Author: Glossary
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Molecular disease
Disease due to a defect in a single molecule. An example is sickle cell anemia, in which a single amino acid substitution in the hemoglobin molecule causes the abnormally shaped red cells characteristic of this disease.
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Molecular diagnostics
The development and use of biomarkers to diagnose diseases, such as hematologic and solid cancers.
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True mole
A mole representing the degenerated embryo or fetus. A mole inside the womb that holds remnants of a fetus or its membranes.
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Stone mole
A fleshy mole that has undergone calcific degeneration in the uterus.
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Breus mole
Malformation of the ovum; a decidual tuberous subchorional hematoma.
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Blood mole
A mass made up of blood clots, membranes, and placenta, retained following fetal death.
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Border molding
In dentistry, the shaping of impression material at the edges by the oral tissues.
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Mulberry molar
A malformed first molar with dwarfed cusps and aggregations of enamel globules around the surface so that the crown has the appearance of a berry. This condition is seen in congenital syphilis and other diseases.
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Impacted molar
A tooth that is unable to erupt into its place in normal occlusion, typically because there is not enough space in the dental arch to accept it. This condition is commonly related to the third molar (wisdom tooth).
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Molality
The number of moles of a solute per kilogram of solvent.