Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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centromere

Biology; Anatomy

A specialized region on each chromatid to which kinetochores and sister chromatids attach.

bronchi

Biology; Anatomy

Tubes that carry air from the trachea to the lungs (sing.: bronchus).

antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

Biology; Anatomy

A hormone produced by the hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland that increases the permeability of the renal tubule of the nephron and thereby increases water ...

antibodies

Biology; Anatomy

Proteins produced by immune system cells that bind to foreign molecules and microorganisms and inactivate them.

antibiotics

Biology; Anatomy

Substances produced by some microorganisms, plants, and vertebrates that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.

blood group or type

Biology; Anatomy

One of the classes into which blood can be separated on the basis of the presence or absence of certain antigens; notably, the ABO types and the Rh blood group.