Category: M

Describing a body type that has a well developed skeletal and muscular structure and a sturdy upright posture.  

Describing a type of secretion in which the glandular cells remain intact during the process of secretion. Denoting a type of secretion in which the glandular cell remains intact during the process of elaborating and discharging its product.  

Mercury poisoning. Metallic mercury is absorbed through the skin and alimentary canal, and its vapor is taken in through the lungs. Acute poisoning causes vomiting, severe abdominal pains, bloody diarrhea, and kidney damage, with failure to produce urine. Treatment is with dimercaprol. Chronic poisoning causes mouth ulceration, loose teeth, loss of appetite, and intestinal and…

Painful tingling and numbness felt over the outer surface of the thigh when the lateral cutaneous nerve is trapped as it passes through the fibrous and muscular tissues of the thigh. Pain and hyperesthesia on the outer femoral surface from lesion or disease of the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh.  

An antihistamine drug administered by mouth or injection to treat allergies and sensitivity reactions or applied as a cream to treat skin allergies and itching. Drowsiness is a common side-effect and digestive upsets may occur.  

A muscle-relaxant drug used to relieve muscular spasm and abnormal movements in such diseases as parkinsonism, chorea, and athetosis. It is administered by mouth or injection. Side-effects usually include digestive upsets.  

A drug used to treat various infections and infestations, particularly malaria, giardiasis, and taeniasis. It is administered by mouth. Digestive upsets and headache may occur and the skin often turns yellow.  

The thin layer of mesoderm that surrounds the brain of the embryo. It gives rise to most of the skull and the membranes that surround the brain.  

The presence of meningococci (bacteria of the species Neisseria; meningitidis) in the bloodstream. Meningococci in the blood, a serious illness that may cause a disseminated rash, altered mental status, shock, and death.  

A cell that gives rise to the platelet-forming megakaryocyte, found in the blood-forming tissue of the bone marrow. It is derived from a hemopoietic stem cell and matures via an intermediate stage (promegakaryocyte) into a megakaryocyte.