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Meaning of prostate gland (noun)
form: no plural

gland in males being located near the bladder and controlling the release of urine from the bladder

Example
The prostate gland releases the major constituent of semen.

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Meaning of cation (noun)
form plural: cations

positively charged ions

Example
An ion that has lost electrons is called a cation.

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Meaning of altitude sickness (noun)
form: no plural

illness resulting from unacclimatized exposure to high altitude; mountain sickness

Example
Altitude sickness can occur around 4500m above sea level.

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Meaning of hypotonic solution (noun)
form plural: hypotonic solutions

solution with lower salt concentration or lower osmotic pressure than another solution

Example
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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Meaning of ion (noun)
form plural: ions

charged atom or molecule

Example
An ion is positive if it has lost electrons or negative if it has gained electrons.

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Meaning 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

Example
There are 33 vertebrae in the spinal column.
Vertebrates are organisms with vertebrae.

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Meaning of iris (noun)
form plural: irises

part of the eye that controls the pupil size

Example
The iris is the colored part of the eye.

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Meaning of mediastinum (noun)
form plural: mediastina

space between the sternum and the spinal column

Example
The heart, thymus, trachea, bronchi, esophagus, lymph nodes and aorta lie in the mediastinum.

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Meaning of rectum (noun)
form plural: recta

the last part of the large intestine from the sigmoid colon to the anal canal

Example
Feces are stored in the rectum.

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Meaning of bronchitis (noun)
form: no plural

infection or inflammation of the bronchial tubes

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Viruses are the commonest cause of bronchitis.

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