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Definition of heart disease (noun)
form plural: heart diseases

illness with the following symptoms: shortness of breath, palpitations (skipped beats or a 'flip-flop' feeling in the chest); weakness or dizziness; nausea, sweating

Examples
Several studies have reported a positive association with ischaemic heart disease, but after correction for the effect of cholesterol serum triglyceride does not appear to be an independent risk factor.

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Definition of ethanol (noun)
form: no plural

ethyl alcohol; the alcohol in fermented drinks

Examples
Ethanol is produced when sugar is fermented by yeast.

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Definition of bias (noun)
form plural: biases

an error in the method or study design that could affect the results

Examples
If you do not randomly choose the subjects in a study you may introduce bias.

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Definition of paraplegia (noun)
form: no plural

inability to move the legs and part of the trunk

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A study of persons who suffered accidents resulting in paraplegia and tetraplegia showed that 75 per cent of the professional group found similar employment two to three years after the onset of disability and the remaining 25 per cent were unemployed.

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Definition of glycoprotein (noun)
form plural: glycoproteins

proteins joined to carbohydrate that are found on the surface of cells

Examples
Most proteins that cells secrete are in the form of glycoproteins.
It is currently thought that cholesterol gall stones arise because of a triple hepatobiliary defect: cholesterol supersaturation of gall bladder bile, reduction gall bladder contractility, and increased rate of cholesterol nucleation, probably due to mucin glycoprotein hypersecretion.

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Definition of nucleoplasm (noun)
form plural: nucleoplasms

gelatinous or liquid material that constitutes the kernel of a cell

Examples
Organelles are suspended within the nucleoplasm.

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Definition of allosteric enzyme (noun)
form plural: allosteric enzymes

catalytic protein which has a receptor site other than the active site

Examples
Protein kinase is an allosteric enzyme.

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Definition of acid dissociation constant (noun)
form plural: acid dissociation constants

a fixed value

Examples
Acid dissociation constants are a measure of how much acids dissociate into ions in solution.

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Definition of perform (verb)
forms: performed; performed; performing

to carry out

Examples
Surgeons perform operations.

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Definition of heterotrophic (adjective)
related to organisms requiring ingested nutrition which they break down to receive energy

Examples
Heterotrophic organisms process glucose and other organic molecules to release stored energy.

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