Vocabulary Words - High School - M:

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• macrophage
  (n.) A large white blood cell that eats dust, bacteria, and viruses.
  
  
• mandible
  (n.) The u-shaped bone of the lower jaw.
  
  
• mange
  (n.) A skin disease of animals that affects the fur.
  
  
• matrix
  (n.) A substance in which something else grows or is found; the basic cells or tissue of a fingernail, toenail, or tooth.
  
  
• medulla
  (n.) The soft center of an organ.
  
  
• meiosis
  (n.) The way cells divide to form new cells.
  
  
• membrane
  (n.) A thin layer of tissue covering the surface of a cell or organ.
  
  
• meningitis
  (n.) An illness that affects the brain and spinal cord.
  
  
• menopause
  (n.) The time when a women's menstrual cycle stops.
  
  
• merger
  (n.) A time when two or more companies or organizations join together to form a larger company.
  
  
• MLB
  (n.) Acronym meaning Major Legue Baseball.
  
  
• mph
  (adv.) "miles per hour".
  
  
• multinational
  (adj.) Having offices or factories in many different countries.
  
  
• myocardium
  (n.) The middle layer of the heart muscle.
  
  
• myofibril
  (n.) A threadlike fiber in muscles.
  
  
• myofilament
  (n.) A thread that makes up a myofibril.
  
  
• myometrium
  (n.) A thick layer of smooth muscle in the uterus.
  
  
• myosin
  (n.) The most common protein found in muscle cells.
  
  

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