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Description of wart (noun: plural: warts)
small skin growth common on the hands of children

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Warts are contagious as they are caused by a virus.



   
Description of skeleton (noun: plural: skeletons)
all the bones that form the structure of the body

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The skeleton provides attachments for muscles.



   
Description of isoleucine (noun: plural: isoleucines)
an amino acid

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Isoleucine is an essential amino acid.



   
Description of swollen (adjective: more swollen; most swollen; the most swollen)
engorged (usually with fluid)

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Heart or kidney disease may cause swollen ankles.



   
Description of cyto- (preffix)
cell

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The cytoplasm is all the cell contents apart from the nucleus.



   
Description of immunology (noun: plural: immunologies)
the study of the body's defense system against illness and invasion

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Immunology includes the laboratory techniques used to study interactions between antigens and antibodies.



   
Description of urination (noun: plural: urinations)
the act of evacuating the bladder contents through the urethra

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Prostate disease can affect urination.
The very closeness of the anus to the external sexual parts might suggest connection while the penis, serving the dual purposes of sex and urination, and the similar contiguity of the ureter and vaginal opening, undoubtedly affect the outlook of most children and many adults.



   
Description of transposon (noun: plural: transposons)
part of the DNA capable of replicating itself

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Transposons are mobile pieces of DNA which can insert themselves in genes and cause mutation.



   
Description of coccus (noun: plural: cocci)
spherical-shaped bacterium

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Staphylococci are gram-positive cocci.



   
Description of balance (noun: plural: balances)
a scientific instrument that measures and compares masses

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We use a balance to measure out the mass of a chemical substance in a laboratory experiment.



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