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  Word Descriptions endotoxin, I.Q., prednisone, inhibitor, CSF, maltose, frontal, child, quantity, allosteric


   
Description of endotoxin (noun: plural: endotoxins)
a harmful protein contained within certain bacteria and released only when the bacterium dies or is broken down

Samples of endotoxin
Certain gram-negative bacteria produce endotoxins.



   
Description of I.Q. (abbreviation: intelligence quotient)
measure of an individual's intelligence

Samples of I.Q.
The I.Q. is an index of intellectual development.



   
Description of prednisone (noun: no plural)
dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant

Samples of prednisone
Prednisone is a very strong medication, and must be administered under a physician's prescription and close surveillance.



   
Description of inhibitor (noun: plural: inhibitors)
something that stops or slows down a biological event or function

Samples of inhibitor
Copper or lead are enzyme inhibitors.



   
Description of CSF (abbreviation: cerebrospinal fluid)
clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Samples of CSF
The CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) is contained in the subarachnoid space and moves in the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.



   
Description of maltose (noun: plural: maltoses)
a sugar made from starch

Samples of maltose
Digestive enzymes break down starch to release maltose.



   
Description of frontal (adjective)
relating to the forehead

Samples of frontal
He has a severe frontal headache.



   
Description of child (noun: plural: children)
opposite of adult; youngster; offspring

Samples of child
The importance of good lighting for people who are visually handicapped has already been stressed, as has the need for each child's requirements in levels of lighting to be stressed.



   
Description of quantity (noun: plural: quantities)
amount

Samples of quantity
The unwanted effects, which are an indication of the mis-match between the powers of the drug and those of the patient either in quality (the type of medicine used) or in quantity (the dose administered), are fewer.



   
Description of allosteric (adjective)
another space

Samples of allosteric
An allosteric enzyme is an enzyme which has another receptor site in a space away from the active site.



  Determinations of the words endotoxin, I.Q., prednisone, inhibitor, CSF, maltose, frontal, child, quantity, allosteric

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