Magnificationthe number of times greater an image is than the actual object |
Malnutritionabnormal nutrition, usually nutritional deficiency but may also mean excess of nutrition |
Mangeskin conditions caused by a variety of mites |
Masticationchewing |
Maximum Permissible Dose (MPD)an amount of radiation exposure whichis considered no more hazardous than that which could be encountered on a day to day basis |
Mechanical vectorthe organism is only carried by the host and does not undergo any development inside the host |
Megakaryocyteslarge cells, found in the bone marrow, that break up to form platelets, which are important in the clotting mechanism of blood |
Meibomian glandsmodified sebaceous glands present in the eyelids which produce an oily secretion, which helps to prevent the eye from drying out. Also called tarsal glands. |
Meiosiscell division involved in ova and sperm production. Four haploid cells are produced, each with half the number of chromosomes than the parent cell. |
Melanocytecell in the skin that produces and contains the pigment called melanin |