Category: M

Insurance designed to offset the heavy medical expenses resulting from catastrophic or prolonged illness or injuries. Generally, such policies do not provide first dollar coverage, but do provide benefit payments of 75 to 80 percent of all types of medical expenses above a certain base amount paid by the insured. Most major medical policies sold…

Health and other disability insurance secured in response to public or personal solicitation by mail and advertising. It usually requires no physical examination, but rather a statement of health completed by the insured, and becomes effective upon return of the application by mail and approval by the mail-order insurer. The scant health information required, the…

A muscle and its blood vessels. Concerning muscles and their blood supply.  

Nutrition of muscles.  

Ready contraction of a muscle with delayed relaxation. A tonic muscle spasm with temporary rigidity. The natural slight tension found in a muscle, known as muscular tone, or a muscle spasm.  

Stretching of a muscle.  

Adhesion of muscle layers.  

Stitching of a muscle.  

Strength of muscle.  

Sudden severe contraction of muscle.