| merosome | <zoology> One of the serial segments, or metameres, of which the bodies of vertebrate and articulate animals are composed. Origin: Gr. Part + -some body. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| merosporangium | A cylindrical small sporangium containing few spores and found in certain Zygomycetes. Origin: G. Meros, part, + sporangium (05 Mar 2000) |
| merostomata | <zoology> A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See Limulus. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Thigh +, -, mouth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| merosystolic | Partially systolic; relating to a portion of the systole of the heart. Origin: mero-+ systole (05 Mar 2000) |
| merotomy | Partial cutting: used in reference to experiments in which protozoa are enucleated and the behaviour of the residual cytoplasm is studied. (18 Nov 1997) |
| merou | <zoology> See Jack, 8 . Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| merozoite | <biology> Stage in the life cycle of the malaria parasite (Plasmodium): formed during the asexual division of the schizont. Merozoites are released and invade other cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| merozygote | <microbiology> A bacterium that is in part haploid and in part diploid because it has acquired exogenous genetic material for example during transduction or conjugation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| merphalan | The racaemic mixture of melphalan and medphalan; an antineoplastic agent. Synonym: sarcolysine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| merrf syndrome | <syndrome> One of the mitochondrial encephalomyopathies characterised by myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fibres of muscle tissue. Red muscle tends to be rich in mitochondria. Biochemical tests disclose changes in the enzymes of the respiratory chain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Merrifield | R. Bruce, U.S. Biochemist and Nobel laureate, *1921. See: Merrifield synthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Merrifield knife | A long, narrow, triangularly shaped knife used in gingival surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Merrifield synthesis | The synthesis of peptides and proteins via an automated system on carrier polymers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Merritt | Katharine K., U.S. Paediatrician, *1886. See: Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| merry | <botany> A kind of wild red cherry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |