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• abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
Example sentence • The patient was diagnosed with metabolic acidoses .
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Example sentence • The amyloses in the sample were analyzed using a spectrophotometer.
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• repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
Example sentence • The author employed several anadiploses throughout the novel to reinforce the theme.
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• abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
Example sentence • In severe cases, surgery may be necessary to correct anchyloses .
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• any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons
Example sentence • The aponeuroses of the abdominal muscles are essential for maintaining proper posture.
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Example sentence • He was diagnosed with several arthroses in his hands.
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• a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
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• A living collection of life forms that are found together, interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
Example sentence • The study of biocoenoses is an important part of ecology.
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• disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)
Example sentence • Common types of dermatoses include eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea.
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• a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
Example sentence • Surgery may be necessary to remove exostoses that are causing pain or dysfunction.
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• development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
Example sentence • The patient developed lung fibroses after years of exposure to asbestos.
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• intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics
Example sentence • Many ancient cultures believed in the existence of gnoses .
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• pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees
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Example sentence • The dentist explained that halitoses can also be a sign of underlying health issues.
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• an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
Example sentence • The presence of ketoses can be detected using specific chemical tests.
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Example sentence • When working with financial data, high kurtoses indicate the presence of extreme events and fat tails.
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• an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Example sentence • Treatment options for kyphoses may include physical therapy.
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• an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever
Example sentence • The symptoms of leptospiroses may include high fever, headache, and muscle aches.
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• an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)
Example sentence • The patient's leukocytoses indicated a possible bacterial infection.
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• an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column
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• an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood
Example sentence • Chronic lymphocytoses can be a sign of certain immune system disorders.
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Example sentence • The enzyme maltase breaks down maltoses into glucose.
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• a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
Example sentence • Multiple melanoses were found on the patient's back.
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• cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
Example sentence • The number of mitoses in a tissue sample can indicate the rate of cell growth.
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• an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
Example sentence • Antifungal medications are often used to treat mycoses .
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• hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
Example sentence • The most common symptom of otoscleroses is progressive hearing loss.
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• a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
Example sentence • The doctors gave conflicting prognoses for the patient's condition.
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Example sentence • The pronephroses are the first functional kidneys in the embryos of many vertebrates.
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Example sentence • The proptoses of his eyes were a clear sign of thyroid dysfunction.
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• infectious disease of birds
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• a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
Example sentence • The patient was diagnosed with several psychoneuroses , including panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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• any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
Example sentence • He suffers from several psychoses including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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• drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness
Example sentence • The patient presented with bilateral ptoses .
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• a degenerative state of the cell nucleus
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Example sentence • The patient was diagnosed with multiple sarcomatoses .
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Example sentence • The symptoms of strongyloidoses may include diarrhea, abdominal pain, and skin rash.
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• A type of joint in which two bones are connected rigidly by fibrous tissue
Example sentence • The synarthroses of the pelvis provide stability and support.
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• The fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material
Example sentence • Craniosynostoses are a type of synostoses that involve the premature fusion of the bones in an infant's skull.
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• infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
Example sentence • The symptoms of trichinoses can include muscle pain, fever, and fatigue.
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• infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
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• a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
Example sentence • The zymoses occurring in the fermentation process are essential to the production of beer.
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• a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries
Example sentence • The doctor explained the causes of atheroscleroses to the patient.
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• any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
Example sentence • Untreated avitaminoses can cause severe damage to the body.
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• presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon
Example sentence • The doctor diagnosed her with diverticuloses after performing a colonoscopy.
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• pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints
Example sentence • The most common type of hemochromatoses is hereditary hemochromatosis.
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Example sentence • The inheritance of two recessive alleles leads to heterozygoses .
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• (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
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