| milter | <zoology> A male fish. Origin: Cf. D. Milter, G. Milcher, milchner. See Milt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Milton | John L., English dermatologist, 1820-1898. See: Milton's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Milton's disease | A vascular reaction involving the deep dermis or subcutaneous or submucal tissues, representing localised oedema caused by dilatation and increased permeability of the capillaries and characterised by development of giant wheals. (18 Nov 1997) |
| miltwaste | <botany> A small European fern (Asplenium Ceterach) formerly used in medicine. Origin: 1st milt + waste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| milvine | <zoology> Of or resembling birds of the kite kind. Origin: L. Milvus kite. <ornithology> A bird related to the kite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| milvus | <ornithology> A genus of raptorial birds, including the European kite. Origin: L, a kite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| milwaukee shoulder | <radiology> Chronic rotator cuff tear, calcific tendonitis (calcium hydroxyapatite) (12 Dec 1998) |
| milzbrand | Known also as anthrax, milzbrand is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but rather an infection of animals. Cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and some wild animals are highly susceptible. Humans (and swine) are generally resistant to anthrax. Anthrax can take different forms. With the lung form of the disease. People inhale the anthrax spores and, if untreated, are likely to die. An intestinal form is caused by eating meat contaminated with anthrax. But most human anthrax comes from skin contact with animal products. Cutaneous (skin) anthrax was once well known among people who handled infected animals, like farmers, woolsorters, tanners, brushmakers and carpetmakers in the days when the brushes and carpets were animal products. The hallmark of skin anthrax is a carbuncle, a cluster of boils, that ulcerates in an ugly way. Typically this lesion has a hard black centre surrounded by bright red inflammation. This accounts for its name, anthrax , the greek word for coal. Milzbrand means anthrax in german. (12 Dec 1998) |