MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 092

fluid secreted from a wound or opening; release at the end of a hospital stay

medical practitioner who treats and diagnoses diseases by non-surgical methods

collection of white cells that act as filters to invading organisms and abnormal cells

the sex chromosome present in both genders; women XX; men XY

device prevents pregnancy

the process where a substance loses electrons

amount

organism that depends on autotrophs for their food and energy

photoreceptor of the retina being sensitive for dim light

the coiling of the peptide chains in a protein in specific ways

fat containing double carbon-carbon bonds

a person who has a recessive allele for a gene for a disorder and can transmit it to their offspring, but who doesn't develop the disease themselves

hairy

able to dissolve

experiencing the feelings of malaise, disorientation, dizziness or nausea from long flights

greasy; hydrophobic compounds containing carbon; hydrogen and oxygen

the external folds of tissue that surround the vagina

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

the symptoms experienced on long flights when crossing time zones

this is a layer of Schwann cells which covers the nerve axon

process in which one atom, ion or molecule gives electrons and the other receives them

endocrine glands above kidney

deafness from birth

a very harmful poison made by a bacterial cell and released to the surroundings

the puncture of a vein in order to take blood

compound containing glycerol joined to one or two fatty acids and phosphorus

a rapid increase in growth which occurs during adolescence

abbr. professional degree of medicine

abbr. measure of an individual's intelligence

abbr. the technique used to help start a person's heart if it ha stopped