MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 076

groups or islands of cells in the pancreas

the skin and related structures such as hair and nails

chemical secreted in small amounts from endocrine glands that passes in the bloodstream to another tissue or organ where it alters the function or structure of that organ

carbohydrate that makes up the bulk of plant matter

cells around stomata in the leaf

condition where a healthy person worries excessively that they are ill

final stage of mitosis

space between two pleuro or membranes in the lung

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

micro-organism which can only live inside other cells

infection or inflammation of the larynx

the external membrane of an embryo

to bleed from the uterus when the lining is shed each month

to separate or dissociate into ions

to move something out of position

containing and producing mucus

not in a regular way

of the mother; mother-like

part of the DNA capable of replicating itself

vitelline sac; the membranous sac that lies ventral to the embryo

a solution of urea and salts in water that is formed by the kidneys

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

smallest, commonest atom made of one proton and electron; chemical element with the symbol H that makes up most organic compounds

skin appendage; epidermal outgrowth

to contaminate the environment

to draw to itself

to bleed (usually a large amount)

control characteristics of the plant

state of suffering from having a disease

an agent that changes the inactive form of an enzyme to the active form; an enzyme that catalyses the transfer of phosphate groups