| murlins | <botany> A seaweed. See Baddrelocks. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| murmur | A finding on physical examination of the heart that can, in some cases, indicate the presence of cardiac disease. Murmurs result from vibrations set up in the bloodstream and the surrounding heart and great vessels as the result of turbulent flow. (27 Sep 1997) |
| muromegalovirus | A genus of the family herpesviridae, subfamily betaherpesvirinae, causing infection involving several organs in mice and other animals. Murid (beta) herpes virus 1 is the type species. Possible other species affected include the pig, horse, rat, and guinea pig. (12 Dec 1998) |
| muromonab-CD3 | <chemical> Anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody that exerts immunosuppressive effects by inducing peripheral T-cell depletion and modulation of the T-cell receptor complex (CD3/ti). This biochemically purified IgG immunoglobulin is obtained through the fusion of mouse myeloma cells to lymphocytes from immunised animals to produce hybridomas that secrete specific antibodies to the t3 (CD3) antigens of human T-lymphocytes. It is often used as an immunosuppressive agent in transplantation. Pharmacological action: immunosuppressive agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Murphy drip | Slow continuous administration of saline solution by instillation into the rectum and sigmoid colon. Synonym: Murphy drip, rectoclysis. Origin: procto-+ G. Klysis, a washing out (05 Mar 2000) |
| Murphy's button | An obsolete appliance formerly used for intestinal anastomosis; it consists of two hollow cylinders, one of which is sutured into each open end of the intestine; the two are then joined and fasten automatically, maintaining the two ends of intestine in apposition by their serous surfaces; after firm union has occurred the cylinders slough away and are passed in the stools. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Murphy's percussion | Examination for dullness by striking the chest wall directly with the fingertips of one hand successively, beginning with the fifth finger. Synonym: piano percussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Murphy's sign | <clinical sign> Pain on palpation of the right subcostal area during inspiration frequently associated with acute cholecystitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Murphy, John | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1857-1916. See: Murphy drip, Murphy's button, Murphy's percussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| murrain | <veterinary> An infectious and fatal disease among cattle. A murrain on you, may you be afflicted with a pestilent disease. Origin: OE. Moreine, OF. Morine, fr. OF. Morir, murir, 8die, L. Mori, moriri. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Murray Valley encephalitis | A severe encephalitis with a high mortality rate occurring in the Murray Valley of Australia; the disease is most severe in children and is characterised by headache, fever, malaise, drowsiness or convulsions, and rigidity of the neck; extensive brain damage may result; it is caused by the Murray Valley encephalitis virus (genus Flavivirus). Synonym: Australian X disease, Australian X encephalitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Murray Valley encephalitis virus | A group B arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Murray Valley encephalitis; it is transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, and also infects birds and horses. Synonym: Australian X disease virus, MVE virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Murray Valley rash | A mild febrile illness of humans in Australia characterised by polyarthralgia and rash, caused by the Ross River virus, a member of the family Togaviridae, and transmitted by mosquitoes. Synonym: epidemic exanthema, Murray Valley rash, Ross River fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| murrayin | <chemistry> A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant (Murraya exotica) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous slightly bitter substance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| murre | <ornithology> Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus Uria, or Catarractes; a guillemot. The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the northern coasts of Europe and America. They often breed in large communities on the projecting ledges of precipituous cliffs, laying one or two large eggs on the bare rocks. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Mur | the quality of being cloudy |
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| Mur | an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance |
| Mur | so shaded as to be dark or gloomy |
| Mur | (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment |
| Mur | a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula |
| Mur | a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant |
| Mur | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone |
| Mur | a low continuous indistinct sound |
| Mur | an abnormal sound of the heart |
| Mur | complain quietly |
| Mur | speak softly or indistinctly |
| Mur | a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant |