Category: M
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Monoxide
An oxide having only one atom of oxygen.
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Monovision
A treatment for presbyopia in which the dominant eye is corrected to improve distance vision and the other eye is corrected for near and intermediate tasks. Standard lenses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery may be used for the corrections. Said of a parasite that requires only one species as a host.
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Monotocous
Producing a single offspring per birth.
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Monothematic delusion
An isolated delusion, i.e., a single mistaken but firmly held idea that has no basis in reality.
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Monosymptomatic
Having only one dominant symptom.
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Monosubstituted
Having only a single molecule replaced.
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Monospermy
Fertilization by a single spermatozoon entering an ovum.
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Monospasm
Spasm of a single limb or part. A contraction of one muscle or a set of muscles.
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Monosome
An unpaired sex chromosome, X or Y, sometimes called an accessory chromosome.
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Monorhinic
Having a single nose, as in conjoined twins.