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| Explanation of prostate gland (noun) form: no plural gland in males being located near the bladder and controlling the release of urine from the bladder Sample of prostate gland The prostate gland releases the major constituent of semen.
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| Explanation of cation (noun) form plural: cations positively charged ions Sample of cation An ion that has lost electrons is called a cation.
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| Explanation of altitude sickness (noun) form: no plural illness resulting from unacclimatized exposure to high altitude; mountain sickness Sample of altitude sickness Altitude sickness can occur around 4500m above sea level.
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| Explanation of hypotonic solution (noun) form plural: hypotonic solutions solution with lower salt concentration or lower osmotic pressure than another solution Sample of hypotonic solution Dionized water is a hypotonic solution when it is drunk by an organism because it contains less salt than the bodily environment.
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| Explanation of ion (noun) form plural: ions charged atom or molecule Sample of ion An ion is positive if it has lost electrons or negative if it has gained electrons.
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| Explanation of vertebra (noun) form plural: vertebrae one of the bones making up the back bone#bones forming the spinal column or backbone of an animal Sample of vertebra There are 33 vertebrae in the spinal column. Vertebrates are organisms with vertebrae.
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| Explanation of iris (noun) form plural: irises part of the eye that controls the pupil size Sample of iris The iris is the colored part of the eye.
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| Explanation of mediastinum (noun) form plural: mediastina space between the sternum and the spinal column Sample of mediastinum The heart, thymus, trachea, bronchi, esophagus, lymph nodes and aorta lie in the mediastinum.
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| Explanation of rectum (noun) form plural: recta the last part of the large intestine from the sigmoid colon to the anal canal Sample of rectum Feces are stored in the rectum.
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| Explanation of bronchitis (noun) form: no plural infection or inflammation of the bronchial tubes Sample of bronchitis Viruses are the commonest cause of bronchitis.
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