PCAT PCAT Meaning by word 071

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

type of scan that uses high frequency waves to image body parts

thick skin area which is covered by the hair on our heads; the skin that covers the top of the head

relating to heat

relating to the middle of the body or body part

relating to youth

small but uncontrolled shaking movements of a part of the body

the period of closed-eye rest usually taken at night

fleshy tissue at the back of the throat

referring to the upper abdomen

having a higher osmotic pressure than another solution

relating to the upper part of the throat

white powder used to season food

substance which obeys the Boyle's law

heart attack; apoplexy; cerebrovascular accident; (CVA)

illness caused by bacteria in the blood

seed leaf of the embryo of a plant

regurgitation of acid from the stomach

type of infection or inflammation of membranes

compound formed by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms in alkanes with halogen atoms

science which deals with all the elements except for carbon

change in the form of an organism that occurs during development

the process where a cell's contents shrink away from the cell wall when placed in a hypertonic solution

the inside surface of the hand; tropical tree

group of related organisms

overbreathing

the study of the physical structure and arrangement of an organism

a chemical reaction or process in which sodium chloride is broken down by reaction with water

condition where a healthy person worries excessively that they are ill

a computer generated image of a part of the body