MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 093

organism that makes their own food from simple food sources

illness affecting the brain where the ability to remember things; and other mental skills; are poor

separation of a complex wave into its components according to given features, e.g. frequency or wavelength

one of the two thick-walled chambers of the heart

sensory cell

secondary structure of a protein where the polypeptide chain has formed spirals

chemical element with the symbol O that is needed for respiration

process in embryology by which one part of an embry causes the change of tissue

end of the olfactory lobe where the olfactory nerves start

a factor which can change and needs to be accounted for in a situation or experiment

energy source; adipose tissue

salt or ester of carbamic acid

sensitive nodule of tissue in the center of the breast

the creation of living organisms from other living organisms

metal with a high relative atomic mass

pain in the head area

a unit of molecular mass

these use the gas laws (Avogadro's and Gay-Lussac's law) to analyze the volumes of gases involved in a reaction

white blood cell with an immune role found in the lymphatic system; white blood cell that differentiate to become capable of making antibodies; B cells

invasion of the body by parasites either on the skin or inside the body

a compound made by partially neutralizing an acid with ionisable hydrogen atoms

charged atom or molecule

this is the degree to which acids are able to dissociate into ions in a solution

organ of smell which protrudes from the face

a substance that induces a reaction or effect

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

another term for cell

an organism which has a backbone

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

a skin swelling which contains fluid