Glossary

Category: M

  • Mineral apposition rate MAR

    Rate of addition of new layers of mineral on the trabecular surfaces of bones.  

  • Mimosine

    Is an alkaloid, b-3-hydroxy-4 pyridone amino acid, it is a toxic non-protein free amino acid and is an antinutrient.  

  • Migraine

    Migraine

    A neurological syndrome characterized by altered bodily perceptions, severe, painful headaches, and nausea. A syndrome characterized by recurrent, severe, and usually one-sided headaches; often associated with nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances. Type of headache, characterised by usually being unilateral and/or accompanied by visual disturbance and nausea. A recurring and intensely painful headache, often accompanied by…

  • Micturition

    Urination, act of urinating. Micturition has been shown to occur in humans as early as 32 weeks gestation, or about 2 months before birth.  

  • Microvasculature

    The finer vessels of the body, as the arterioles, capillaries, and venules. The smallest arterioles and venules, and the capillary networks of the body.  

  • Microsomal PGE2 synthase

    Is the enzyme that catalyses the final step in prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) biosynthesis.  

  • Micronuclei

    Small particles consisting of acentric fragments of chromosomes or entire chromosomes, which lag behind at anaphase of cell division. In cells with multiple nuclei, the smaller ones are known as micronuclei. In ciliate protozoa, this term refers to the smaller, diploid nucleus, which is trans-criptively inactive and significantly smaller than the macronucleus, playing a role…

  • Microfilaria

    A pre-laval parasitic worm of the family Onchocercidae, found in the vector and in the blood or tissue fluid of human host. Infective larvae of some roundworms, usually produced in the host’s bloodstream. The motile embryo of certain nematodes. The slender microfilariae, 150-300 μm in length, are commonly found in the circulating blood or lymph…

  • Microangiopathy

    (Or microvascular disease) is an angiopathy affecting small blood vessels in the body. Development of lesions in small blood vessels. Any disease of the capillaries. Thickening of the capillary basement membrane. A disease of the very small blood vessels. Damage to the walls of the smallest blood vessels. It may result from a variety of…

  • Micellization

    Formation process of micelles.