| mediate percussion | Percussion effected by the intervention of a finger or a plessimeter between the striking finger or plessor and the part percussed. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mediate transfusion | Transfusion into a patient of blood previously obtained from a donor and stored in a suitable container. Synonym: mediate transfusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediation | The action of an intermediary substance (mediator). (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediator | An object or substance by which something is mediated, such as 1. <anatomy> A structure of the nervous system that transmits impulses eliciting a specific response. 2. <chemistry> A chemical substance (transmitter substance) that induces activity in an excitable tissue, such as nerve or muscle, or 3. <cell biology> A substance released from cells as the result of the interaction of antigen with antibody or by the action of antigen with a sensitised lymphocyte. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mediatrix | A female mediator. Origin: L. Mediatrix, f. Of mediator: cf. F. Mediatrice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| medic | <botany> A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic is the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is M. Sativa. Origin: L. Medica, Gr. (sc) a kind of clover introduced from Media, from Median. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| medicable | Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed. Origin: L. Medicabilis, from medicare, medicari, to heal, fr. Medicus physician. See Medical. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| medicaid | State programs of public assistance to persons regardless of age whose income and resources are insufficient to pay for health care. The united states federal government provides matching funds to the state medicaid programs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medical | Pertaining to medicine or to the treatment of diseases, pertaining to medicine as opposed to surgery. (18 Nov 1997) |
| medical anatomy | Anatomy in its bearing upon the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medical assistance | Financing of medical care provided to public assistance recipients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medical audit | A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of medical care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medical biophysics | Biophysics related to diagnosis and therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medical care | The portion of care under a physician's direction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medical chemistry | Chemistry in its relation to pharmacy, physiology, or any science connected with medicine. (05 Mar 2000) |