MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 038

gland being located below the prostate and releasing seminal fluid

the process of passively losing or actively removing water from something

job; role; purpose

red-brown halogen that is a liquid at room temperature but gives off an irritating vapor

the fertilized ovum (before it is cleaved)

sex cell

frequent and excessive bowel motions

outer covering represented by a circle around the nucleus that contains electrons of comparative energies

substance formed when oxygen joins hemoglobin

chemical process accompanied by the release of heat

tissue composed of flat cells connected by a thin membrane

temperature according to an absolute scale

hormone made in and released from the pituitary gland that act on the gonads (sex organs)

an atom's ability to attract electrons in chemical bonds

the polypeptide chains making up this protein form straight lines

the sudden; involuntary contraction of a muscle

daily activity cycle in many organisms caused by a 24-hours interval

the piece of conducting material through which an electric current enters and leaves a liquid or gas

a change in the environment to which an organism reacts

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

an organism that is unable to produce melanin and is without pigmentation

an organism that is unable to produce melanin and is without pigmentation

an amino sugar

superficial skin layer that protects the body surface

a gland that secretes the substances it makes outside of the body

tissue connecting bones at a joint

molecule being formed from another by the removal of water

information about something

the tummy button

rubbish produced when something degrades