| metatarsus atavicus | Abnormal shortness of the first metatarsal bone as compared with the second. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| metatarsus latus | Deformity caused by sinking down of the transverse arch of the foot. Synonym: talipes transversoplanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatarsus varus | Fixed deformity of the foot in which the forepart of the foot is rotated on the long axis of the foot, so that the plantar surface faces the midline of the body. Synonym: intoe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metathalamus | The most caudal and ventral part of the thalamus, composed of the medial and lateral geniculate bodies. Origin: meta-+ G. Thalamos, thalamus (05 Mar 2000) |
| metathesis | Origin: L, fr. Gr. Metathesis, fr. Metatithenai to place differently, to transpose; meta beyond, over + tithenai to place, set. See Thesis. 1. Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager. 2. <medicine> A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body. 3. <chemistry> The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metathoracic | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the metathorax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metathorax | <zoology> The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. Origin: NL., cf. F. Metathorax. See Meta-, and Thorax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metatitanic | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium analogous to metasilicic acid. Origin: Pref. Meta- + titanic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metatroph | An organism that requires complex organic sources of carbon and nitrogen for growth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatrophic | Denoting the ability to undertake anabolism or to obtain nourishment from varied sources, i.e., both nitrogenous and carbonaceous organic matter. Origin: meta-+ G. Trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatropic | Denoting a reversion to a previous state. Origin: meta-+ G. Trope, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatropic dwarfism | Congenital disproportionate dwarfism in which the trunk is long relative to the limbs at birth but undergoes reversal of this proportion with subsequent development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatungstate | <chemistry> A salt of metatungstic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metatungstic | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid known only in its salts (the metatungstates) and properly called polytungstic, or pyrotungstic, acid. Origin: Pref. Meta- + tungstic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metatypical | Pertaining to tissue that is formed of elements identical to those occurring in that site under normal conditions, but the various elements are not arranged in the usual normal pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |