| mounting medium | <microscopy> Any liquid, polymer, resin, melt, or even gas used to mount microscopical specimens before examination. The chief attributes of a mounting medium are refractive index, viscosity, lack of colour and long-term chemical stability. (05 Aug 1998) |
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| mounting | In dentistry, the laboratory procedure of attaching the maxillary and/or mandibular cast to an articulator. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| split cast mounting | A cast with key grooves on its base, mounted on an articulator for the purpose of easy removal and accurate replacement; split remounting metal plates may be used instead of grooves in casts, a means for testing the accuracy of articulator adjustment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Farrant's mounting fluid | An aqueous solution containing gum arabic, arsenic trioxide, glycerol, and water, used in mounting histologic sections directly from water; some modifications involve addition of potassium acetate to bring the pH up to neutrality and substitution of other preservatives like cresol or thymol for arsenic trioxide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basal medium | <cell culture> An unsupplemented medium which promotes the growth of many types of microorganisms which do not require any special nutrient supplements. (15 Nov 1997) |
| ganglion cervicale medium | A sympathetic ganglion, of small size and sometimes absent; located at the level of the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: ganglion cervicale medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ramus lateralis ramorum lobaris medium arteriorum pulmonalium dextrorum | Lateral branch of middle lobe branch of right pulmonary artery. See: lateral branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| passive medium | A medium that produces no change in the specimens placed in it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinum medium | The central portion of the inferior mediastinum which contains the pericardium and its contents and the phrenic nerves and accompanying vessels. Synonym: mediastinum medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medium | <cell biology> Shorthand for culture medium or growth medium, the nutrient solution in which cells or organs are grown. (18 Nov 1997) |
| medium artery | <anatomy, artery> An artery with a tunica media composed principally of circularly arranged smooth muscle. Synonym: distributing artery, medium artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Deficiency in mitochondrial beta oxidation of fatty acids gives a disorder frequently masquerading as reye syndrome or sudden infant death; leads to buildup of octanoyl carnitine in urine Registry number: EC 1.3.- Synonym: mcaca-dehydrogenase, medium-chain acyl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase, octanoyl-CoA dehydrogenase, mcad enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
| medium vein | <anatomy, vein> A vein characterised by having a thinner wall and larger lumen than its corresponding artery, and a media with small bundles of circular muscle separated by considerable connective tissue; valves also occur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| growth medium | <cell culture> A synthetic medium which is filled with nutrients necessary to the growth of microorganisms or cells being cultured in the lab. (09 Oct 1997) |
| clearing medium | A medium used in histology for making specimens translucent or transparent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| minimal medium | <cell culture> The simplest tissue culture medium that will support the proliferation of normal cells. (18 Nov 1997) |