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adh
  • n  hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
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adhd
  • n  a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
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adherence
  • n  faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
    adherence to a fat-free diet
  • n  the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
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adhesion
  • n  abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen
  • n  a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
  • n  the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
    a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion
  • n  faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
    the adhesion of Seville was decisive
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