Category: M

The use of locally applied microwave energy to coagulate and destroy diseased tissues (e.g., in the cardiac conduction system, the endometrium, the liver, or prostate).  

An oven that uses microwave energy for cooking food. This method of food preparation may not kill microorganisms, especially when used to reheat.  

A person with abnormally small ears.  

Strabismus with very small deviation, usually less than 4°.  

The process of incising thin sections of tissues.  

Unusually small size of the auricle or external ear.  

A microscopic clump of fibrin, platelets, and red blood cells.  

The flow of interstitial fluids, or the pulsation of tissue particles associated with the application of therapeutic ultrasound. In physical medicine, microstreaming can promote soft-tissue healing. In dentistry, it is used in the removal of plaque and scale.  

Movement of the eyes in divergent directions or at different speeds. These movements are too small and too quick to be seen, but they have been detected through analysis of high-speed motion pictures.  

The causative agent of ringworm in cats and dogs. It may be easily transmitted to children. This fungus is the typical source of ringworm in cats and dogs, frequently spreading to children where it leads to scalp ringworm (tinea capitis) and body ringworm (tinea corporis). It is also likely responsible for a skin fungal infection…