Megestrol acetate: A white crystalline powder, used similar to progestogen.
Meiosis: A method of celJ division.
Mel : Honey.
Melaena: A condition of the stool in which dark, tarry masses are passed from the bowel.
Melancholia: Mental illness; depression.
Melanemesis (Melenemesis): Black vomit.
Melanemia: The presence ofb]ack, pigmentary masses in the blood.
Melanin: A dark amOIphous pigment present in the skin, hair and various tumors, in choroid coat of the eye and substantia nigra of the brain.
It is produced by polyme~ation of oxidation products of tyrosine and dihydroxyphenyl compounds.
Melanoma: A tumor arising from the malonocytic system of the skin and other organs.
Melanophore: A celJ containing dark pigment.
Melatonin: A hOmlone synthesized by the pineal body which produces marked' lightening of dermal pigment&tion.
Meletin : Quercetin.
Melezitose: A trisaccharide from manna which on hydrolysis' yields glucose and turanose.
Melissic acid: Tricontanoic acid; it occ~rs in beeswax. Melissotherapy : Treatment with bee venom.
Melitis: Inflammation of the cheek. Melitose : A trisaccharide obtained from various species of Eucalyptus. Malituria : The presence of any sugar in the urine.
Mellitum : A pharmaceutical preparation made with honey. Melosalgia : Pain in the lower limbs. Melphalan: A white, odourless powder, used as a cytotoxic drug.
Melphalan
Melting point: The temperature at which crystals of a substance are in equillibrium with the liquid phase at atmosphere pressure.
Membrane: A thin layer of tissue which covers a surface, lines a cavity or divides a space or organ.
Membranous: Pertaining to the nature of a membrane.
Memory: That mental faculty by which sensation, impressions and ideas are recalled.
Menadiol sodium diphosphate: A synthetic, water soluble derivative of menadione (vitamin ~).
Menadione: A synthetic, oil-soluble vitamin K derivative.
Menalgia : Pain accompanying menstruation. Menhidrosis : A fonn of vicarious menstruation.
Meninges: The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord, the dura mater.
Meningitis -: Inflammation of the meninges.
Meningococcal (Neisseria) : A group of rounded bacteria that occurs in pairs.
Meningoencephalitis: Inflammation of the brain and meninges. Meningomyelitis: Inflammation of the spinal cord and its membranes. Meningopathy: Any disease of the meninges.
Meningorrhagia : Haemorrhage from the cerebral or spinal membrane. Meningorrhea: Effusion of blood between meninges.
Meniscocyte: A sickle cell.
Meniscus: A nonmotile, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that fonns spinal and ring shapes during growth.
Meniscus: A crescent-shaped structure appearing at the surface of a liquid column.
Mennohera : Nonnal menstruation. Menopause: The cessation of
menstruation at the end of reproductive life.
Menorrhagia: Excessive bleeding occurring at the intervals of menstruation.
uterine regular
Menorrhalgia: Painful menstruation.
Menorrhea: The nonnal discharge of the menses.
Menstrual: Pertaining to the menses of females.
Menstrual cycle: The periodically recurrent series of changes in uterus and associated sex organs. Menstruate: To discharge blood from the genital tract at monthly intervals.
Menstruation: A periodic physiologic discharge occurring in human beings and higher apes. Menstruum: A solvent medium. Mensual: Monthly.
Mental disorder: Relating to the mind.
Mental retardation: Deficient intellectual development. Mentha: The mint, a genus of labiatic plants.
Menthol: A white crystalline substance deposited from oil of peppennint on cooling, used as a topical antipruritic, in neutralgia and as flavouring agent.
Menticide: Brainwashing. Mepartricin: An antifungal and antiprotozoal, used to treat vaginal and cutaneous candadiasis. Mepazine acetate: A tranquillizer, used to treat tension and anxiety states.
Mepenzolate bromide: An oral anticholinergic, us~ in disorders with h~ennotility of the colon. Meperidine hydrochloride: A synthetic narcotic analgesic, used as
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