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  • Mohs surgery

    Microscopically controlled cancer surgery. A type of surgery used in the treatment of skin cancer; also known as microscopically controlled surgery. Mohs surgery is performed on an outpatient basis using a local anesthetic. In Mohs surgery, a cancerous tumor is removed one thin layer at a time. The surgeon slowly removes successive layers of skin…

  • Midsagittal

    Direction of going from front to back of body.  

  • Micturition syncope

    Sudden loss of consciousness during urination; most often observed in men. The abrupt loss of consciousness during urination. It usually occurs in men who get up at night to urinate and is mediated by an increase in vagal tone. A momentary lapse of consciousness that occurs either during or immediately after urination, often experienced when…

  • Microphobia

    Fear of germs.  

  • Microhepatia

    Abnormally small sized liver.  

  • Microcytic anemia

    Anemia where the average size of circulating erythrocytes is smaller than normal. Anemia marked by abnormally small red blood cells.  

  • Micrencephaly

    Abnormally small size of the brain.  

  • Metratonia

    Atony of the uterine wall following childbirth. Uterine atony occurring after childbirth.  

  • Metopic

    Relating to the anterior portion of the cranium or forehead.  

  • Metered dose inhaler

    Medical device used to deliver a specific quantity of aerosolized medication to the airway. A device used for self-administration of aerosolized drugs. An apparatus designed to administer a precise quantity of asthma medication directly into the respiratory system, specifically targeting the lungs.  

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