Tag: M

(noun. /my-cro-SOME/) by Raeanne Geffert What does it mean? A microsome is a fraction of a cell that contains some […]

Metabolomics

Glossary

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 admin

(noun. /me-ta-buh-LO-miks/) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? The study of all the global small molecules (also called metabolites) […]

Morphology

Glossary

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 admin

(noun. /mor-FAW-luh-jee/) by Zoe Terwilliger What does it mean? Morphology is the study of physical forms and features of organisms. […]

Major Histocompatibility Complex

Glossary

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 admin

(noun. /MAY-jer /HIS-toe-com-PAT-uh-BIL-ih-tee /COM-plex) by Taylor Tibbs What does it mean? The Major Histocompatibility Complex, commonly referred to as just […]

Metastasize

Glossary

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

by Whitney Bell (verb. /meh-TAST-uh-size) What does it mean? Metastasize means to leave the primary tumor location and spread to […]

Malignant

Glossary

January 13, 2021February 25, 2021 admin

By Whitney Bell (adjective. /mal-IG-nant/) What does it mean? In science, the word “malignant” can be defined as cancerous. This […]

Macrocytes

Glossary

November 4, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Mariah Jones (noun. /MAK-row-sites/) What does it mean? A macrocyte is an unusually large red blood cell. Macrocytes area […]

Metabolism

Glossary

September 30, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Regina Fernandez (Noun. /muh-TAB-uh-liz-uhm/) What does it mean? Metabolism refers to all the chemical reactions that produce or use […]