| mediastinitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the mediastinum, which includes the cavity that separates the lungs and includes the heart, great vessels, trachea, thymus and connective tissue. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| mediastinography | Radiography of the mediastinum. Origin: mediastinum + G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinopericarditis | Inflammation of the pericardium and of the surrounding mediastinal cellular tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinoscope | <instrument> An endoscope for inspection of mediastinum through a suprasternal incision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinoscopy | A procedure in which the doctor inserts a tube into the chest to view the organs in the mediastinum. The tube is inserted through an incision above the breastbone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mediastinotomy | A procedure in which the doctor inserts a tube into the chest to view the organs in the mediastinum. The tube is inserted through an incision next to the breastbone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mediastinum | <anatomy> The space in the thoracic cavity behind the sternum and in between the two pleural sacs (containing the lungs). (27 Sep 1997) |
| mediastinum anterius | Anterior mediastinum, the narrow region between the pericardium and the sternum containing the thymus or its remnants, some lymph nodes and vessels and branches of the internal thoracic artery. Synonym: mediastinum anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinum inferius | The region below a plane transecing the T4/5 intervertebral disc posteriorly and the sternal angle anteriorly, demarcating the inferior limit of the superior mediastinum. It is subdivided into three regions: middle, anterior, and posterior. Synonym: mediastinum inferius. (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) |
| mediastinum posterius | Lies between the pericardium and the vertebral column, below the level of the T4/5 intervertebral disc. It contains the descending aorta, thoracic duct, oesophagus, azygos veins, and vagus nerves. Synonym: mediastinum posterius, postmediastinum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinum superius | That part lying above, i.e., above the pericardium; it contains the arch of the aorta and the vessels arising from it, the brachiocephalic veins, and upper portion of the superior vena cava, the trachea, the oesophagus, the thoracic duct, the thymus, and the phrenic, vagus, cardiac, and left recurrent laryngeal nerves. Synonym: mediastinum superius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinum testis | A mass of fibrous tissue continuous with the tunica albuginea, projecting into the testis from its posterior border. Synonym: corpus highmori, corpus highmorianum, Highmore's body, septum of testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediate | Indirect, accomplished by the aid of an intervening medium. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mediate contagion | Indirect contagion effected through the medium of persons or objects that have been in contact with the sick. (05 Mar 2000) |
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Synonyms : MEDLARS-MEDLINE Information System, Information System, MEDLARS-MEDLINE, MEDLARS MEDLINE Information System, System, MEDLARS-MEDLINE Information
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In biology, a medusa (also known as a hydromedusa) is a form of cnidarian in which the body is shortened on its principal axis and broadened, sometimes greatly, in contrast with the hydroid or polyp. Medusae vary from bell-shaped to the shape of a thin disk, scarcely convex above and only slightly concave below. ...
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Med?la is a music album by Icelandic singer/songwriter/musician Bj?k, which was released on August 31st of 2004 (see 2004 in music). The album is almost entirely a capella, with almost no instruments (except for a piano on Ancestors and a gong on Pleasure is All Mine) other than the human voice; even the atmospheric haze that constitutes "Desired Constellation" was created from a sample of Bj?k singing "I'm not sure what to do with it". ...
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| medical |
Medicine is a branch of health science concerned with maintaining health and restoring it by treating disease. Medicine is both an area of knowledge (a science), and the application of that knowledge (by the medical profession and other health professionals such as nurses). The various specialized branches of the science of medicine correspond to equally specialized medical professions dealing with particular organs or diseases. ...
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| medical informatics |
Medical Informatics is the name given to the application of information technology to healthcare. It is the: Medical informatics is often called healthcare informatics or biomedical informatics, and forms part of the wider domain of eHealth. These later-generation terms reflect the substantive contribution of the citizen & non-medical professions to the generation and usage of healthcare data and related information. ...
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| Medicare |
The term medicare (in lowercase) (French: assurance-maladie) is the unofficial name for Canada's universal public health insurance system. Under the terms of the Canada Health Act, the provinces provide all residents with health insurance cards, which entitle the bearer to receive free medical care for almost all procedures. Patients are free to choose their own doctor, hospital, etc. ...
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| MED | an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication |
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| MED | a means or instrumentality for communicating |
| MED | the surrounding environment |
| MED | someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead |
| MED | a state that is intermediate between extremes |
| MED | an intervening substance through which something is achieved |
| MED | (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms |
| MED | (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed |
| MED | a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter |
| MED | (of meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside |
| MED | around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures |
| MED | 300 to 3000 kilohertz |