Category: M

  • Mucorrhea

    Increased cervical discharge at ovulation, usually covering a span of 3 to 4 days. The discharge has the character and appearance of raw egg white.  

  • Mucoriferous

    Covered with mold or a moldlike substance.  

  • Mucopolysaccharidase

    An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of polysaccharides.  

  • Mucolipidosis

    One of several rare, inherited lysosomal storage diseases in which abnormalities in the transport of lysosomal enzymes into lysosomes result in their accumulation in extracellular fluids or plasma.  

  • Mucokinesis

    Any therapeutic technique that removes excessive or abnormal secretions from the respiratory tract.  

  • Mozart ear

    Alleged to have had this deformity] Deformity of the ear in which the antihelix is fused with the crura of the helix.  

  • Movement system

    The physiological components that function together to produce motion at a joint or multiple body segments. The components include the support and base; modulating nerves and muscles; cardiovascular and pulmonary reserves; and cognitive-affective elements. Specialists in physical medicine are trained to manage the components of the movement system.  

  • Movement of restitution

    Alteration in position that aligns the fetal head with the fetal spine.  

  • Molecular movement

    The rotational, translational, and vibrational movement of molecules, primarily as a function of temperature. The higher the temperature, the greater the movement (i.e., the greater the kinetic energy).  

  • Masticatory movement

    One of the movements of the jaw that results in the cutting and grinding of food. It may involve unilateral chewing, alternating bilateral chewing according to the learned automatic pattern of activity, or consciously initiated movements.