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| Description of diabetic (noun: plural: diabetics) of or relating to a disease characterized by an impaired ability to metabolize sugar Samples of diabetic Some diabetics need to take medication.
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| Description of inheritance (noun: plural: inheritances) the process by which characteristics pass from generation to generation via the transfer of genes Samples of inheritance An individual's genetic inheritance is the total of all the genes transmitted from their parents.
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| Description of glycemic index (noun: no plural) ranking system for carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on blood glucose levels Samples of glycemic index The glycemic index or GI describes this difference by ranking carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels.
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| Description of nonprescription medication (noun: plural: nonprescription medications) drug that can be obtained without a written order from a pharmacist or doctor; written instructions for a drug Samples of nonprescription medication A nonprescription medication-sometimes called an over-the-counter, or OTC, medication-is any drug that you can buy without a doctor's prescription.
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| Description of lymph node (noun: plural: lymph nodes) collection of white cells that act as filters to invading organisms and abnormal cells Samples of lymph node Lymph nodes are found all over the body, for example, in the groin, armpit, mesentery, mediastinum and neck.
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| Description of palmar (adjective) relating to the inner surface of the hand Samples of palmar The palmar creases are skin folds of the palm.
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| Description of frontal lobe (noun: plural: frontal lobes) part of the cerebral hemisphere that controls impulses and personality Samples of frontal lobe A frontal lobotomy is an operation which removes part of the frontal lobe.
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| Description of anaphase (noun: plural: anaphases) stage of cell cycle where chromosomes separate and move towards opposite ends of the cell Samples of anaphase Anaphase is followed by telophase.
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| Description of surfactant (noun: plural: surfactants) lipoprotein agent with a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part Samples of surfactant Surfactants lower the surface tension of a liquid such as water. The aqueous micelles comprising droplets of 1-octanol stabilised by octanoate (surfactant is generated upon addition of sodium permanganate, which oxidises the alcohol to give the salt), could have biological relevance, because these may have been among the first prebiotic structures able to self-replicate.
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| Description of coagulate (verb: coagulated; oagulated; coagulating) to thicken from a liquid state towards a solid state Samples of coagulate Blood coagulates faster the slower it flows. Proteins tend to coagulate and form large particles when heated, but this is controlled using a high shear process (intensive blending).
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