MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 072

ability of being mixed with liquids

surgical procedure carried out to repair or remove damaged body parts

process where plants take in light and carbon dioxide to make glucose

body's response to injury causing the symptoms of redness; soreness; heat; swelling and loss of function

a painkiller

period following an action potential during which the occurance of another action potential is impossible or requires stronger stimulation

a single incident of a disease

a reaction where an acyl group takes the place of a hydrogen atom

structural and functional unit of life

organisms that breed with each other belong to the same species

loss of vision

carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body

technique of using radioactive molecules to identify cell structures and biochemical activity producing an image or photographic film

a hole in the body

sex organs where the reproductive cells are made

actions exhibited by an organism in response to its environment

substance that contains hydroxyl ions when dissolved in water

collection of tissues that perform a specialized function

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

body's response to injury causing the symptoms of redness; soreness; heat; swelling and loss of function

vitamin needed to make nucleic acids

mucous internal lining of the uterus

nerve tissue of the central nervous system that is pale in comparison to the gray matter because it contains more nerve fibers (the myelin covering the nerve fibers is white)

set of irreversible changes in a cell that causes it to die

part of the body where connecting bones are held together by connective tissue and are able to move

organic molecule with an amino group (NH2) and a carboxyl group (COOH)

maintainance of optimal osmotic pressure in the body

an equilibrium system where the components are not in the same phase

electromagnetic spectrum

epidermal cell producing melanin