PCAT PCAT Meaning by word 055

to ease suffering; to reduce the severity of an illness without curing it

to observe

to watch or record information

any of a class of organic compounds formed when a hydroxyl group (-OH) is substituted for a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon

a microbody full of enzymes where important break-down processes occur

chemical secreted in small amounts from endocrine glands that passes in the bloodstream to another tissue or organ where it alters the function or structure of that organ

relating to the kidney

worrying excessively about having an illness when in fact there is none

referring to something which controls itself independently

disease caused by bacteria entering wounds

the pat of the face above the eyes

small bones of the feet

pituitary hormone involved in lactation

temperature at which a liquid turns to a solid at a particular pressure

prickling sensation in part of the body

a triangular bone located between the coccyx and the lumbar vertebra

red-brown halogen that is a liquid at room temperature but gives off an irritating vapor

organism that makes their own food from simple food sources

the form in which creatine is excreted from the body

the time of the month when eggs are released from the follicle

a non-protein substance, often a metal ion; that is needed for normal enzyme action

trace element with the chemical symbol Fe

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

set of irreversible changes in a cell that causes it to die

to bring back to life

to beat

to happen; to take place

a feeling of being generally unwell but without specific symptoms

halogen with a more electropositive element

cell containing chlorophyll