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the number of times greater an image is than the actual object

abnormal nutrition, usually nutritional deficiency but may also mean  excess of nutrition

chewing

an amount of radiation exposure whichis considered no more hazardous than that which could be encountered on a day to day basis

the organism is only carried by the host and does not undergo any development inside the host

large cells, found in the bone marrow, that break up to form platelets, which are important in the clotting mechanism of blood

modified sebaceous glands present in the eyelids which produce an oily secretion, which helps to prevent the eye from drying out. Also called tarsal glands.

cell division involved in ova and sperm production. Four haploid cells are produced, each with half the number of chromosomes than the parent cell.

cell in the skin that produces and contains the pigment called melanin

at meiosis only one of the two alleles is transmitted to each gamete

each pair of genes is inherited without being influenced by the presence of other genes

acidic plasma pH due to a metabolic process. A common example of this is diarrhoea, resulting in acidosis.

less acidic plasma pH due to a metabolic process. A common example of this is acute vomiting resulting in a loss of hydrogen ions from the stomach. Chronic vomiting will result in metabolic acidosis due to a loss of bicarbonate from intestinal contents.

an organism too small to be seen by the naked eye; a microscopic organism

protein structures that help cells maintain their shape and are involved in cell movement and cell structure

the act of expelling urine from the bladder

see deciduous teeth

constriction of the pupil

membrane-bound organelle that is the site of aerobic respiration in the cell

the division of the nucleus that results in two diploid cells with exactly the same number and type of chromosomes as the parent cell

contains both sensory and motor fibres

transudate with a high protein and cell content, as in inflammation. Eventually, modified transudate may become exudate. 

type of agranular white blood cell

stomach with only one compartment

a reflex that only involves a single set of synapses

nerve fibres that carry impulses away from the central nervous system

Organisms that consist of more than one cell

give birth to more than one offspring; litter-bearing

abnormal heart sound created by alteration of blood flow through the heart

an association between organisms of two different species in which each member benefits

prokaryotic organism that does not have a cell wall

Dilation of the pupil

the insulating, fatty layer, produced by Schwann cells, that surrounds the axon in some nerves

diagnostic imaging procedure, whereby contrast agent is injected into the cerebrospinal fluid

contractile protein found in muscle fibres