lymphangioma lymphangioma /limfnd i|əυmə/ noun a benign tumour formed of lymph tissues NOTE: The plural is lymphangiomas or lymphangi-lymphangioplasty lymphangioplasty /limf|nd iəplsti/
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dis-ease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi transmitted
by bites from deer ticks It causes rashes, nervous
pains, paralysis and, in extreme cases, death
lymph
lymph /limf/ noun a colourless liquid containing
white blood cells which circulates in the lymph
system from all body tissues, carrying waste
mat-ter away from tissues to the veins Also called
lymph fluid
COMMENT: Lymph drains from the tissues
through capillaries into lymph vessels It is
formed of water, protein and white blood
cells (lymphocytes) Waste matter such as
infection in the lymph is filtered out and
de-stroyed as it passes through the lymph
nodes, which then add further lymphocytes
to the lymph before it continues in the
sys-tem It eventually drains into the
brachio-cephalic (innominate) veins, and joins the
venous bloodstream Lymph is not pumped
round the body like blood but moves by
mus-cle pressure on the lymph vessels and by the
negative pressure of the large veins into
which the vessels empty Lymph is an
es-sential part of the body’s defence against
in-fection
lymph-lymph- /limf/ prefix meaning same as
lympho-(used before vowels)
lymphaden-lymphaden- /limfdən/ prefix relating to the
lymph nodes
lymphadenectomy
lymphadenectomy /limfdə|nektəmi/
noun the surgical removal of a lymph node
(NOTE: The plural is lymphadenectomies.)
lymphadenitis
lymphadenitis /limfdə|naitis/ noun
inflammation of the lymph nodes
lymphadenoma
lymphadenoma /limfdə|nəυmə/ noun
same as lymphoma
lymphadenopathy
lymphadenopathy /limfdə|nɒpəθi/ noun
any unusual condition of the lymph nodes (NOTE:
The plural is lymphadenopathies.)
lymphangi-lymphangi- /limfnd i/ prefix lymphatic
ves-sel
lymphangiectasis
lymphangiectasis /limfnd i|ektəsis/
noun swelling of the smaller lymph vessels as a
result of obstructions in larger vessels
lymphangiography
lymphangiography /limfnd i|ɒrəfi/
noun an X-ray examination of the lymph vessels
following introduction of radio-opaque material
(NOTE: The plural is lymphangiographies.)
lymphangioma
lymphangioma /limfnd i|əυmə/ noun a
benign tumour formed of lymph tissues (NOTE:
The plural is lymphangiomas or
lymphangi-lymphangioplasty
lymphangioplasty /limf|nd iəplsti/ noun
a surgical operation to make artificial lymphchannels (NOTE: The plural is lymphangioplast-
lymphatic capillary /lim|ftik kə|piləri/ ral noun any of the capillaries which lead fromtissue and join lymphatic vessels
lymphatic nodule /lim|ftik nɒdjul/ noun
a small lymph node found in clusters in tissueslymphatics
lymphatics /lim|ftiks/ plural noun lymphvessels
lymphatic system
lymphatic system /lim|ftik sistəm/ noun
a series of vessels which transport lymph from thetissues through the lymph nodes and into thebloodstream
lymphatic vessel
lymphatic vessel /lim|ftik ves(ə)l/ noun a
tube which carries lymph round the body from thetissues to the veins
a lymphocyte on contact with an antigenlymphoblastic
lymphoblastic /limfəυ|blstik/ adjectivereferring to lymphoblasts, or forming lym-phocytes
lymphocele
lymphocele /limfəsil/ noun a cyst containing
lymph from injured or diseased lymph nodes orducts
lymphocyte
lymphocyte /limfəsait/ noun a type of matureleucocyte or white blood cell formed by thelymph nodes and concerned with the production
of antibodieslymphocytopenia
lymphocytopenia /limfəυ|saitəυ|piniə/
noun same as lymphopenia
lymphocytosis
lymphocytosis /limfəυsai|təυsis/ noun an
increased number of lymphocytes in the bloodlymphoedema
lymphoedema /limfəυi|dimə/ noun a ing caused by obstruction of the lymph vessels orunusual development of lymph vessels (NOTE:
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lymphogranuloma venereum
lymphogranuloma venereum /limfəυ|
rnjυ|ləυmə və|niərəm/ noun a sexually
transmitted bacterial infection that causes
swell-ing of the genital lymph nodes and, especially in
men, a genital ulcer Abbreviation l.g.v.
