MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 086

gland producing milk in women

muscle fibers in the heart receiving heartbeat impulses

an atom's ability to attract electrons in chemical bonds

any gas that is found dissolved in blood (mainly oxygen or carbon dioxide)

expulsion of a fetus before it is able to survive independently

inherited disease due to an extra chromosome 21; also known as 'trisomy 21'

paired duct that carries sperm from the testis to the ejaculatory duct

fibers located throughout the cytoplasm of a cell

the bones in the head that hold the teeth and help form the facial structure

someone who suffers from shortsightedness

the relationship between the amount of nitrogen taken in and excreted by the body

the developmental stage between childhood and adulthood where full sexual maturity is reached

a flat bone at the front of the chest that closes the thorax

the membrane lining the eye and eyelid

a harmful protein contained within certain bacteria and released only when the bacterium dies or is broken down

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

a small secretory cavity, gland or sac

tissue connecting bones at a joint

endocrine glands above kidney

form of food poisoning caused by the botulinum toxin which attacks the nervous system

discharging waste products from the body

involving a change in shape of an enzyme resulting from a molecular binding at the inactive side of this enzyme

unable to reproduce; free of microorganisms that could cause infection

refers to the intestine

gland that lies in front of the trachea and has two lobes

a nodule made up of nervous tissue

condition where a healthy person worries excessively that they are ill

to split; separate

to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid

to break down food into a form that can be used by the body