mons

¹ American  

[monz] / mɒnz /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

montes

1. an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.

2. mons pubis.

3. mons veneris.

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Mons ² American  

[mawns] / mɔ̃s /

noun

1. a city in Belgium.

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Mons. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Monsieur.

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Mons British  

/ mɔ̃s /

noun

1. Flemish name: Bergen.  a town in SW Belgium, capital of Hainaut province: scene of the first battle (1914) of the British Expeditionary Force during World War I. Pop: 91 185 (2004 est)

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Etymology

Origin of mons

1615–25; < New Latin; Latin mōns mountain, hill; mount ²

Example Sentences

"With existing antibiotics, C. difficile sometimes reappears just weeks after treatment," says researcher and lead author Elma Mons.

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"Those bacteria actually protect against C. difficile," says Mons.

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"That happens when you don't completely kill the bacteria but merely irritate them," Mons says.

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"If a patient relapses and needs another hospital admission, that's costly too," Mons points out.

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Mons and her colleagues studied how EVG7 affects C. difficile infections in mice.

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