Category: M

  • Microanglopathic

    Relating to ailments affecting the intricate network of tiny blood vessels.  

  • Miasm

    In homeopathy, an inherited weakness or predisposition to disease. The syphilitic miasm is considered to be one of the most powerful.

  • M-health

    The term denoting the utilization of mobile devices for the provision of telehealth services, alternatively spelled as mHealth.  

  • Metastatic cancer

    The migration of cancerous cells from an original tumor to a different organ or tissue within the body represents a secondary occurrence of the disease.  

  • Metabolic equivalent of task

    The energy expenditure associated with a physical activity, quantified as a ratio of the resting metabolic rate. Resting metabolic rate is defined as the consumption of 3.5 milliliters of oxygen per kilogram (kg) of body weight per minute, equivalent to 1 kilocalorie per kg per hour.  

  • Metabolic bone disease

    The deterioration of bones caused by an insufficiency of specific minerals, particularly calcium, leading to diminished strength and resilience.  

  • Mesenteric adenitis

    An inflammatory condition affecting the lymph nodes associated with the small intestine, exhibiting symptoms resembling those of appendicitis.  

  • Mentastics

    The dynamic stage of Trager therapy encompasses Mentastics, which involve movement reeducation aimed at enabling clients to rediscover the joy and positivity of bodily movement.  

  • Mendelian inheritance

    A hereditary pattern observed in autosomal gene pairs where the manifestation of a genetic trait is determined by one parent’s gene exerting dominance over the gene inherited from the other parent. A method of heredity initially outlined by the Austrian monk Gregor Mendel. He ascertained that particular distinct and consistent physical traits are regulated by…

  • Menadione

    A manufactured variant of vitamin K, also known as vitamin K3, that is created synthetically.