| metopagus | Conjoined twins united at the forehead. See: conjoined twins. Origin: G. Metopon, forehead, + pagos, something fixed (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| metope | 1. The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. 2. <zoology> The face of a crab. In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes. Origin: NL, fr. Gr.; with, between + opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metopic | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; as, the metopic suture. Origin: Gr. The forehead. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metopic point | A craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences. Synonym: metopic point. Origin: G. Metopon, forehead (05 Mar 2000) |
| metopic suture | A persistent frontal suture, sometimes discernible a short distance above sutura frontonasalis. Synonym: sutura metopica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metopion | A craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences. Synonym: metopic point. Origin: G. Metopon, forehead (05 Mar 2000) |
| metopism | Persistence of the frontal suture in the adult. Origin: G. Metopon, forehead (05 Mar 2000) |
| metopomancy | Fortune telling by physiognomy. Origin: Gr. The forehead + -mancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metopoplasty | Plastic surgery of the skin or bone of the forehead. Origin: G. Metopon, forehead, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| metoposcopy | The study of physiognomy. Origin: G. Metopon, forehead, + skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| metoprolol | <chemical> Adrenergic beta-1-blocking agent with no stimulatory action. It is less bound to plasma albumin than alprenolol and may be useful in angina pectoris, hypertension, or cardiac arrhythmias. Pharmacological action: adrenergic beta-antagonists, anti-arrhythmia agents, antihypertensive agents, sympatholytics. Chemical name: 2-Propanol, 1-(4-(2-methoxyethyl)phenoxy)-3-((1-methylethyl)amino)-, (+-)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| metoprolol tartrate | 1-Isopropylamino-3-[p-(2-methoxyethyl)phenoxy]-2-propanol (2:1) dextrotartrate salt;a beta-adrenergic blocking agent used in the treatment of hypertension; exhibits some cardioselectivity. (05 Mar 2000) |