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| Description of cancer (noun: plural: cancers) disease where cells divide at an excessive rate and become abnormal in function; malignancy; neoplasm Samples of cancer Cancer cells tend to spread.
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| Description of oncology (noun: no plural) branch of medicine that concerns cancer Samples of oncology In general, oncology is the term denoting the "medical" science of cancer.
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| Description of sexually transmitted disease (noun: sexually transmitted diseases) generic name for illnesses such as HIV, hepatitis b, gonorrhea or syphilis Samples of sexually transmitted disease The IFPA maintained that the sale was part of its work to halt the spread of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) but conservative groups won their case against the free availability of contraception on the basis of a 1985 law limiting the supply of contraceptives to chemists, sexually transmitted disease clinics, family planning clinics, and doctors' surgeries.
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| Description of bug (noun: plural: bugs) an infectious disease or agent (informal) Samples of bug He caught a bug on holiday and has been in bed ever since!
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| Description of ritonavir (noun: no plural) a protease inhibitor applied in treating HIV; trade name: Norvir Samples of ritonavir Ritonavir (trade name Norvir) is one of a class of anti-HIV drugs called protease inhibitors.
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| Description of isomer (noun: plural: isomers) a compound with the same elements but different atomic arrangements Samples of isomer Lactose and sucrose are isomers.
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| Description of calcified (adjective: more calcified; most calcified; the most calcified) made hard by calcium deposits Samples of calcified Bone is connective tissue that has been calcified.
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| Description of womb (noun: plural: wombs) abdominal organ where the baby develops before birth; uterus Samples of womb Hysterectomy is an operation where the womb is removed.
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| Description of heterotroph (noun: plural: heterotrophs) organism that depends on autotrophs (producers) for food and oxygen Samples of heterotroph Animals are multicellular heterotrophs.
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| Description of ulna (noun: plural: ulnas) long bone of the lower arm (forearm) Samples of ulna The ulna and radius are the two bones of the lower arm.
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