MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 059

valve that controls blood flow between the left atrium and the left ventricle in the heart

one of the many branching glands in the skin that secrete the oily compound sebum

treatment with a specific acid

compounds where a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group

the state of the reacting particles when they are at the top of

change of velocity

any opacity in the lens of the eye leading to blurred vision

the barriers and mechanisms of resistance to illness or attack; protection

compound that is made up of carbon and hydrogen alone

series of fast mitotic divisions in embryology

molecule differing only in the spatial arrangement around a single carbon atom

production of the embryonic neural plate and then the neural tube

vector product of the position vector and the linear momentum of a particle

collection of specialized transport vessels and tissue which makes and transports lymph

a stone in the gall bladder made from bile salt deposits

small, cylinder which is hollow

these sugars contain 3 carbon atoms

nucleic substance that condenses to make chromosomes during mitosis

amount of times a particular phenomenon occurs within a specified interval

development and maturation of an ovum

the amount of a substance within a second substance, usually in a solution

end of the adult female reproductive period

the skin and related structures such as hair and nails

an amino acid

temporary connection of two cells to transfer parts or all of the genome to the other cell

these sugars contain 3 carbon atoms

epidermal cell producing melanin

a break in the surface of the skin; a laceration

an organic compound that contains two alkyl groups attached to a carbonyl group

a sexually transmitted disease