Category: M

  • Metasynthesis

    A technique used to gain insights from two or more thematic or categorical analyses of the same phenomenon by listing common elements in a standardized format so that patterns in them can be collected.  

  • Metastatic survey

    Procedure in which various structures of the body are investigated, especially by x-ray or imaging, to demonstrate any spread of cancer.  

  • Metastasectomy

    Surgical removal of cancerous growths that have spread from the original tumor to other locations around the body.  

  • Metarubricyte

    A normoblast, the last nucleated stage in the development of an erythrocyte.  

  • Metarteriole

    A small vessel connecting an arteriole to a venule from which true capillaries are given off.  

  • Metaprotein

    Derived protein resulting from the action of acid or alkali, in which the molecule is changed to form a protein that is insoluble in neutral solvents but is soluble in alkali or weak acid.  

  • Myeloid metaplasia

    Development of marrow tissue at sites in which it would not normally occur.  

  • Metaphrenia

    The mental state of turning away from family interests toward personal goals such as business. A psychological condition in which the individual channels all their efforts toward personal enrichment and self-promotion, while entirely neglecting or disregarding their family.  

  • Metaparadigm

    The concepts that identify the phenomena of central interest to a discipline; the propositions that describe those concepts and their relationships to each other.  

  • Metanephrine

    An inactive metabolite of epinephrine.