MCAT

globular parts of a protein separated by more diffuse areas of the polypeptide chain

nodule of lymph tissue at the back of the throat that enlarges to help fend off infections

a situation where action must be taken straight away

laboratory profile or analysis to determine the presence or quantity of organisms or substances in the sample

transformation of a keto to an enol form

an organism which has a backbone

separation of a complex wave into its components according to given features, e.g. frequency or wavelength

the study of cells

the time taken for the body to excrete half a given amount of drug; the time taken for half of the atoms in a radioactive sample to decay

liquid in the inner ear

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

light receptor; a structure able to respond to light of different intensities

glands in the skin that make sweat; sweat glands

ceramic material made from heating silica and oxides in a furnace and then cooling and setting it

tissue connecting bones at a joint

of the structural form

related to a magnetizable substance having a small but positive susceptibility

moving toward a center of an axis