| MIS | <abbreviation> Mullerian inhibiting substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| misandry | Aversion to or hatred of men. Origin: G. Miseo, to hate, + aner, andros, male (05 Mar 2000) |
| misanthropy | Aversion to and hatred of human beings. Origin: G. Miseo, to hate, + anthropos, man (05 Mar 2000) |
| miscarriage | <obstetrics> A spontaneous unplanned evacuation of the foetus from the womb. most miscarriages occur from 2 weeks to 6 weeks gestation. (13 Nov 1997) |
| miscarriages, multiple, chromosomes in | Couples who have had more than one miscarriage have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromsome translocation responsible for the miscarriages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| miscarry | To have a miscarriage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| miscegenation | Marriage or interbreeding of individuals of different races. Origin: L. Misceo, to mix, + genus, descent, race (05 Mar 2000) |
| miscellany | Origin: L. Miscellanea, neut. Pl. Of. Miscellaneus: cf. F. Miscellanee, pl. Miscellanees. See Miscellaneous. A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; especially, a collection of compositions on various subjects. "'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original, and sins actual." (Hewyt) Miscellany madam, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| miscible | <chemistry> Susceptible of being mixed. (18 Nov 1997) |
| misdiagnosis | A wrong or mistaken diagnosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| misdirection phenomenon | Misdirected regrowth of nerve fibres seen for example, after oculomotor nerve injury. Synonym: misdirection phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| misdivision | Wrong division. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| miserere | 1. The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere. 2. A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm. "Where only the wind signs miserere." (Lowell) 3. A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia. 4. <medicine> Same as Ileus. Origin: L, have mercy, fr. Misereri to have mercy, fr. Miser. See Miser. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| misericordia | 1. An amercement. 2. A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or "mercy" stroke to a fallen adversary. 3. An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order. Origin: L, mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| miserotia | Dislike of or aversion to physical love. Origin: G. Miseo, to hate, + eros, physical love (05 Mar 2000) |