transmits sound vibrations to the three ear bones (ossicles).



   
Description of external genitalia (noun: only plural)
reproductive organs protruding from the bodies

Samples of external genitalia
The female external genitalia consist of the vulva: the urethral opening, the vaginal orifice, and the clitoris.



   
Description of plasmodesma (noun: plural: plasmodesmata)
a channel in plant cells that connects the cytoplasm of two nearby cells

Samples of plasmodesma
The plasmodesmata allow small substances to pass between cells.
Although plants lack any structures comparable to animal nerves, cells in a plant tissue are linked by plasmodesmata that have solute permeabilities and electrical conductivities nearly identical to those of gap junctions in animal tissues.



   
Description of neutron (noun: plural: neutrons)
uncharged particle found in the nucleus of the atom

Samples of neutron
Protons and neutrons have similar masses.



   
Description of facilitated diffusion (noun: no plural)
passive process where a carrier protein helps a molecule such as glucose move through the plasma membrane

Samples of facilitated diffusion
Facilitated diffusion does not require energy.



   
Description of minimum (noun: plural: minimums)
the smallest or lowest possible

Samples of minimum
Antibiotics should be given for the minimum time possible.



  Determinations of the words propecia, chromium, cystic fibrosis, peripheral, eardrum, external genitalia, plasmodesma, neutron, facilitated diffusion, minimum

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