MCAT Meaning by word

arousing swellings

both of a pair; both sides of a structure

containing one or more cyclical structures made up of carbon chains

the intestine

inherited condition where it is not possible to differentiate between colors, usually red and green

fine long thread attached to some cells e.g. spermatozoa and certain protozoa

the sequence of amino acids in a protein

lamellar tissue that surrounds and covers a cell and its contents

sugar made up of two monosaccharides

an outbreak of an infectious disease

isomer that has identical covalent arrangements but are different with regard to the arrangement of their groups in space

chronic disease produced by an overactivity of the pituitary gland leading to an enlargement of bones

bonds held between ions in an ionic compound

arthropod that lives in water and is characterised by a hard shell, segmented body and jointed limbs

the blood and other substances lost from the uterus at menstruation

a long tendon that connects the calf muscle to the heel bone

a metal showing few properties of the transition metals

organe located under the liver storing bile

gases such as carbon dioxide and methane that absorb infrared radiation which warms the atmosphere

reflex triggered by a throat irritation where the glottis opens suddenly and air is expelled

technique of using radioactive molecules to identify cell structures and biochemical activity producing an image or photographic film

an infectious parasitic illness transmitted by mosquito bites

major organ of the central nervous system, controlling all bodily activities

substance which stimulates the kidneys to make more urine

process where plants take in light and carbon dioxide to make glucose

thin extension of a nerve cell (or neuron)

tissue composed of flat cells connected by a thin membrane

to contaminate the environment

to draw to itself

to bleed (usually a large amount)