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91smoking — smok·ing (smōʹkĭng) adj. 1. Engaging in the smoking of tobacco: smoking passengers. 2. Designated or reserved for smokers: the smoking section of a restaurant. 3. Of or relating to the use of tobacco: corporate smoking policies. * * * Breathing… …
92debilitate — debilitant, n. debilitation, n. debilitative, adj. /di bil i tayt /, v.t., debilitated, debilitating. to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely. [1525 35; < L debilitatus (ptp. of debilitare), equiv. to… …
93leukocyte — leukocytic /looh keuh sit ik/, adj. /looh keuh sit /, n. Immunol. See white blood cell. Also, leucocyte. [1865 70; LEUKO + CYTE] * * * or white blood cell or white corpuscle Any of several types of blood cells that help defend the body from …
94leukopenia — leukopenic, adj. /looh keuh pee nee euh/, n. Med. a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood. Also, leucopenia. Also called leukocytopenia /looh keuh suy teuh pee nee euh/. [1895 1900; < NL leucopenia, equiv. to leuco LEUKO + Gk… …
95osteosarcoma — /os tee oh sahr koh meuh/, n., pl. osteosarcomas, osteosarcomata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. a malignant tumor of the bone. [1800 10; OSTEO + SARCOMA] * * * ▪ medicine also called osteogenic sarcoma most common bone cancer, primarily affecting… …
96sleep — sleepful, adj. sleeplike, adj. /sleep/, v., slept, sleeping, n. v.i. 1. to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake. 2. Bot. to… …
97Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
98Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
99animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …
100drug use — Introduction use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates ( opium, morphine, heroin), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines,… …
