Category: M

A species of intestinal flukes common in the Middle and Far East that normally infests the intestines of dogs, cats, and other animals, but is also commonly found in humans. Intermediate hosts are snails and fish, especially a species of trout, Plecoglossus altivelis.  

Alternation of generations, especially involving regular alternation of sexual with asexual reproduction, as seen in some fungi.  

The distal intermediate cusp of an upper molar tooth.  

The mesiolingual cusp of a lower molar tooth.  

The distobuccal cusp of an upper molar tooth.  

The ability to change color in some animals, as in the chameleon.  

Occurring at a different time than another similar event. The term is the antonym of synchronous. It is often used to describe two or more tumors of similar pathological type detected at different times within the body.  

Surgical excision or resection of one or more metacarpal bones. The surgical extraction of any of the metacarpal bones.  

A gradient in metabolic activity that exists in certain structures, such as the small intestine from duodenum to ileum or in embryos from animal to vegetal poles, in which metabolic activity is highest in one region and becomes progressively lower away from this region.  

Body weight in kilograms to the three-fourths power (kg0.75), representative of the active tissue mass or metabolic mass of an individual.