Category: M

A variant of P. aeruginosa that resists both phagocytosis and antibiotic treatment by secreting a slimy protective coating (alginate slime). It is more virulent than nonmucoid-secreting forms of P. aeruginosa and often colonizes patients with bronchiectasis or cystic fibrosis.  

A condition in a male marked by a small penis, perineal hypospadias, and scrotum without testes, thereby resembling the vulva. This condition can be due to disease of the adrenal gland or a feminizing tumor of the undescended testis.  

A category of health care professionals that includes physician assistants, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, and nurse practitioners.  

A protein that is part of a cell membrane and acts as a receptor for substances transported in extracellular fluid or as an agent that mediates the transport of chemicals into or out of the cell.  

An prosthetic device operated by battery-powered electric motors that are activated through electrodes by the myoelectric potentials provided by muscles.  

A metal or rubber device inserted between the jaws to maintain the mouth in an open position.  

Two base-together prisms used in testing for cyclophoria or torsion of the eyeball.  

In multiple pregnancies (e.g., triplets, quadruplets), the procedure for reducing the number of fetuses, to minimize the risk of maternal and fetal complications later in the pregnancy.  

Pregnancy in which the amniotic sac ruptures and the embryo comes to lie in direct contact with the uterine wall.  

The electrical charge or potential difference between the inside and outside of a cell membrane.