lymphoid tissue
lymphoid tissue /limfɔid tiʃu/ noun tissue
in the lymph nodes, the tonsils and the spleen
where masses of lymphocytes are supported by a
network of reticular fibres and cells
lymphokine
lymphokine /limfəυkain/ noun a protein
pro-duced by lymphocytes that has an effect on other
cells in the immune system 쒁 cytokine
lymphoma
lymphoma /lim|fəυmə/ noun a malignant
tumour arising from lymphoid tissue Also called
lympho-mas or lymphomata.)
lymphopenia
lymphopenia /limfəυ|piniə/ noun a
reduc-tion in the number of lymphocytes in the blood
Also called lymphocytopenia
lymphopoiesis
lymphopoiesis /limfəυpɔi|isis/ noun the
production of lymphocytes or lymphoid tissue
lymph vessel
lymph vessel /limf ves(ə)l/ noun one of the
tubes which carry lymph round the body from the
tissues to the veins
lyophilisation
lyophilisation /lai|ɒfilai|zeiʃ(ə)n/,
or serum by freeze-drying it in a vacuumlysergic acid diethylamide
lysergic acid diethylamide /lai|sd ik
sid dai|eθiləmaid/ noun a powerful nogenic drug which can cause psychosis Abbre-viation LSD
lysis /laisis/ noun 1 the destruction of a cell by
a lysin, in which the membrane of the cell isdestroyed 2. a reduction in a fever or diseaseslowly over a period of time
-lysis
-lysis /lisis/ suffix referring to processes which
involve breaking up or decaying, or to objectswhich are doing this 쑗 haemolysis
lysosome
lysosome /laisəsəυm/ noun a particle in a cellwhich contains enzymes which break down sub-stances such as bacteria which enter the celllysozyme
lysozyme /laisəzaim/ noun an enzyme found
in the whites of eggs and in tears, which destroysspecific bacteria
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of softening a solid by letting it lie in a liquid so
that the soluble matter dissolves
Macmillan nurse /mək|milən ns/ noun a
nurse who specialises in cancer care and is
employed by the organisation Macmillan Cancer
Relief
macro-macro- /mkrəυ/ prefix large Opposite
micro-macrobiotic
macrobiotic /mkrəυbai|ɒtik/ adjective
referring to food which has been produced
natu-rally without artificial additives or preservatives
macrocephaly
macrocephaly /mkrəυ|kefəli/ noun the
condition of having an unusually large head
macrocheilia
macrocheilia /mkrəυ|kailiə/ noun the
con-dition of having large lips
macrocyte
macrocyte /mkrəυsait/ noun an unusually
large red blood cell found in people who have
macrocytic anaemia /mkrəυsitik ə|
nimiə/ noun anaemia in which someone has
unusually large red blood cells
macrocytosis
macrocytosis /mkrəυsai|təυsis/ noun the
condition of having macrocytes in the blood Also
called macrocythaemia
macrodactyly
macrodactyly /mkrəυ|dktili/ noun a
con-dition in which a person has unusually large or
long fingers or toes
macroglobulin
macroglobulin /mkrəυ|lɒbjυlin/ noun a
class of immunoglobulin, a globulin protein of
high molecular weight, which serves as an
con-macromastia /mkrəυ|mstiə/ noun
over-development of the breastsmacronutrient
macronutrient /mkrəυ|njutriənt/ noun asubstance which an organism needs in largeamounts for normal growth and development, e.g.nitrogen, carbon or potassium Compare micro- nutrient
macrophage
macrophage /mkrəυfeid / noun any ofseveral large cells which destroy inflammatorytissue, found in connective tissue, wounds, lymphnodes and other parts
macroscopic
macroscopic /mkrəυ|skɒpik/ adjective
able to be seen with the naked eyemacrosomia
macrosomia /mkrəυ|səυmiə/ noun a tion in which the body grows too muchmacrostomia
condi-macrostomia /mkrəυ|stəυmiə/ noun a dition in which the mouth is too wide because thebones of the upper and lower jaw have not fused,either on one or on both sides
con-macula
macula /mkjυlə/ noun 1 same as macule 2.
