Disease - Any abnormal condition that affects all or part of an organism, resulting in symptoms such as pain or loss of function.⏎
Egg Cell - The female gamete, or sex cell, which carries the hereditary material of the female parent and unites with the male sperm cell during sexual reproduction.⏎
Ecosystem - A functional unit that consists of all the living organisms in a particular area, as well as the nonliving, physical components in the environment—such as air, soil, water, and sunlight—with which the organisms interact, and how natural and human-made changes affect these interactions.⏎
Cytokine - A type of protein secreted by cells in the immune system that carries signals that facilitate cell-to-cell communication and help regulate the way the immune system responds to inflammation and infection.⏎
Ecology - A branch of science that deals with the relation of organisms to one another and their physical environment.⏎