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Martin’s bandage
A roller bandage of rubber used for exerting pressure on an extremity, as for varicose veins and for exsanguination, as with an Esmarch bandage.
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Martha mitchell effect
The mistaken diagnosis by a medical professional that a patient has a delusional disorder.
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Marshall-marchetti-krantz procedure
A surgical procedure used to treat urinary stress incontinence in women. The incontinence is caused by a weakness in the support of the bladder neck and proximal urethra. Sutures are placed periurethrally in the vaginal wall and anchored to the perichondrium of the pubic symphysis, offering a better cystourethral angle and firm support.
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Yellow marrow
Marrow found in the medullary canal of long bones. Consists principally of fat cells and connective tissue. It does not participate in hematopoiesis.
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Gelatinous marrow
Yellow marrow of old or emaciated persons, almost devoid of fat and having a gelatinous consistency.
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Marrara syndrome
An allergic cause of nasopharyngitis, occurring in those who have eaten incompletely cooked animal organs, e.g., goat lung or liver, infested with nymphs of the parasite Linguatula serrata.
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Marlex mesh
A monofilament, biologically inert mesh used in surgical procedures to help cover or strengthen areas, as in hernia repair.
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Marker only relapse
An asymptomatic relapse of an illness, that is, one that is only evident on laboratory testing.
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Process marker
A measurable component of the health care given to patients with a specific disease or condition, used as an indicator of the overall quality of care given to patients with other conditions.
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Fecal marker
A substance, such as carmine, ingested to mark the beginning and end of fecal collection periods.
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