a small coloured area, e.g a macula luteamacula lutea
macula lutea /mkjυlə lutiə/ noun a yellowspot on the retina, surrounding the fovea, the part
of the eye which sees most clearly Also called
yellow spot
macular
macular /mkjυlə/ adjective referring to a
maculamacular degeneration
macular degeneration /mkjυlə di|d enə|
reiʃ(ə)n/ noun an eye disorder in elderly people
in which fluid leaks into the retina and destroyscones and rods, reducing central visionmacule
macule /mkjul/ noun a small flat colouredspot on the skin Compare papule
maculopapular
maculopapular /mkjυləυ|ppjυlə/ tive made up of both macules and papules 쑗 mac- ulopapular rash
adjec-mad cow disease
mad cow disease /md kaυ di|ziz/ nounsame as bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(informal)
Magendie’s foramen
Magendie’s foramen /mə|d endiz fə|
reimen/ noun an opening in the fourth ventricle
of the brain which allows cerebrospinal fluid to
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(1783–1855), French physician and
physiolo-gist.]
magnesium
magnesium /m|niziəm/ noun a chemical
element found in green vegetables, which is
essential especially for the correct functioning of
muscles (NOTE: The chemical symbol is Mg.)
magnesium sulphate
magnesium sulphate /m|niziəm
slfeit/ noun a magnesium salt used as a
laxa-tive Also called Epsom salts
magnesium trisilicate
magnesium trisilicate /m|niziəm trai|
silikət/ noun a magnesium compound used to
treat peptic ulcers
magnetic
magnetic /m|netik/ adjective able to attract
objects, like a magnet
magnetic field
magnetic field /m|netik fild/ noun an
area round an object which is under the influence
of the magnetic force exerted by the object
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance imaging /m|netik
rezənəns imid iəl/ adjective referring to
the meningesmeninges
meninges /me|nind iz/ plural noun the branes which surround the brain and spinal cord(NOTE: The singular is meninx.)
mem-meningioma
meningioma /menind i|əυmə/ noun a benign
tumour in the meningesmeningism
meningism /me|nind iz(ə)m/ noun a tion in which there are signs of meningeal irrita-tion suggesting meningitis, but where there is nopathological change in the cerebrospinal fluidmeningitis
condi-meningitis /menin|d aitis/ noun
inflamma-tion of the meninges, causing someone to haveviolent headaches, fever, and stiff neck muscles,and sometimes to become delirious
condi-meningococcal
meningococcal /mə|niŋəυ|kɒk(ə)l/
adjec-tive referring to meningococcimeningococcal meningitis
meningococcal meningitis /mə|niŋəυ|
kɒk(ə)l menin|d aitis/ noun the commonestepidemic form of meningitis, caused by a bacte-
rium Neisseria meningitidis, where the meninges
become inflamed causing headaches and fevermeningococcus
meningococcus /mə|niŋəυ|kɒkəs/ noun
the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis which
causes meningococcal meningitis (NOTE: The
plural is meningococci.)
meningoencephalitis
meningoencephalitis /mə|niŋəυ|en|kefə|
laitis/ noun inflammation of the meninges andthe brain
meningoencephalocele
meningoencephalocele /mə|niŋəυ|en|
kefələυsil/ noun a condition in which part ofthe meninges and the brain push through a gap inthe skull
meningomyelocele
meningomyelocele /mə|niŋəυ|
maiələυsil/ noun the pushing forward of part ofthe meninges and spinal cord through a gap in thespine Also called myelomeningocele, mye- locele
meninx
meninx /meniŋks/ noun 쏡 meninges
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meniscectomy
meniscectomy /meni|sektəmi/ noun the
sur-gical removal of a cartilage from the knee
meniscus
meniscus /mə|niskəs/ noun one of two pads of
cartilage, the lateral meniscus and medial
menis-cus, between the femur and tibia in a knee joint
Also called semilunar cartilage (NOTE: The
plu-ral is menisci.)
