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  • Mouthwash

    A chemical substance in liquid form used as an oral rinse. An antiseptic solution used to treat infection in the mouth. A medicated solution used to cleanse or treat diseases of the oral mucosa, reduce halitosis, or add fluoride to the teeth for control or prevention of dental caries. It may contain various chemical compounds,…

  • Mouth gag

    A device for protecting a victim’s tongue during a convulsion and/or controlling the tongue during the insertion of an artificial airway.  

  • Mourning work

    According to Freud’s theory of depression, the recall of memories of the lost one that assists in separating the individual from the deceased.  

  • Mourning process

    The period of time and the emotional stages of grief from the time of a tragedy through recovery and acceptance.  

  • Mount of venus

    The mons pubis.  

  • Motor theory of consciousness

    The theory that mental experience results from stimulation arising from muscular activity.  

  • Motor tension

    Physical signs of anxiety including shaking, jitters, restlessness, and the like.  

  • Motor projection areas

    One aspect of projection areas sensory projection areas.  

  • Motors nerves

    A bundle of nerves, conducting impulses independently, connecting the central nervous system to the effectors. A nerve which carries impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and causes movements. Carry impulses from the brain to the muscles or glands.  

  • Motor division

    That part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits messages outward from the central nervous system to effectors.  

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