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Meaning of colon (noun)
form plural: colons

the part of the large bowel that connects the caecum to the rectum

Example
The colon absorbs water back into the blood.

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Meaning of acid salt (noun)
form plural: acid salts

a compound made by partially neutralizing an acid with ionisable hydrogen atoms

Example
Sodium hydrogensulfate is an acid salt formed by partially neutralizing sulfuric acid.

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Meaning of chemical synapse (noun)
form: no plural

a junction between a nerve ending and another excitable cell

Example
In a chemical synapse neurotransmitters are needed to mediate the passage of an action potential from the nerve ending to the second cell (c.f. electrical synapse).

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Meaning of fungus (noun)
form plural: fungi

eukaryote that gets its food by absorbing their food through their surfaces

Example
Fungi absorb food whereas animals ingest it.

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Meaning of exocrine gland (noun)
form plural: exocrine glands

a gland that secretes the substances it makes outside of the body

Example
The sudoriparous and the salivary glands are exocrine glands.

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Meaning of abortion (noun)
form plural: abortions

expulsion of a fetus before it is able to survive independently

Example
Abortion of unwanted fetuses is a matter of much ethical debate.

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Meaning of long sightedness (noun)
form: no plural

the ability to see distant objects better than close objects

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The eyeball being too short causes long-sightedness.

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Meaning of sickle cell disease (noun)
form: no plural

inherited disorder where the red blood cells are abnormal shapes ('sickle')

Example
Sickle cell disease is more common in the Afro-Caribbean population.

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Meaning of urinary system (noun)
form plural: urinary systems

the kidney, bladder and urinary tracts

Example
The urinary system helps excrete waste and regulate the blood.

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Meaning of lactation (noun)
form plural: lactations

the secretion of milk by the mammary glands

Example
Hormones such as oxytocin and prolactin control lactation.

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