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111sympathetic — sympathetically, adv. /sim peuh thet ik/, adj. 1. characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener. 2. acting or affected by, of the nature of, or pertaining to a special… …
112tent — tent1 tentless, adj. tentlike, adj. /tent/, n. 1. a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground. 2. something that resembles a tent.… …
113Furchgott, Robert F(rancis) — born June 4, 1916, Charleston, S.C., U.S. U.S. pharmacologist. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University. With Louis J. Ignarro and Ferid Murad, he found that nitric oxide acts as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system.… …
114Murad, Ferid — born Sept. 14, 1936, Whiting, Ind., U.S. U.S. pharmacologist. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Western Reserve University (later Case Western Reserve University). Murad showed that nitroglycerin and related heart drugs induce the formation of… …
115Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
116digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …
117dilator muscle — ▪ anatomy any of the muscles (muscle) that widen a body part. In humans, the dilator muscle of the iris contains fibres that extend radially through the iris of the eye (eye, human) and involuntarily contract as available light decreases,… …
118Furchgott, Robert F. — ▪ American scientist in full Robert Francis Furchgott born June 4, 1916, Charleston, S.C., U.S. American pharmacologist who, along with Louis J. Ignarro (Ignarro, Louis J.) and Ferid Murad (Murad, Ferid), was co awarded the 1998 Nobel… …
119Ignarro, Louis J. — ▪ American scientist in full Louis Joseph Ignarro born May 31, 1941, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. American pharmacologist who, along with Robert F. Furchgott (Furchgott, Robert F.) and Ferid Murad (Murad, Ferid), was co awarded the 1998 Nobel… …
120sexual behaviour, human — Introduction any activity solitary, between two persons, or in a group that induces sexual arousal. There are two major determinants of human sexual behaviour: the inherited sexual response patterns that have evolved as a means of ensuring… …
