Reading Diary_New Vocabulary

Reading Diary_New Vocabulary_PhD

5 Nanobiotechnology, biomedicine terms terms

adjacent: /əˈdʒeɪs(ə)nt/; Example: between adjacent endothelial cells; en: next to or adjoining something else. "adjacent rooms"
appear: /əˈpɪə/; Example: These cells appear to traffic; en: 1. come into sight; become visible or noticeable, especially without apparent cause. "smoke appeared on the horizon" 2. seem; give the impression of being. "she appeared not to know what was happening"
avenues: /ˈav(ə)njuː/; Example: new therapeutic avenues within the central nervous system (CNS); en: a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides. "tree-lined avenues surround the hotel" 2. a way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something. "three possible avenues of research suggested themselves"
recruitment: /rɪˈkruːtm(ə)nt/; Example: Because of their natural recruitment across the BBB; en: 1. the action of enlisting new people in the armed forces. "methods of military recruitment" 2. ECOLOGY the increase in a natural population as progeny grow and new members arrive. "the black-tailed deer is notoriously capable of population recruitment after numbers are depleted"
tight: /tʌɪt/; Example: transient opening of tight junctions; en: 1. fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open. "she twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot" 2. (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack; not loose. "the drawcord pulls tight"