PCAT PCAT Meaning by word 054

warning; caveat

prosencephalon

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

branch of medicine that concerns cancer

endorsement

indication that bodily functions change; usually associated with a particular disease

anti-arthritis medication; a Cox-2 inhibitor that alleviates pain without harming the digestive tract; used to cure osteoarthritis

the gut; alimentary canal

blood vessel with walls only one cell thick

very fine particles that are suspended in a gas

the blood and other substances lost from the uterus at menstruation

coagulopathy

contains a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part

a fixative; a preservative

power of movement

the triangular bone that rests at the back of the ribcage; scapula

the highest point of the skull; the top of the head

one allele is inherited from each parent giving 2 alleles for each trait

nerve cell that conducts messages from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles

generic name for drugs that are used to treat fungus infections; brand names: Diflucan, Nizoral or Sporanox

paralysis of the body from the neck down

to make an object attract iron or steel

to reduce as much as possible

to increase in quantity

first member of group V111; a noble gas

a main energy leve; a group of atomic orbitals with the same value of the principal quantum number n

a waste product made when amino acids are broken down

describing a network; net-like

related to lymph-carrying vessels

relating to a gene form that is only expressed when two alleles are present; relating to one from each parent