MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 015

the middle ear (tympanic cavity) and the eardrum (tympanic membrane)

halogen with a more electropositive element

tissue connecting bones at a joint

large, glandular organ that lies beneath the lower ribs on the right side of the abdomen

the part of the mind that can think; reason and understand

sugar made up of two monosaccharides

a substance that induces a reaction or effect

the creation of living organisms from other living organisms

seed leaf of the embryo of a plant

an indication of an illness as noticed by the patient

inherited disorder where the red blood cells are abnormal shapes ('sickle')

maintainance of optimal osmotic pressure in the body

movement

protein made by white blood cells, in response to a particular antigen attack, in order to make the antigen harmless

the polysaccharide in which glucose is stored in animal tissues

substances made in a chemical reaction

part of the eye that helps to focus light on the retina

unit of energy equal to the work done when the point of application of a 1-newton force is displaced through a distance of 1 meter in the direction of the force

cordlike structure connecting the fetus with the placenta

metallic element found only as compounds

method of communication

the process of fermentation brought about by yeast

nodule of lymph tissue at the back of the throat that enlarges to help fend off infections

micro-organism which can only live inside other cells

the tissue in plants which transports water and salts

change of velocity

organ in the thorax involved in T-cell immune function

the process of passively losing or actively removing water from something

the coiling of the peptide chains in a protein in specific ways

abdominal organ where a baby develops before birth; the womb