Category: M

A set of both primary and permanent teeth, as in children between 6 and 13 years of age.  

The concentration of small blood vessels in a malignant tumor. It reflects the amount of angiogenesis within the tumor and has been correlated with the ability of tumors to grow and metastasize.  

Deposition of mucus in the connective tissue of organs or in epithelial cells.  

A defibrillator that requires the operator to assess the need for defibrillation (by reviewing monitor data and the patient’s clinical condition), select an energy level, charge the machine, and deliver shock.  

A uterine tumor, now commonly called a choriocarcinoma.  

The removal of necrotic or devitalized tissue from a wound using friction, hydrotherapy, scraping, or wet-to-dry dressings.  

The volume of gas exhaled into a tubing system and rebreathed on the subsequent breath.  

A hydatid cyst enveloping smaller ones.  

A fluid-filled cyst often associated with a degenerative horizontal meniscal tear, more frequently seen in the lateral meniscus of the knee. This ganglion-like cyst may present with a palpable mass at the joint line of the knee and can be visualized by magnetic resonance imaging.  

Inflammation of the larynx with exudation forming a false membrane.