what does these words means?


Question:
a. MEOS
b. FAS
c. narcotic
d. acetyl CoA
e. alcohol dehydrogenase
f. cirrhosis
g. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Answers:
Why don't you google search them?

Other Answers:
Try WebMD.

What "do" these words mean?

www.m-w.com has the answers you seek.

From the sounds of it a very ill person.ooooohh liver!

It sounds like a drug issue..

dictionary.com =)

These are all drug related terms. I know some of these and a few I dont---
FAS--Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Narcotic-class of drug regulated by the government that controls pain
Alcohol dehydrogenase-what the liver turns the alcohol we drink into when it metabolises it=
cirrhosis-liver disease usually caused by alcoholism, or Hepatitis C
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome-Wet brain caused by excessive use of alcohol
The only one I do not know is MEOS-at least at the moment, can't think of it

I don't have the answers and I'm not going to look them up on the net for you.

You know the relationship they have to your issue; so, get to work and find them.

a.
MEOS Microsomal Ethanol-Oxidizing System
* MEOS Medium Earth Orbit(ing) Satellite
* MEOS Most Efficient Organizational Structure
* MEOS Multi-role Electro-Optical Stimulator

b.
FAS

fetal alcohol syndrome. A pattern of birth defects occurring as a result of excessive alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy and characterized by growth retardation, cranial, facial, or neural abnormalities, and developmental disabilities.

free alongside ship. Without charge to the purchaser for delivery to the point of loading aboard ship.

c.

An addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Natural and synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain.
A soothing, numbing agent or thing: “There was the blessed narcotic of bridge, at the Colony or at the home of friends” (Louis Auchincloss).

adj.
Inducing sleep or stupor; causing narcosis.
Of or relating to narcotics, their effects, or their use.
Of, relating to, or intended for one addicted to a narcotic.

D.
acetyl coenzyme A

E.
An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde, the first step in the metabolism of alcohol by the liver.

F.
A chronic disease of the liver characterized by the replacement of normal tissue with fibrous tissue and the loss of functional liver cells. It can result from alcohol abuse, nutritional deprivation, or infection especially by the hepatitis virus.
Chronic interstitial inflammation of any tissue or organ.

G.
A syndrome consisting of Wernicke's encephalopathy in the acute phase and followed by Korsakoff's syndrome, usually associated with severe alcoholism.
Source(s):
www.dictionary.com

Since there is a perfectly good dictionary online I am only giving you some help:

a. middle east oil show & conference
b. fetal alcohol syndrome
c. see www.merriamwebster.com
d. www.merriamwebster.com
e. www.merriamwebster.com (look up the 2nd word and put them together)
f. www.merriamwebster.com
g. nutritional deficiency resulting in brain damage. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/wernicke_korsakoff/wernicke-korsakoff.htm
Source(s):
personal knowledge and the internet



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