Category: M

Angulated forceps used during direct laryngoscopy to remove a foreign body from an obstructed airway.  

A variant of Behcet’s syndrome, in which patients have mouth and genital ulcerations and inflammation of cartilage.  

A method of treating septic wounds. In the 1930s, scientific studies indicated that neglected and infected compound fractures were aided in healing when black bottle fly, bluebottle fly, and blowfly maggots accidentally infested the wounds. The maggots removed necrotic tissue and left healthy granulating tissue. Modem therapy, including antibiotics, has made this method of treating…

A type of chronic mycetoma of the foot or hand characterized by marked swelling and development of nodules, vesicles, abscesses, and sinuses. A fungus typically located in the foot, causing tissue death, inflammation, the release of pus, and the creation of nodules. It is also known as mycetoma.  

A designation for food that specifies that 70% of its components are organic.  

Generalized symmetrical deposits of fatty tissue (lipomas) on the upper back, shoulders, and neck. The condition involves the formation of multiple, symmetrical fat deposits, similar to lipomas, beneath the skin of the head, neck, upper torso, and upper arms. Also known as multiple symmetrical lipomatosis or Lanois–Bensaude syndrome, it mainly affects adult men. The exact…

Displacement of the hand to the radial side due to relative overgrowth of the ulna.  

Root of the plant Rubia tinctorum, a source of the red dye alizarin.  

Retinal pathology involving the macula of the eye.  

Process of becoming maculate; development of macules. The state of having spots; the development of maculae.