MCAT MCAT Meaning by word 106

one of the legs or arms

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

indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage

substance secreted in the outer ear canal by special glands

containing glandular secretions from the testicle, seminal vesicles, prostate, vas deferens, Cowper's and other small glands; fluid part of semen without sperm

curved tube that is the main part of the nephron in the kidney

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

a small swelling of tissue

moment of a force

the external folds of tissue that surround the vagina

fatty acids that contain as many hydrogen atoms as possible

molar concentration of a solution; number of moles of solute per liter of solution

A, AB, O, B are the four antigen groups found on red blood cells

hard structure; made of keratin; found on the back of the fingertips

an amino sugar

region in the retina in which fibers leave the retina and which does not consist of rods and cones

the characteristic regions of space that electrons are held in

a small mark on the skin; usually dark that appears after exposure to the sun in certain people; unit representing the amount of a substance

unpleasant feeling people experience when they stop taking a drug they are addicted to

system of sex organs (testis and ovary) and associated structures

a protein that is made in the body and speed up biochemical reactions

instrument used to look at the inside of the eye; for example the optic disc

one of the nitrogen containing bases which help make up RNA

an atom's ability to attract electrons in chemical bonds

vitamin needed to make nucleic acids

disease caused by vitamin C deficiency

membrane that contains the embryo/fetus during maturation

the final shape of an active protein molecule made up of two or more polypeptide chains

compounds where a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group

an acid that only slightly dissociates in a solution