MCAT MCAT Word by meaning 083

n. bundle of muscle fibers

n. person having high blood pressure

n. a pathology where the inner layer of arterial vessel walls is thickened by atheromatous plaques that narrow the vessel lumen and reduce blood flow

n. the inactive form in which certain enzymes are originally produced and secreted

n. a scale that measures temperature where absolute zero is the lowest temperature value

n. the narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels

n. infection or inflammation of the larynx

n. area that contains the heart and lungs; the chest

n. indigestible cellulose in our food; roughage

n. chemical made from the amino acid histidine that is released in an immune reaction (especially allergic reactions)