| mechanocyte | An in vitro tissue culture fibroblast. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mechanograph | One of a number of copies of anything multiplied mechanically. Origin: Gr. Machino + -graph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mechanographic | 1. Treating of mechanics. 2. Written, copied, or recorded by machinery; produced by mechanography; as, a mechanographic record of changes of temperature; mechanographic prints. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mechanographist | An artist who, by mechanical means, multiplies copies of works of art. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mechanography | The art of mechanically multiplying copies of a writing, or any work of art. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mechanophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of machinery. Origin: G. Mechane, machine, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanoreceptor | A receptor which responds to mechanical pressure or distortion; e.g., receptors in the carotid sinuses, touch receptors in the skin. Synonym: mechanicoreceptor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanoreceptors | Cells specialised to transduce mechanical stimuli and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Mechanoreceptors include hair cells, which mediate hearing and balance, and the various somatosensory receptors, often with non-neural accessory structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mechanoreflex | A reflex triggered by stimulation of a mechanoreceptor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanotherapy | Treatment of disease by means of apparatus or mechanical appliances of any kind. Origin: G. Mechane, machine, + therapeia, treatment (05 Mar 2000) |
| meche | A strip of gauze or other material used as a tent or drain. Origin: Fr. Wick (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechitarist | One of a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church devoted to the improvement of Armenians. Origin: From Mechitar, an Armenian, who founded the congregation in the early part of the eighteenth century. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mechlorethamine | <chemical> A vesicant and necrotizing irritant destructive to mucous membranes. It was formerly used as a war gas. The hydrochloride is used as an antineoplastic in hodgkin's disease and lymphomas. It causes severe gastrointestinal and bone marrow damage. Pharmacological action: alkylating agents, antineoplastic agent, alkylating, chemical warfare agents, irritants. Chemical name: Ethanamine, 2-chloro-N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| mechlorethamine hydrochloride | 2,2'-Dichloro-N-methyldiethylamine hydrochloride; methyl-bis(beta-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride; nitrogen mustard hydrochloride;it is cytotoxic for all cells, but with a special affinity for bone marrow, lymphatic tissues, and rapidly proliferating cells of certain neoplasms. Used for the palliative treatment of Hodgkin's disease, lymphosarcoma, and certain chronic leukaemias. Synonym: mustine hydrochloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mecillinam | <chemical> 6-(((hexahydro-1h-azepin-1-yl)methylene)amino)-3,3-dimethyl- 7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)heptane-2-carboxylic acid. Amidinopenicillanic acid derivative with broad spectrum antibacterial action. It is poorly absorbed if given orally and is used in urinary infections and typhus. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, urinary, penicillins. Chemical name: 4-Thia-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(((hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)methylene)amino)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-, (2S-(2alpha,5alpha,6beta))- (12 Dec 1998) |