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  • Multiparous

    Multiple pregnancies. A woman who has had more than one pregnancy. The designation for a woman who has undergone two or more pregnancies that culminated in childbirth, regardless of whether the fetuses were alive during the birthing process.  

  • Metatarsophalangeal

    Pertaining to the metatarsus and phalanges of the toes. Related to the metatarsus and the phalanges (toe bones).  

  • Metaplastic

    Characterized by metaplasia (a reversible change of cells usually caused by stress or injury); cancer formation can occur with chronic inducing stimulus by injury or irritation.  

  • Metabolic acidosis

    Excessive acid in the body fluids caused by dehydration, diarrhea, vomiting, renal disease, or hepatic impairment. Acidosis caused by a malfunction of the body’s metabolism. Acid-base imbalance associated with shock, diabetes, starvation, alcoholism, renal failure, or severe diarrhea and characterized by shortness of breath, lethargy, confusion, drowsiness, flushed and warm skin, hypotension, stupor, and coma.…

  • Meibomian gland

    A sebaceous gland on the posterior margin of each eyelid. A sebaceous gland on the edge of the eyelid which secretes a liquid to lubricate the eyelid. Sebaceous glands located in the tarsi of the eyelids, whose ducts empty into the lid margins. Sebaceous glands at the edges of the eyelids that secrete sebum from…

  • Megaloblastic

    Pertaining to abnormally large red blood cells found in pernicious anemia.  

  • Mediastinum

    The area in the chest between the lungs. A cavity between two major portions of an organ, especially in reference to the area of the thoracic cavity containing all of the structures except the lungs. The section of the chest between the lungs, where the heart, oesophagus and phrenic and vagus nerves are situated. Space…

  • Mediastinal shift

    Abnormal movement of the structures within the mediastinum to one side of the chest cavity.  

  • Lymphocytosis

    An excessive number of lymph cells. An increased number of lymphocytes in the blood. An increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood. Lymphocytosis may occur in a wide variety of diseases, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia and infections due to viruses. An increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood for example, in…

  • Lumpectomy

    Lumpectomy

    Removal of just the tumor from the breast. Surgical removal of a lump usually in the breast and immediate tissues surrounding the lump. A surgical operation to remove a hard mass of tissue such as a breast tumour, leaving the surrounding tissue intact. Surgical removal of a tumor without removal of much surrounding tissue or…

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