| millivolt | One thousandth of a volt. Abbreviation: mV (05 Mar 2000) |
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| milliweber | <physics> The thousandth part of one weber. Origin: Milli- + weber. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Millner needle | A fine, non-cutting needle with eye for thread frequently used for suture of skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Millon | Auguste N.E., French chemist, 1812-1867. See: Millon reaction, Millon's reagent, Millon-Nasse test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Millon clinical multiaxial inventory | A paper and pencil test, consisting of 20 clinical scales derived from 175 self-descriptive statements, and developed in 1977 for use in the assessment of psychopathology and the more enduring patterns of personality; specifically designed to correspond with some of the disorders of personality included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders used in diagnosis by mental health professionals. Synonym: Millon clinical multiaxial inventory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory test | A paper and pencil test, consisting of 20 clinical scales derived from 175 self-descriptive statements, and developed in 1977 for use in the assessment of psychopathology and the more enduring patterns of personality; specifically designed to correspond with some of the disorders of personality included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders used in diagnosis by mental health professionals. Synonym: Millon clinical multiaxial inventory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Millon reaction | The reaction of phenolic compounds (e.g., tyrosine in protein) with Hg(NO3)2 in HNO3 (and a trace of HNO2) to give a red colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Millon's reagent | Mercuric nitrate and nitric acid as used in the Millon reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Millon-Nasse test | A test for protein, the tyrosine of which reacts with nitrite after a brief treatment with mercuric ion in acid to give a colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| millstone | One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance. "No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge." (Deut. Xxiv. 6) The cellular siliceous rock called buhrstone is usually employed for millstones; also, some kinds of lava, as that Niedermendig, or other firm rock with rough texture. The surface of a millstone has usually a series of radial grooves in which the powdered material collects. <geology> Millstone girt, a hard and coarse, gritty sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the Subcarboniferous strata. See Farewell rock, under Farewell, and Chart of Geology. To see into, or through, a millstone, to see into or through a difficult matter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| milphosis | Loss of eyelashes. Synonym: madarosis. Origin: G. Milphosis (05 Mar 2000) |
| milrinone | A xanthine oxidase inhibitor which increases the force of contraction of the heart; used in congestive heart failure; resembles amrinone; cardiotonic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Milroy | William F., U.S. Physician, 1855-1942. See: Milroy's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Milroy's disease | The congenital type of autosomal dominant lymphedema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milt | To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt. <anatomy> The spleen. Origin: AS. Milte; akin to D. Milt, G. Milz, OHG. Milzi, Icel. Milti, Dan. Milt, Sw. Mjalte, and prob. To E. Malt, melt. See Malt the grain. <zoology> The spermatic fluid of fishes. The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa. Origin: Akin to Dan. Melk, Sw. Mjolke, G. Milch, and E. Milk. See Milk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |