the process whereby nutrients that have been absorbed from the digestive system are taken up by...
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Type: Glossary
an allergic reaction that triggers the immune system causing constriction and inflammation of...
Type: Glossary
an infection of the skin, caused by a parasitic fungus. It causes cracked, inflamed and itchy...
Type: Glossary
(adenosine triphosphate), a compound used by cells for energy storage.
Type: Glossary
specialised heart muscle tissue between the right atrium and right ventricle which conducts the...
Type: Glossary
a disease caused when the body's immune system destroys other body cells.
Type: Glossary
self-feeding; makes its own food by the process of photosynthesis.
Type: Glossary
organisms, such as plants, which are able to produce their own organic foodstuffs from inorganic...