| mediastinum |
(mee-dee-uh-STYE-nim) ?The part of the body between the lungs. The heart, windpipe, esophagus, bronchi, and lymph nodes are found in this area.
Ãâó: www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/glossary.htm
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| medial |
referring to the midline of the body (or, occasionally, the midline of some other reference point). For example, the heart is medial to the ribs; and a biped must place its limbs medially when walking. Note, however, that a medial view is a view from the midline, looking outward. Opposite of lateral. The terms axial and radial are usually (not always) equivalent to medial and lateral, respectively. See medial for a discussion of related terms.
Ãâó: www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Lists/Glossary/Glossar...
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| Mediterranean lymphoma |
A diffuse type of small intestine lymphoma, associated with Alfa Chain Disease and mostly occuring in the Mediterranean area and Near East. The patienns ar often young, around or below 20 years of age.
Ãâó: www.gastrolab.net/dictem.htm
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| median |
the number within a series that is preceded and followed by an equal number of values. Also, the middle value in a distribution, on either side of which lie an equal number of values. Contrast with mean.
Ãâó: www.thebody.com/sfaf/summer01/glossary.html
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| medic |
species of the genus Medicag o, including lucerne, that have symbiotic rhizobia which fix nitrogen
Ãâó: www.deh.gov.au/soe/2001/land/glossary.html
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