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  Word Descriptions thermometer, sexual stimulation, vision problems, light-headedness, suffocate, crista, ecto-, dissect, alkaloid, nasal


   
Description of thermometer (noun: plural: thermometers)
instrument that is used to measure temperature

Samples of thermometer
Thermometers contain mercury.



   
Description of sexual stimulation (noun: no plural)
emotional and physical state in which a person wants to engage in intercourse

Samples of sexual stimulation
As is usual among deviations, most men and a good many women have some fetish object or objects which provide them with sexual stimulation and can increase the enjoyment of sexual activity.



   
Description of vision problems (noun: only plural)
eyesight difficulties

Samples of vision problems
They caution, however, against a situation which can occur in the special school when the organisation of the entire curriculum is adapted to the vision problems of the students.



   
Description of light-headedness (noun: no plural)
dizziness

Samples of light-headedness
My breath rasped in my throat, and a slight light-headedness I had started to feel owing to hyperoxygenating earlier waned as my muscles took up the slack of the extra power in my blood.



   
Description of suffocate (verb: suffocated; suffocated; suffocating)
to asphyxiate

Samples of suffocate
Removing the air from an organism will suffocate it.



   
Description of crista (noun: plural cristae)
fold in a membrane which forms a projection

Samples of crista
The cristae of the mitochondrial membrane act to increase its surface area.



   
Description of ecto- (preffix)
outside; outer

Samples of ecto-
The ectoderm is the outside germ layer in an embryo.



   
Description of dissect (verb: dissected; dissected; dissecting)
to cut; to take apart; to remove body parts or organs

Samples of dissect
A body is dissected at post mortem.



   
Description of alkaloid (noun: plural: alkaloids)
organic substances that contain nitrogen

Samples of alkaloid
Alkaloids are found mostly in plants.



   
Description of nasal (adjective)
relating to the nose

Samples of nasal
Air passes down the nasal passages towards the lungs.



  Determinations of the words thermometer, sexual stimulation, vision problems, light-headedness, suffocate, crista, ecto-, dissect, alkaloid, nasal

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