Category: M

A fibrous arch to which the diaphragm is attached.  

Poisoning by opium or morphine. Poisoning from the effects of eating or smoking opium or the products derived from it, especially morphine.  

A congenital formation of a diverticulum in the ileum [Described 1809. After Johann Friedrich Meckel Il (1781-1833), German surgeon and anatomist.] Congenital sac protruding from the ileum (last part of the small intestine), caused by incomplete closure of the yolk sac; it occurs in about 2% of the population. It usually produces no symptoms but…

The treatment of injuries through mechanical means, such as massage and exercise machines. The use of mechanical equipment during physiotherapy to produce regularly repeated movements in part of the body. This is done to improve the functioning of muscles and joints. Use of various types of mechanical apparatus to perform passive movements and to exercise…

All the forces and processes which combine to push a foetus out of the uterus during its birth, together with the ones which oppose.  

A Graafian follicle just before ovulation.  

The thick soft part of a bed for lying on.  

A title formerly given to a woman in charge of the nurses in a hospital.  

A hospital, ward or unit which deals only with women giving birth.  

Childbirth, the fact of becoming a mother.