meno-meno- /menəυ/ prefix referring to menstruation
menopause
menopause /menəpɔz/ noun a period,
usu-ally between 45 and 55 years of age, when a
woman stops menstruating and can no longer bear
children Also called climacteric, change of life
menorrhagia
menorrhagia /menə|reid iə/ noun very
heavy bleeding during menstruation Also called
menstrual cramp /menstruəl krmp/ noun
a cramp in the muscles round the uterus during
menstruation
menstrual cycle
menstrual cycle /menstruəl saik(ə)l/ noun
a period, usually of 28 days, during which a
woman ovulates, the walls of the uterus swell and
bleeding takes place if the ovum has not been
fer-tilised
menstrual flow
menstrual flow /menstruəl fləυ/ noun the
discharge of blood from the uterus during
men-struation
menstruate
menstruate /menstrueit/ verb to bleed from
the uterus during menstruation
menstruation
menstruation /menstru|eiʃ(ə)n/ noun
bleed-ing from the uterus which occurs in a woman each
month when the lining of the uterus is shed
because no fertilised egg is present
mental
mental /ment(ə)l/ adjective 1 referring to the
mind 2. referring to the chin
mental aberration
mental aberration /ment(ə)l bə|reiʃ(ə)n/
noun slight forgetfulness or confusion (often
humorous)쑗 I thought the meeting was at 11 – I
must have had a mental aberration.
mental age
mental age /ment(ə)l eid / noun a
measure-ment based on intelligence tests that shows a
per-son’s intellectual development, usually compared
to standardised data for a chronological age 왍
he’s nine, but he has a mental age of five
although he is nine years old, his level of
intellec-tual development is the same as that of an average
child of five
mental block
mental block /ment(ə)l blɒk/ noun a
tempo-rary inability to remember something, caused by
the effect of nervous stress on the mental
proc-esses
Mental Capacity Act
Mental Capacity Act /ment(ə)l kə|psiti
kt/ noun a piece of UK legislation, introduced
in 2007, that establishes five principles in relation
to mental capacity and medical treatment, namely
making their own decisions, that they should begiven support in decision-making, that it ispatients’ capacity to make decisions that should
be judged, not the decisions themselves, thattreatment must be in patients’ best interests, andthat treatment should restrict rights and freedoms
as little as possiblemental deficiency
mental deficiency /ment(ə)l di|fiʃ(ə)nsi/
noun a former term for learning disability (NOTE:This term is regarded as offensive.)
mental development
mental development /ment(ə)l di|
veləpmənt/ noun the development of the mind
쑗 Her mental development is higher than usual for her age.
mental disorder
mental disorder /ment(ə)l dis|ɔdə/ noun a
temporary or permanent change in a person’smental state which makes them function lesseffectively than they would usually, or than theaverage person would be expected to functionmental faculties
mental faculties /ment(ə)l fkəltiz/ plural noun abilities such as thinking and decision-mak-ing 쑗 There has been no impairment of the mental faculties.
mental handicap
mental handicap /ment(ə)l hndikp/
noun a former term for learning disability (NOTE:This term is regarded as offensive.)
mental health
mental health /ment(ə)l helθ/ noun the dition of someone’s mind
con-Mental Health Acts
Mental Health Acts /ment(ə)l helθ kts/
plural noun laws made by a parliament which laydown rules for the care of people with mental ill-ness
Mental Health Review Tribunal
Mental Health Review Tribunal /ment(ə)lhelθ ri|vju trai|bjun(ə)l/ noun a committeewhich makes decisions about whether people whohave been detained under the Mental Health Actsshould be released It consists of medical mem-bers, legal experts and lay members, who includepeople with experience in social services Abbre-viation MHRT
mental hospital
mental hospital /ment(ə)l hɒspit(ə)l/ noun
a psychiatric hospital (NOTE: This term isregarded as offensive.)
mental illness
mental illness /ment(ə)l ilnəs/ noun any order which affects the mind
dis-mental impairment
mental impairment /ment(ə)l im|peəmənt/
noun a temporary or permanent condition whichaffects a person’s mental state, making them func-tion less effectively than they would usually, orthan the average person would be expected tofunction
mentally
mentally /ment(ə)li/ adverb in the mind 쑗
Mentally, she is very advanced for her age.
mentally handicapped
mentally handicapped /ment(ə)li
hndikpt/ adjective a former term for
some-one with learning disability (NOTE: This term isusually regarded as offensive.)
mentally ill
mentally ill /ment(ə)li il/ adjective
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mental nerve
mental nerve /ment(ə)l nv/ noun a nerve
which supplies the chin
mental patient
mental patient /ment(ə)l peiʃ(ə)nt/ noun a
former term of a patient who has mental illness
(NOTE: This term is regarded as offensive.)
