
Description of stethoscope (noun: plural: stethoscopes) instrument used by doctors to listen to heart sounds; lung sounds and intestinal sounds
Samples of stethoscope Doctors often hang their stethoscopes around their necks.
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Description of epilepsy (noun: no plural) illness where the patient has fits
Samples of epilepsy Epilepsy may occur after brain damage. Complex partial seizures are a common type of epilepsy, constituting about 60% of all cases when seizures that become secondarily generalised are included.
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Description of regenerate (verb: regenerated; regenerated; regenerating) to grow again; to reform
Samples of regenerate Some cells of the body can regenerate after damage. The epidermis can regenerate after injury.
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Description of radiographer (noun: plural: radiographers) someone who takes X-rays
Samples of radiographer A radiographer must be very careful to avoid being exposed to radiation.
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Description of glycolysis (noun: no plural) process generating ATP in which glucose is broken down
Samples of glycolysis Reactions of glycolysis occur in the cytoplasm and involve the oxidation of glucose into two molecules of pyruvate and the production of ATP. The process of glycolysis, the first stage in the utilization of glucose to produce energy, is similar in bacteria and in our own muscles.
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Description of septal (adjective) relating to a membranous sheet
Samples of septal An atrial septal defect is a defect of the septum that connects the two atria of the heart.
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Description of pancreatic (adjective) relating to a glandular organ located in the abdomen
Samples of pancreatic His pancreatic disease was very serious.
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Description of amorphous (adjective: more amorphous; most amorphous; less amorphous; least amorphous) shapeless
Samples of amorphous An amorphous solid like glass does not have a three-dimensional arrangement, however, the molecules are fixed in place.
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Description of binary fission (noun: no plural) type of asexual reproduction which leads to splitting of parental cells in two equal parts
Samples of binary fission Prokaryotes use binary fission as the primary process of cell division involving the replication of a single DNA molecule and the seperation of both the original and replicated DNA molecules in different cells.
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Description of base (noun: plural: bases) substance that contains hydroxyl ions when dissolved in water
Samples of base Acids and bases cause color changes in certain substances called indicators.
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