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Meaning of side, bio-, autopsy, sigma bond, anus, alveolus, cellular respiration, fermentation, infection, absorb

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Meaning of side (noun)
form plural: sides

either half of the body

Example
My left side hurts!

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Meaning of bio- (preffix)
life

Example
Biology is the study of life.

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Meaning of autopsy (noun)
form plural: autopsies

medical dissection of a dead body which determines the cause of death

Example
Another term for autopsy is post mortem.

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Meaning of sigma bond (noun)
form plural: sigma bonds

a covalent link formed between electron pairs in an orbital

Example
In a sigma bond the electron density is concentrated between the two electron nuclei.

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Meaning of anus (noun)
form plural: anuses

opening at the end of the alimentary canal

Example
Feces is expelled via the anus.

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Meaning of alveolus (noun)
form plural: alveoli

air sac in the lung; part of the jaw that supports the teeth; any small cavity

Example
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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Meaning of cellular respiration (noun)
form plural: cellular respirations

redox process where hydrogen is transferred to oxygen from glucose releasing energy

Example
Cellular respiration includes glycolysis, acetyl-CoA production, the citric acid cycle and electron transport.

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Meaning of fermentation (noun)
form plural: fermentations

the process of releasing energy from a carbohydrate without oxygen by producing alcohol or lactic acid

Example
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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Meaning of infection (noun)
form plural: infections

situation 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 absorb (verb)
forms: absorbed; absorbed; absorbing

to take in; to take up

Example
The large intestine absorbs water back into the blood.

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