Category: M

The fungi characteristic of an area.  

Resembling fluffy mycelium, often differently colored than the stem. Moldlike; resembling mold colonies in which filaments radiate from a center, said of bacterial colonies.  

An iodine solution used to test spores and tissue for amyloid or dextrinoid reactions.  

Leaf vein that runs parallel to the edge of the leaf, around the margin of the blade. Often connecting other secondary veins in a looping pattern (loop-connected).  

Fat tissue, which protects the organs and other tissues and lubricates the body.  

A slow and deficient digestive fire, characteristic of kapha disorders.  

The mental constitution regulated by sattva, rajas and tamas.  

Radiographic study of the spinal cord after the injection of a dye. A record of the spinal cord taken by myelography. An X-ray examination of the spinal cord and subarachnoid space after a radio-opaque substance has been injected. X-ray examination of the spinal cord and brain to see if there is evidence of tumors, spinal…

Microscopic organisms that lack a rigid cell wall; some species cause infections in humans. A type of microorganism, similar to a bacterium, associated with diseases such as pneumonia and urethritis. Group of very small organisms, the smallest free-living organisms known, some of which produce disease in humans (e.g.. Mycoplasma pneumoniae)’, also called pleuropneumonia-like organism (PPLO).…

A blowing sound heard when listening to the heart or vessels with a stethoscope. A blowing sound, often heard with a stethoscope over various areas of the heart (usually caused by abnormal heart valves) or over narrowed arteries. Sounds vary in quality and loudness and are the result of a disturbed blood flow. An abnormal…