Biology glossary

Glossary of biology.

Search for glossary terms (regular expression allowed)

Glossaries

Term Main definition
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Glossaries - Biology glossary

neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by difficulty maintaining attention and controlling impulses

attenuation
Glossaries - Biology glossary

weakening of a virus during vaccine development

audition
Glossaries - Biology glossary

sense of hearing

auditory ossicle
Glossaries - Biology glossary

(also, middle ear) transduces sounds from the air into vibrations in the fluid-filled cochlea

Australopithecus
Glossaries - Biology glossary

genus of hominins that evolved in eastern Africa approximately four million years ago

autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Glossaries - Biology glossary

neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication abilities

autoantibody
Glossaries - Biology glossary

antibody that incorrectly marks “self” components as foreign and stimulates the immune response

autocrine signal
Glossaries - Biology glossary

signal that is sent and received by the same or similar nearby cells

autoimmune response
Glossaries - Biology glossary

inappropriate immune response to host cells or self-antigens

autoimmunity
Glossaries - Biology glossary

type of hypersensitivity to self antigens

autoinducer
Glossaries - Biology glossary

signaling molecule secreted by bacteria to communicate with other bacteria of its kind

autonomic nervous system
Glossaries - Biology glossary

part of the peripheral nervous system that controls bodily functions

autopolyploid
Glossaries - Biology glossary

polyploidy formed within a single species

autosome
Glossaries - Biology glossary

any of the non-sex chromosomes

autosomes
Glossaries - Biology glossary

any of the non-sex chromosomes

This website puts documents at your disposal only and solely for information purposes. They can not in any way replace the consultation of a physician or the care provided by a qualified practitioner and should therefore never be interpreted as being able to do so.