MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 017

taking a straight route without involving another thing or person

at the same time

very; extremely

chemical element with the symbol S

gland being located below the prostate and releasing seminal fluid

a group of structures such as nerves or blood vessels, which are closely interposed

unconscious state

light-sensitive cells lining the eye

vein at the neck draining blood from the head

structural and functional unit of life

halogen with a more electropositive element

tympanic membrane; membrane separating the middle ear from the outer ear

simple chemical that living things need in small amounts to stay healthy

something that transmits energy, usually heat or electricity

a long chain of carbon atoms with a carboxyl group (COOH) at the end

glands in the skin that make sweat; sweat glands

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

an amino sugar

compound that differ because they have different covalent arrangements of their atoms

a small secretory cavity, gland or sac

sugar made up of two monosaccharides

burning pain the chest area due to reflux of stomach acid; indigestion

more than 40% over the ideal weight adjusted for sex; height and weight

collection of white cells that act as filters to invading organisms and abnormal cells

unconscious state

a break in the surface of the skin; a laceration

gradual warming of the atmosphere perhaps due to the 'greenhouse effect'

microscopic particles of fat in the blood and lymph

a compound with 2 oxygen atoms in it

ratio of the moles of one compound of a system to the total moles of all compounds present