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Meaning of arthritis (noun)
form: no plural

inflammation of a joint or joints

Example
If alcohol is taken with sleeping tablets and painkillers, excessive drowsiness can result, and severe stomach upsets can be caused when alcohol is taken with drugs used for arthritis.

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Meaning of sexual stimulation (noun)
form: no plural

emotional and physical state in which a person wants to engage in intercourse

Example
As is usual among deviations, most men and a good many women have some fetish object or objects which provide them with sexual stimulation and can increase the enjoyment of sexual activity.

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Meaning of FDA (abbreviation, acronym)
Food and Drug Administration

a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products

Example
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has committed itself to reforms that will speed up the approval of drugs and reduce development costs.

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Meaning of messenger RNA (noun)
form plural: messenger RNAs

copies of the gene parts that code for different proteins

Example
The messenger RNA molecules attach to ribosomes to allow protein synthesis to occur.

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Meaning of labia (noun)
form plural: labiae

the external folds of tissue that surround the vagina

Example
The labia are composed of the labia minora and the labia majora.

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Meaning of elongation (noun)
form: no plural

process in polypeptide synthesis of increasing in length

Example
Elongation is an energy-requiring stage of the polypeptide synthesis being mediated by enzymes.

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Meaning of rough endoplasmic reticulum (noun)
form plural: rough endoplasmic reticulums

series of membranes covered with ribosomes that make proteins

Example
Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ribosomes on its surface whereas smooth endoplasmic reticulum does not.

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Meaning of spasm (noun)
form plural: spasms

painful and prolonged muscular contraction; a bout (of pain)

Example
The patient was having intermittent painful spasms.

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Meaning of leucocyte (noun)
form plural: leucocytes

white blood cell with an immune role found in the lymphatic system

Example
Another name for leucocytes is lymphocytes.

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Meaning of surfactant (noun)
form plural: surfactants

lipoprotein agent with a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part

Example
Surfactants lower the surface tension of a liquid such as water.
The aqueous micelles comprising droplets of 1-octanol stabilised by octanoate (surfactant is generated upon addition of sodium permanganate, which oxidises the alcohol to give the salt), could have biological relevance, because these may have been among the first prebiotic structures able to self-replicate.

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