Category: M

The unexplained spontaneous remission or cure of a medical condition thought to be invariably fatal or incurable or both.  

Conjoined twins with one having a rudimentary face.  

A fetus with two heads joined at the occiput.  

An early diet for pernicious anemia containing large quantities of liver. When the diet was initially devised, liver was consumed raw. Subsequently a liver extract was developed and used.  

A mild form of AIDS-dementia complex in which patients have subtle impairments of movement or thinking. It is typically found in patients receiving active, effective therapy for HIV/AIDS.  

The extraction of useful information from a database. A colloquial term for an oral contraceptive consisting of only progestins. The minipill works by thickening cervical mucus. Some formulations are somewhat less effective contraceptives than birth control pills that contain both estrogens and progestins. However, the absence of estrogens reduces the risk of blood clots.  

A comprehensive computer-compatible form for assessment of nursing home residents covering 13 key clinical areas. It was developed as a result of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 and mandated for use in nursing homes in the U.S. Resident assessment protocols are used to identify multiple “triggers” for the assessment of various conditions. Under the…

The quantity of vitamins and minerals needed in the diet to prevent symptoms of deficiency.  

A severe alteration in consciousness that does not meet the diagnostic criteria for either coma or a persistent vegetative state, in which patients respond to some sounds and unpleasant stimuli and have a sleep-wake cycle but do not attend to their environment consistently.  

The form of nephrotic syndrome most often found in children, in which renal biopsies reveal little if any pathological change under the light microscope. With electron microscopy, effacement of the foot processes of the glomerulus becomes evident.