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Misbranding
Ambiguous, deceptive, false, incomplete, incorrect, or misleading labeling of a drug or medical device.
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Misarticulation
Inaccurately produced speech.
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Miryachit
A neurological disorder described first in Siberia, in which patients have an exaggerated startle response after being stimulated. It has some relationship to the Jumping Frenchmen of Maine and hyperekplexia.
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Mirror writing
Writing in which letters and/or words are reversed by the writer — a characteristic of some persons with dyslexia and some who have suffered a left hemispheric stroke. Writing where the words are penned in reverse, resembling their reflection in a mirror.
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Dental mirror
An instrument commonly used for viewing occlusal and distal surfaces of teeth.
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Mirror
A polished surface that reflects light and thus reproduces visible images of objects in front of it.
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Mirizzi syndrome
Impaction of a gallstone in the infundibulum of the gallbladder or the cystic duct resulting in obstruction of the common hepatic duct, occasionally associated with fistula formation. The syndrome is a rare but surgically important cause of jaundice.
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Mire
A test object on the ophthalmometer, the images of which denote the amount of astigmatism.
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Medical miracle
The unexplained spontaneous remission or cure of a medical condition thought to be invariably fatal or incurable or both.
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Miopus
Conjoined twins with one having a rudimentary face.
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