| miliary tb | <radiology> Haematogenous dissemination of TB to lungs, millet seeds: myriad small nodules, upper lobe predilection, may be chronic and progressive: nodules of varying size, Differential diagnosis: haematogenous metastasis (lower lobes), CXR findings not seen until 6+ weeks after dissemination, resolves more rapidly with Treatment than air-borne disease (12 Dec 1998) |
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| miliary tuberculosis | Usually a chronic tuberculosis infection where spread of the original primary infection has occurred via the patients lymphatic system (or bloodstream). Disseminated disease occurs primarily in the immunocompromised individual (for example AIDS, cancer patient). The elderly are at increased risk for dissemination. In disseminated disease, organs and tissues that can be affected include pericardium, peritoneum, larynx, bronchus, bone, joints, lymph nodes, stomach, meninges, eyes, kidneys and skin. Treatment is with INH, rifampin, ethambutol and other antibiotics. (27 Sep 1997) |
| milieu | 1. Surroundings; environment. 2. In psychiatry, the social setting of the mental patient, e.g., the family setting or a hospital unit. Origin: Fr. Mi, fr. L. Medius, middle, + lieu, fr. L. Locus, place (05 Mar 2000) |
| milieu interieur | The internal environment; the fluids bathing the tissue cells of multicellular animals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| milieu therapy | A treatment program based on manipulation of the patient's environment by the medical staff. The patient does not participate in planning the treatment regimen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| miliola | <zoology> A genus of Foraminifera, having a porcelanous shell with several longitudinal chambers. Origin: NL, dim. Of L. Milium millet. So named from its resemblance to millet seed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| miliolite | <paleontology> A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus Miliola. The same Milliolitic. <geology> Miliolite limestone, a building stone, one of the group of the Paris basin, almost entirely made up of many-chambered microscopic shells. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| military antishock trousers | An inflatable suit used to apply pressure to the peripheral circulation, thus reducing blood flow and fluid exudation into tissues, to maintain central blood flow in the presence of shock. Synonym: military antishock trousers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| military dentistry | The practice of dentistry as applied to special circumstances associated with military operations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| military medicine | The practice of medicine as applied to special circumstances associated with military operations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| military neurosis | A stress condition or mental disorder induced by conditions existing in warfare. See: battle fatigue. Synonym: battle neurosis, military neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| military nursing | The practice of nursing in military environments. (12 Dec 1998) |
| military psychiatry | Branch of psychiatry concerned with problems related to the prevention, diagnosis, aetiology, and treatment of mental or emotional disorders of armed forces personnel. (12 Dec 1998) |
| milium | A small subepidermal keratin cyst, usually multiple and therefore commonly referred to in the plural. Synonym: sebaceous tubercle, tuberculum sebaceum, whitehead. Origin: L. Millet (05 Mar 2000) |
| milk | 1. <physiology> A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts. "White as morne milk." 2. <botany> A kind of juice or sap, usually white in colour, found in certain plants; latex. See Latex. 3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and water. 4. <zoology> The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster. Condensed milk. See Condense, Milk crust, a special cell in the inner bark of a plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is contained. See Latex. Rock milk. See Agaric mineral, under Agaric. Sugar of milk. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an article of diet. See Lactose. Origin: AS. Meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to OFries. Meloc, D. Melk, G. Milch, OHG. Miluh, Icel. Mjok, Sw. Mjolk, Dan. Melk, Goth. Miluks, G. Melken to milk, OHG. Melchan, Lith. Milszti, L. Mulgere, Gr. . Cf. Milch, Emulsion, Milt soft roe of fishes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |