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HUMANS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Example:
she always used 'humankind' because 'mankind' seemed to slight the women
Synonyms:
human beings; human race; humanity; humankind; humans; man; mankind; world
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("humans" is a kind of...):
group; grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
Meronyms (members of "humans"):
people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)
Context examples:
A. neuii is rarely pathogenic in humans but may cause neonatal sepsis.
(Actinomyces neuii, NCI Thesaurus)
A. ureae is found rarely as a commensal organism of the human respiratory tract and may cause respiratory tract infections in humans.
(Actinobacillus ureae, NCI Thesaurus)
Suspension or cessation of ovulation in animals and humans.
(Anovulation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
In 2003, it was reported in prairie dogs and humans in the U.S.
(Monkeypox Virus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Molluscum contagiosum Viruses are found in humans and can cause the disease Molluscum contagiosum.
(Molluscum Contagiosum Virus, NCI Thesaurus)
M. lincolnii has been isolated from humans with respiratory infections.
(Moraxella lincolnii, NCI Thesaurus)
The type species of RUBULAVIRUS that causes an acute infectious disease in humans, affecting mainly children.
(Mumps Virus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Some nitrosamines cause cancer in laboratory animals and may increase the risk of certain types of cancer in humans.
(Nitrosamine, NCI Dictionary)
N. sicca is found in the nasopharynx, saliva, and sputum of humans, but is also an opportunistic pathogen.
(Neisseria sicca, NCI Thesaurus)
The visualization, characterization and measurement of biological processes at the molecular and cellular levels in humans and other living systems.
(Molecular Imaging, NCI Thesaurus)
