
Explanation of side (noun) form plural: sides either half of the body
Sample of side My left side hurts!
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Explanation of bio- (preffix) life
Sample of bio- Biology is the study of life.
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Explanation of autopsy (noun) form plural: autopsies medical dissection of a dead body which determines the cause of death
Sample of autopsy Another term for autopsy is post mortem.
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Explanation of sigma bond (noun) form plural: sigma bonds a covalent link formed between electron pairs in an orbital
Sample of sigma bond In a sigma bond the electron density is concentrated between the two electron nuclei.
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Explanation of anus (noun) form plural: anuses opening at the end of the alimentary canal
Sample of anus Feces is expelled via the anus.
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Explanation of alveolus (noun) form plural: alveoli air sac in the lung; part of the jaw that supports the teeth; any small cavity
Sample of alveolus Exchange of gases occurs in the alveolus. Babies born preterm are likely to lack surfactant -- a material that covers the surface of the lung, lowering surface tension in the alveolus and thereby preventing lung collapse on breathing out.
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Explanation of cellular respiration (noun) form plural: cellular respirations redox process where hydrogen is transferred to oxygen from glucose releasing energy
Sample of cellular respiration Cellular respiration includes glycolysis, acetyl-CoA production, the citric acid cycle and electron transport.
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Explanation of fermentation (noun) form plural: fermentations the process of releasing energy from a carbohydrate without oxygen by producing alcohol or lactic acid
Sample of fermentation Ethanol is made by a fermentation process. Fermentation is related to the whole process involved in the breakdown of glucose like glycolysis and additional steps including ethanol and lactic acid.
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Explanation of infection (noun) form plural: infections situation created when microbes enter the body and cause a disease
Sample of infection There is no specific treatment for many viral infections.
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Explanation of absorb (verb) forms: absorbed; absorbed; absorbing to take in; to take up
Sample of absorb The large intestine absorbs water back into the blood.
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