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partial pressure The pressure exerted by a single component of a mixture of gases, commonly expressed in mm hg or torr; for... Read More

Organization of the Respiratory System Each lung is composed of air sacs called alveoli - the sites of gas exchange with... Read More

Arthropod Definition What is an arthropod? An arthropod is an invertebrate living organism characterized by the presence of... Read More

Plasmolysis is the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium. The protoplasmic shrinking is... Read More

Y chromosome Definition The Y chromosome constitutes one member of the pair of sex chromosomes within an organism, a common... Read More

Oxygen Definition In biochemistry, oxygen is the colorless, odorless, gaseous element represented by the symbol "O", with... Read More

tension 1. The act of stretching. 2. The condition of being stretched or strained, the degree to which anything is stretched... Read More

Definition noun (1) A property of a solution that depends on the osmotic force exerted across the membrane as influenced by... Read More

Integumentary System Definition The integumentary system is the outermost layer of the body. The animal body, in... Read More

Definition noun plural: sorbitols sor·bi·tol, ˈsɔr bɪˌtɔl A sugar alcohol with a sweet taste, occurs naturally in... Read More