| Morax-Axenfeld diplobacillus | A species causing conjunctivitis in man; it is the type species of the genus Moraxella. Synonym: Morax-Axenfeld diplobacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| moraxella | A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria occurring as rods (subgenus moraxella) or cocci (subgenus branhamella). Its organisms are parasitic on the mucous membranes of man and other warm-blooded animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis | Gram-negative aerobic cocci that are frequently isolated from the nasal cavity of man. They rarely cause disease but may play a role as an extranasal invader in the respiratory tract. (12 Dec 1998) |
| moraxella (moraxella) bovis | A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is most frequently isolated from bovine eyes in cases of infectious keratoconjunctivitis (keratoconjunctivitis, infectious), but also occurs in unaffected eyes and the nasal cavity of cattle. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Moraxella anatipestifer | A species causing a respiratory disease in ducklings. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moraxella bovis | A bacterial species causing pinkeye in cattle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moraxella catarrhalis | A species that causes upper respiratory tract infections, particularly in immunocompromised hosts; the type species of the genus Moraxella. Synonym: Branhamella catarrhalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moraxella conjunctivitis | A subacute bilateral conjunctival inflammation sometimes caused by the Moraxella bacillus, marked by redness of the lateral canthi and scanty, stringy discharge that adheres to the lashes. Synonym: Moraxella conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moraxella kingae | A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. The most commonly diagnosed infections due to this organism are endocarditis and septic arthritis. There have also been, however, isolated reports of bacteraemia, discitis, abscesses, meningitis, and oropharyngeal infections. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Moraxella lacunata | A species causing conjunctivitis in man; it is the type species of the genus Moraxella. Synonym: Morax-Axenfeld diplobacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moraxella nonliquefaciens | A species found in the respiratory tract of man, especially in the nose; usually not pathogenic, but occasionally causes sinusitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moraxella osloensis | A species found in the genitourinary tract, blood, spinal and chest fluids, and nose; rarely found in the respiratory tract; usually not pathogenic, although some strains have been isolated from serious pathologic conditions in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moraxella phenylpyruvica | A species of unknown pathogenicity found in the genitourinary tract, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and in pus from various lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| moray | <zoology> A muraena. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morbid | 1. Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant. "Her sick and morbid heart." 2. Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid anatomy. Synonym: Diseased, sickly, sick. Morbid, Diseased. Morbid is sometimes used interchangeably with diseased, but is commonly applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a prolonged nature; as, a morbid condition of the nervous system; a morbid sensibility, etc. Origin: L. Morbidus, fr. Morbus disease; prob. Akin to mori to die: cf. F. Morbide, It. Morbido. See Mortal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |