Micropipet: p.. snlaH' pipet for measuring minute amount of liquids. Microplasia : Dwarfism.
Mi'(ropredator : The derivation by an organism of elements essential for its exixtense from larger organisms.
Microprosopus : A fetus with a small or undeveloped face. Micropsia: Appearance of an object smaller than it really is.
Micropyle: (1) A thin opening in the integument at the apex of an ovule through which the pollen enters. (2) The tiny opening in tbe testa of seeds through which water enters.
Microscope: A magnifying lens system that utilizes light in the visible wave length of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Acoustic microscope: One in
which very high frequency sound waves are focused on the object.
- Binocular microscope: A microscope which has two eyepiece.
- Capillary microscope: An instrument for going an enlarged image of capillaries as tbat of nail bed.
- Centrifuge microscope :. A microscope built into a high speed centrifuge to magnify image of a specimen.
- Compound microscope: An instrument which permits simultaneous viewing of parts of images of two separate specimens.
- Corned microscope: An instrument with lens of high magnifying power, for observing minute changes in the cornea and
- Dark6eld microscope: Qne\witfi a central st6r irt the condenser, perm~ting diversion of the light rays and illumination of the object from the side to see light against a dark background.
- Electron micros,cope : A microscope in which the source of illumination is a stream of electrons emanating from a
tungsten cathode in a high vacuum and aceelerated by a strong electric impluses.
- Fluorescence microscope: One used to examine specimens having fluorescence.
- Infrared microscope: One in which rediation of 800 fA. or larger wavelength is used to form image.
- Operating microscope: One designed to observe performance of microsurgery.
- Phase microscope: A microscope that coverts variations of the refracting index in tbe object. into variations of intensity in the
image.
- ReOecting microscope: One
which utiliz.:s mirrors instead of
lenses to form the image.
- Simple microscope: One which
consists of a single lens.
- Ultrasonic microscope: One
which utilizes the reflection of
ultrasonic vibration.
- Ultraviolet microscope: One
which utilizes quartz and other
ultraviolet transmitting lenses.
'- X-ray microscope: One in which
a beam of x-ray is used instead of
light.
Microscopi~ : (1) Relating to a microscope. (2) Of extremely small size.
Microsomatic : Having the sense of smell of feeble development.
Microsome: Vesicular fragments of endoplasmic reticulum formed after disruption and centrifugation of cells. Microsomia: Small size of the body. Microtome.: An instrument for cutting thin slices of tissue.
Microtubule: A slender, tubular structure composed mainly of tubulin.
Microwaves : Non-ionizing electromagnetic radiations in the frequency range of30-3,OO,OOO Hz. Microvilli: Minute cylindrical process on the free surface of a cell.
Micturition: Act of passing water or urine or emptying bladder.
MID : Minimum infective dose. Midbrain: Middle brain, which is connected to pons and cerebellum. Middle lamella: Middle layer of cell wall, original membrane composed of pectic substance.
Midrib: Principal vein in leaf. Midriff: The diaphragm. Midwifery: The practice of assiting in childbirth.
Migraine: A familial symptom complex of periodic attacks of vascular headache, associated with irritability, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and photophabia.
Migration: Movement of a substance from one material to another with which it is in intimate contact.
Middew : A fungus.
Miliaria: A group of diseases of the stain caused by. disturb3D:ces of perspiration.
Miliu : Environment, surroundings. Milium: A small, whitish nodule in
the skin. .
Milli : One thousandth.
Millicurie: A unit of radioactivity, being one one-thousandth curie. Milliequivalent: The number of grams of a solute contained in one millilitre of a normal solution. Millimeter: A unit of linear measure of the metric system, being one one-thousandth.
Millimicron: One-thousandth of a micron.
MiUiunit : One-thousandth of a standard unit.
Milrinone : A cardiotonic. Mimesis: The simulation of one disease by another.
Mimetic: Marked by simulation of another bodily process.
Mind: The function of the brain by which an individual becomes aware of his surroundings.
Mineral: Any element, inorg'lnic compound or mixture occurring in the earth's crust and atmosphere,. including all metals and non-metals (except carbon).
Mineral compounds: Compounds containing mineral elements. Mineral oil : A liquid petroleum derivative.
Mineral red : Iron oxide red. Mineral spirits: A grade of naphtha (petroleum).
Mineral water: Natural spring water containing sulphur, iron, etc.
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