The pituitary communicates with the ovaries by sending hormones through the bloodstream â first hormones that cause the egg to mature, and then hormones that trigger ovulation. But when a woman is stressed, other hormones are released in the brain, which can bungle the hormone cycle.
seasick adjective. âº âvomiting or having the âfeeling you will âvomit because of the âmovement of the âship you are âtravelling in: I was/âfelt seasick, so I went up on âdeck for some âfresh âair. seasickness noun [U] uk us /-ËsÉªk.nÉs/. noun [U] uk us /-ËsÉªk.nÉs/.
hangnail. a shred of cuticle at one side of a nail; it is prevented by gently pushing the cuticle instead of cutting it, and is treated by clipping off the shred of skin and applying antiseptic to prevent infection. piece of partially disconnected epidermis of the cuticle or nail fold. Tearing the skin fragment causes a red, painful, easily infected sore. Early treatment is to trim the hangnail close with nail clippers. For inflamed cases an antibiotic ointment and protective bandage are used.