(noun. /nur-oh-MUH-skyoo-lur JUNK-shun) by Garima Singh What does it mean? The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the connection between the end […]
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Germination
(noun. /jer-min-AY-shun/) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Germination is the process of seeds or spores developing into actively […]
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Red Blood Cells
(noun. /red BLUD sell/) by Emma Bouck What does it mean? Red blood cells (also called erythrocytes) are responsible for […]
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Apoptosis
(noun. /ay-pop-TOE-sis/) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? Apoptosis is a coordinated process in which cells die. Many sources […]
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In vivo
(adjective. /in VEE-voh/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? “In vivo” is a term used to describe a process […]
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Calorie
(noun. /KAL-or-ee/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? A calorie is a unit of energy. One calorie is the […]
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DNA
(noun. /dee-en-AY/) by Brandon Le What does it mean? Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that stores the instructions for […]
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Bioluminescence
(noun. /bio-loomin-ESS-ents/) By Mikayla Feldbauer What does it mean? Bioluminescence describes the ability of a living organism to make and […]
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Virulence
(noun. /VEER-you-lense/) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Virulence is the severity of the damage a microorganism (like bacteria, […]
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Metabolomics
(noun. /me-ta-buh-LO-miks/) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? The study of all the global small molecules (also called metabolites) […]
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Thyroid gland
(noun. /THIGH-royd gland/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? The thyroid gland is a large, butterfly-shaped gland in the […]
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Flagella
(noun. /fluh-JEH-luh/) Singular: Flagellum by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Flagella are small, threadlike structures on microscopic organisms like […]
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Astrocyte
(noun. /AS-troh-site/) by Honoreé Brewton What does it mean? An astrocyte is a type of glia (glia support the brain […]
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Fluorescence
(noun. /floor-ESS-uns/) By Rami Major What does it mean? Light travels in waves. The length of these waves (also called […]
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Lysis
(noun. /LIE-sihs/) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Lysis is the process in which cells burst open and their […]
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Unicellular
(adjective. /yoo-nih-SELL-yoo-ler/) by Amy Aponte What does it mean? A unicellular organism is made of only one cell. Inside this […]
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Oncogene
(noun. /ON-co-jeen/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? An oncogene, is a gene that is mutated (or altered) and […]
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Cytokine
(noun. / SAI-toh-kine /) By Sara Lowe What does it mean? Cytokines can be thought of as the body’s messengers. […]
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Kinase
(noun. /KAI-nayz/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? A kinase is an enzyme that promotes the transfer of a […]
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Nucleotide
(noun. /NOO-klee-o-tide/) by Whitney Bell What does it mean? Nucleotides are the basic structural units of a nucleic acid, like […]
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