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| Description of cholesterol (noun: plural: cholesterols) a steroid that plays an important part in metabolism Samples of cholesterol Cholesterol is needed to make cell membranes.
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| Description of bladder (noun: plural: bladders) organ that stores urine Samples of bladder The bladder is a hollow organ lined with smooth muscle.
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| Description of adapt (verb: adapted; adapted; adapting) to habituate (become used to) an environment Samples of adapt Plants and animals develop characteristics that help them adapt to their environment.
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| Description of pylorus (noun: plural: pylori) region between the stomach and the duodenum Samples of pylorus The pylorus is an opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
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| Description of portal vein (noun: plural: portal veins) a blood vessel connecting two networks of capillaries Samples of portal vein The hepatic portal vein is a major vein in the liver.
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| Description of ion (noun: plural: ions) charged atom or molecule Samples of ion An ion is positive if it has lost electrons or negative if it has gained electrons.
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| Description of pseudo- (preffix) false Samples of pseudo- A pseudopodium is a false 'foot-like' extension that some unicellular organisms have.
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| Description of haloalkane (noun: plural: haloalkanes) compound formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms in alkanes with halogen atoms Samples of haloalkane Chloromethane is an example of a haloalkane.
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| Description of heat (noun: no plural) high temparature Samples of heat After days in searing heat, Australian aboriginals withstand cold nights in the desert without shivering; possible mechanisms are enhanced metabolism, a lower threshold for the start of shivering, and a slight overnight fall in core temperature.
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| Description of outside (adverb) external to Samples of outside The scrotal sacs lie outside of the body.
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