Category: M

A chemical element which is a metal.  

Like a metal, referring to a metal.  

Material, either an element or a compound, which can carry heat and electricity. Some metals are essential for life. Any of a class of elementary substances (e.g., gold, silver, nickel, and copper) and their alloys (e.g., brass and bronze), all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are opaque, shiny, capable of…

A joint between a metacarpal bone and a finger.  

Relating to the part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers. Concerning the metacarpus and the phalanges. Related to the metacarpus and the phalanges (the bones of the fingers).  

To change the nature of something by metabolism.  

Alkalosis caused by a malfunction of the body’s metabolism. Acid-base imbalance associated with vomiting and gastric drainage, prolonged diuretic therapy, Cushing’s syndrome, or excessive ingestion of bicarbonate and characterized by slow and shallow respiration, dizziness, paresthesia, confusion, agitation, seizures, and coma. Any process in which plasma bicarbonate is increased. This is usually the result of…

A synthetically produced oestrogen used in birth control pills. A synthetic female sex hormone that is one of the most commonly used estrogens in oral contraceptive pills.  

A fold of peritoneum around the ovaries. The portion of the peritoneal fold that connects the anterior border of the ovary to the posterior layer of the broad ligament.  

A layer of cells lining a serous membrane. A type of epithelium (surface cell layer) that lines the body cavities of the peritoneum (the membrane lining the abdominal cavity), the pleura (the membranes that cover the lungs), and the pericardium (the membrane surrounding the heart). Malignant tumors of this lining are often related to asbestos…