mental retardation
mental retardation /ment(ə)l ritɑ|
deiʃ(ə)n/ noun a former term for learning
disa-bility, a condition that results in someone finding
it difficult to learn skills or information at the
same rate as others of a similar age (NOTE: This
term is regarded as offensive.)
mental subnormality
mental subnormality /ment(ə)l sbnɔ|
mliti/ noun a former term for mental
impair-ment (NOTE: This term is usually regarded as
offensive.)
menthol
menthol /menθɒl/ noun a strongly scented
compound, produced from peppermint oil, used
in cough medicines and in the treatment of
neural-gia
mentholated
mentholated /menθəleitid/ adjective
impreg-nated with menthol
mento-mento- /mentəυ/ prefix relating to the chin
mentor
mentor /mentɔ/ noun somebody who advises
and guides a younger, less experienced person 쐽
verb to act as a mentor to somebody
mentum
mentum /mentəm/ noun the chin
mercury
mercury /mkjυri/ noun a poisonous liquid
metal, used in thermometers (NOTE: The
chemi-cal symbol is Hg.)
mercury poisoning
mercury poisoning /mkjυri pɔiz(ə)niŋ/
noun poisoning by drinking mercury or mercury
compounds or by inhaling mercury vapour
mercy killing
mercy killing /msi kiliŋ/ noun same as
euthanasia
meridian
meridian /mə|ridiən/ noun in acupuncture and
Chinese medicine, one of the pathways in the
body along which its energy is believed to flow
mesentery /mesent(ə)ri/ noun a double-layer
peritoneum which attaches the small intestine and
other abdominal organs to the abdominal wall
mesial
mesial /misiəl/ adjective 1 in dentistry,
relat-ing to the middle of the front of the jaw, or
occur-ring in a place near this 2. relating to or located in
the middle part of something
meso-meso- /mesəυ/ prefix middle
mesometrium
mesometrium /mesəυ|mitriəm/ noun a
muscle layer of the uterus
mesothelioma
mesothelioma /mesəυtili|əυmə/ noun a
tumour of the serous membrane, which can be
mesothelium
mesothelium /mesəυ|θiliəm/ noun a layer ofcells lining a serous membrane Compare epithe- lium, endothelium
messenger RNA
messenger RNA /mes(ə)nd ə ɑr en ei/
noun a type of ribonucleic acid which transmitsthe genetic code from the DNA to the ribosomeswhich form the proteins coded on the DNA.Abbreviation mRNA
mestranol
mestranol /mistrənɒl/ noun a syntheticallyproduced oestrogen used in birth control pillsmeta-
meta- /metə/ prefix referring to changemetabolic
metabolic /metə|bɒlik/ adjective referring tometabolism
metabolic acidosis
metabolic acidosis /metəbɒlik si|
dəυsis/ noun acidosis caused by a malfunction
of the body’s metabolismmetabolic alkalosis
metabolic alkalosis /metəbɒlik lkə|
ləυsis/ noun alkalosis caused by a malfunction
of the body’s metabolismmetabolise
metabolise /mə|tbəlaiz/, metabolize verb
to change the nature of something by metabolism
쑗 The liver metabolises proteins and drates.
carbohy-metabolism
metabolism /mə|tbəliz(ə)m/ noun thechemical processes which are continually takingplace in the human body and which are essential
to life, especially the processes that convert foodinto energy
metabolite
metabolite /mə|tbəlait/ noun a substanceproduced by metabolism, or a substance takeninto the body in food and then metabolisedmetacarpal bone
metacarpal bone /metə|kɑp(ə)l bəυn/,
five bones in the metacarpusmetacarpophalangeal
metacarpophalangeal /metə|kɑpəυ|fə|
lnd iəl/ adjective relating to the part of the
hand between the wrist and the fingersmetacarpophalangeal joint
metacarpophalangeal joint /metə|kɑpəυ|
fə|lnd iəl d ɔint/ noun a joint between a
met-acarpal bone and a finger Also called MCP joint,
MP joint
metacarpus
metacarpus /metə|kɑpəs/ noun the fivebones in the hand between the fingers and thewrist See illustration atHAND in Supplementmetaphase
metaphase /metəfeiz/ noun one of the stages
in mitosis or meiosismetaphysis
metaphysis /me|tfəsis/ noun the end of thecentral section of a long bone, where the bonegrows and where it joins the epiphysismetaplasia
metaplasia /metə|pleiziə/ noun a change ofone tissue to another
metastasis
metastasis /me|tstəsis/ noun the spreading
of a malignant disease from one part of the body
to another through the bloodstream or the lymphsystem Also called secondary growth (NOTE:
The plural is metastases.)
