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Meaning of larynx (noun)
form plural: larynges

organ that produces vocal sounds and carries air from the pharynx to the trachea

Example
The larynx is also called the voice box.

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Meaning of carbon dioxide (noun)
form plural: carbon dioxides

gas used by plants in photosynthesis and made in respiration

Example
A high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood stimulates respiration.

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Meaning of infection (noun)
form plural: infections

stituation created when microbes enter the body and cause a disease

Example
There is no specific treatment for many viral infections.

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Meaning of dalton (noun)
form plural: daltons

a unit of molecular mass

Example
One hydrogen atom weighs one dalton.

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Meaning of gastric gland (noun)
form: no plural

gland being located in the stomach and producing hydrochloric acid

Example
The gatric gland releases enzyme-producing cells which in turn produce pepsin.

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Meaning of ciliary muscle (noun)
form plural: ciliary muscles

muscle in the eye

Example
The ciliary muscle changes the shape of the lens.

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Meaning of thyroxine (noun)
form: no plural

thyroxine is one of the hormones made by the thyroid gland

Example
A deficiency of thyroxine may cause hypothyroidism and goiter formation.

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Meaning of cholesterol (noun)
form plural: cholesterols

a steroid that plays an important part in metabolism

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Cholesterol is needed to make cell membranes.

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Meaning of scrotum (noun)
form plural: scrotums or scrota

sac that contains the testis and epididymus outside of the abdomen

Example
The scrotum allows sperm to be produced and stored at a lower temperature to the body.

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Meaning of isotope (noun)
form plural: isotopes

atoms of the same element with the same number of protons, different numbers of neutrons and therefore different mass numbers

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Elements are usually present naturally as a mixture of isotopes.

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