Category: M

One of several tiny foramina in the wall of the vestibule of the bony labyrinth of the ear through which pass filaments of the acoustic nerve.  

A steel-gray or blue stain of epidermis without elevation. It does not disappear on pressure and occurs especially with pediculosis pubis or flea bites.  

A glistening white spot on the skin due to atrophy.  

A white mark found on the visceral layer of the peritoneum or epicardium in some contagious diseases.  

The site of the hair cells (receptors) in the wall of the saccule and utricle of the inner ear. These receptors respond to changes in the pull of gravity (position of the head) and generate impulses carried by the vestibular branch of the acoustic nerve. They include the macula sacculi and macula utriculi.  

An abnormally enlarged tooth.  

Deficiency of macrothrombocytes.  

A large platelet seen in some leukemias and rare disorders of platelets.  

The overall or gross structure of an entity.  

A misperception that objects appear to be larger than they are.