metastasise
metastasise /me|tstəsaiz/, metastasize
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metastatic
metastatic /metə|sttik/ adjective relating to,
or produced by, metastasis 쑗 Metastatic growths
developed in the liver.
metatarsal
metatarsal /metə|tɑs(ə)l/ noun one of the
five bones in the metatarsus 쐽 adjective relating
to the metatarsus
metatarsal arch
metatarsal arch /metə|tɑs(ə)l ɑtʃ/ noun an
arched part of the sole of the foot, running across
the sole of the foot from side to side Also called
transverse arch
metatarsalgia
metatarsalgia /metətɑ|sld ə/ noun pain in
the heads of the metatarsal bones
metatarsophalangeal joint
metatarsophalangeal joint /metə|tɑsəυ|fə|
lnd iəl d ɔint/ noun a joint between a
meta-tarsal bone and a toe
metatarsus
metatarsus /metə|tɑsəs/ noun the five long
bones in the foot between the toes and the tarsus
See illustration atFOOT in Supplement (NOTE:
The plural is metatarsi.)
metformin /met|fɔmin/ noun a drug which
reduces the level of the blood sugar levels, used to
treat non-insulin dependent diabetes which does
not respond to dietary measures
methadone
methadone /meθədəυn/ noun a synthetically
produced narcotic drug, used to reduce pain and
as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of
addic-tion
methaemoglobin
methaemoglobin /met|himəυ|ləυbin/
noun a dark brown substance formed from
hae-moglobin which develops during illness,
follow-ing treatment with some drugs Methaemoglobin
cannot transport oxygen round the body, and so
causes cyanosis
methaemoglobinaemia
methaemoglobinaemia /met|himəυ|
ləυbi|nimiə/ noun the presence of
methaemo-globin in the blood
methane
methane /miθein, meθein/ noun a
colour-less flammable gas with no smell
methanol
methanol /meθənɒl/ noun a colourless
poison-ous liquid, used as a solvent and a fuel It changes
easily into a gas Also called methyl alcohol
methicillin
methicillin /meθi|silin/ noun a synthetically
produced antibiotic, used in the treatment of
infections which are resistant to penicillin
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus /meθi|silin ri|zistənt stfilə|kɒkəs
ɔriəs/ noun a bacterium resistant to almost all
antibiotics and which can cause life-threatening
infection in people recovering from surgery
methyl alcohol
methyl alcohol /miθail lkəhɒl/ noun same
methylated spirits
methylated spirits /meθəleitid spirits/
plu-ral noun almost pure alcohol, with wood alcoholand colouring added
methylphenidate
methylphenidate /miθail|fenideit/ noun adrug which stimulates the central nervous system,used in the treatment of narcolepsy and attentiondeficit disorder
methylprednisolone
methylprednisolone /miθail|pred|
nisələυn/ noun a corticosteroid drug which
reduces inflammation, used in the treatment ofarthritis, allergies and asthma
metoclopramide
metoclopramide /metəυ|kləυprə|maid/
noun a drug used to treat nausea, vomiting andindigestion
metoprolol
metoprolol /mi|tɒprəlɒl/ noun a drug whichcontrols the activity of the heart, used to treatangina and high blood pressure
metronidazole
metronidazole /metrə|nidəzəυl/ noun a low antibiotic compound, used especially in thetreatment of vaginal infections
yel-metroptosis
metroptosis /metrə|təυsis/ noun a condition
in which the uterus has moved downwards out ofits usual position Also called prolapse of the uterus
metrorrhagia
metrorrhagia /mitrəυ|reid ...
Medical Officer of Health
Medical Officer of Health /medik(ə)l
ɒfisər əv helθ/ noun formerly, a local ment official in charge of the health services... specimen of urine
/midstrim spesimin əv jυərin/ noun a
sam-ple of urine collected in a sterile bottle in the
mid-dle of a flow of urine, because the first part of the
flow... unit of ment of length equal to one thousandth of a metre.Abbreviation mm
measure-millimole
millimole /miliməυl/ noun a unit of ment of the amount of