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Description of steroid (noun: plural: steroids)
molecule containing four rings of carbon atoms

Samples of steroid
Hormones, some vitamins and cholesterol are steroids.



   
Description of furosemide (noun)
popular diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema; trade name: Lasix

Samples of furosemide
Furosemide is a potent diuretic drug used in both human and veterinary medicine.



   
Description of vomit (noun: no plural)
the contents of the stomach that are brought up from the stomach

Samples of vomit
There was blood in his vomit.
When you have an operation these days that's lasting anything more than just er a couple of minutes or so, they will insert down your windpipe an endotracheal airway, which is a tube that goes down into your windpipe to seal into the windpipe, so if you vomit, for example, no vomit can down round that tube.



   
Description of mastoid (noun: plural: mastoids)
part of the skull

Samples of mastoid
The mastoid area lies behind the ear.



   
Description of acyl anhydride (noun: plural: acyl anhydrides)
produced by removing a water molecule from two carboxylic acid groups

Samples of acyl anhydride
Acetic anhydride is an example of an acyl anhydride.

Determination of acyl anhydride
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Description of slightly (adverb)
a little bit; marginally

Samples of slightly
The man was slightly drunk when he walked out in front of the car.



   
Description of flexor (noun: plural: flexors)
muscle that allows a joint to bend

Samples of flexor
The hamstrings help the knee to flex.



   
Description of wavelength (noun: plural: wavelengths)
the distance between two successive peaks or troughs of a waveform

Samples of wavelength
The different colors of light are identified by their different wavelengths.



   
Description of atom (noun: plural: atoms)
smallest unit of a chemical element which holds the properties of that element

Samples of atom
Atoms combine to form molecules.



   
Description of hypoglycemia (noun: no plural)
low glucose concentration in the blood

Samples of hypoglycemia
Symptoms of hypoglycemia are fatigue, confusion, drowsiness, irritability fits and collapse.
Glucose metabolism and insulin secretion are disturbed; hypoglycemia is common and potentially lethal but usually responds promptly to dietary correction.

Determination of hypoglycemia
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