| McCune-Albright syndrome | <syndrome> The abnormal development of multiple bones, hormonal disorder and brownish skin lesions. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| MCDB | See Moisture content, dry basis. (05 Dec 1998) |
| McDonald's manoeuvre | Measurement of uterus from the upper border of the symphysis to a line tangential to the fundus over the abdomen with a tape to determine the height of the uterus; each centimeter approximately corresponds to the gestational age in weeks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| McDonald, Ellice | <person> U.S. Gynecologist, 1876-1955. See: McDonald's manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mcg | A microgram, one-millionth of a gram. (27 Sep 1997) |
| mcg/dl | <abbreviation> For micrograms per decilitre. (12 Jan 1998) |
| McGoon's technique | Plastic reconstruction of an incompetent mitral valve, when the incompetence is due to rupture of chordae to the posterior leaflet, by plication of the redundant leaflet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| McGoon, Dwight | <person> U.S. Surgeon, *1925. See: McGoon's technique. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mcgregor's line | <radiology> Line from posterior hard palate to base of occiput, if dens is greater than 4.5 mm most likely to be basilar invagination, easier to use than Chamberlain's line (12 Dec 1998) |
| MCh | <abbreviation> Magister Chirurgiae, Master of Surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mch4 protease | <enzyme> An aspartate-specific cysteine protease containing two fadd-like domains. Registry number: EC 3.4.22.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| MCHC | <abbreviation> Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mCi | <abbreviation> Millicurie. (05 Mar 2000) |
| McIndoe operation | Operation for the development of a neovagina using a split thickness skin graft over a vaginal mold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| MCK1 protein kinase | <enzyme> From saccharomyces cerevisiae; involved in transcriptional activation of ime1, stimulation of spore maturation, and facilitation of centromere activity during mitosis; member of the glycogen synthase kinase 3 family; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: meiosis and centromere regulatory kinase, ypk1 phosphotyrosyl protein, ypk1 kinase, mck1 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |