| Mayo bunionectomy | Excision of the head of the first metatarsal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Mayo's operation | An operation for the radical cure of umbilical hernia; the neck of the sac is exposed by two elliptical incisions, the gut is returned to the abdomen, the sac and adherent omentum are cut away, and the fascial edges of the opening are overlapped with mattress sutures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mayo's vein | <anatomy, vein> A tributary of the right gastric vein that passes anterior to the pylorus at its junction with the duodenum. Synonym: vena prepylorica, Latarget's vein, Mayo's vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mayo, Charles | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1865-1939. See: Mayo bunionectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mayo, William | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1861-1939. See: Mayo's operation, Mayo's vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mayo-Robson's point | A point just above and to the right of the umbilicus, where tenderness on pressure exists in disease of the pancreas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mayo-Robson's position | A supine position with a thick pad under the loins, causing a marked lordosis in this region; used in operations on the gallbladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mayo-Robson, Sir Arthur | <person> British surgeon, 1853-1933. See: Mayo-Robson's point, Mayo-Robson's position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mayonnaise | A sauce compounded of raw yolks of eggs beaten up with olive oil to the consistency of a sirup, and seasoned with vinegar, pepper, salt, etc.; used in dressing salads, fish, etc. Also, a dish dressed with this sauce. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Mayou, Marmaduke Stephen | <person> British ophthalmologist, 1876-1934. See: Batten-Mayou disease. (05 Mar 2000) |