Author: Glossary
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X-ray mount
A stiff cardboard folder with windows in which radiographs of teeth in the dental arches are placed in sequence for examination and diagnosis.
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Mounding
The rising of a lump, as the mounding of a wasting muscle when struck a quick, firm blow.
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Moulage
A wax model or reproduction of the configuration of some part of the anatomy such as the face or nose, or of a pathological skin lesion.
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Mottling
Condition that is marked by discolored areas.
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Motor test meal
The use of various techniques to monitor the progress of food through the gastrointestinal tract.
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Motor lag
An unusually long delay before a movement is initiated in response to a stimulus. Any of several impairments in motomeurons, including progressive muscular atrophy, primary lateral sclerosis, progressive bulbar paralysis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. These diseases occur principally in males and are characterized by degeneration of anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, the motor…
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Motor-free visual perception test
A standardized test of visual perception that does not require motor performance.
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Motor control
The neural and biomechanical basis of planned, coordinated movement.
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Motor assessment scale
An eight-item measurement tool used to assess motor function and physical mobility after a stroke.
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Total active motion
A measure of hand range of motion in which the sum of the extension at the MCP, PIP, and DIP joints is subtracted from the total achievable flexion of the same joints.