| monera | <zoology> The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the amoebas, but are destitute of a nucleus. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Single. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| moneran | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the Monera. One of the Monera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| moneron | <zoology> One of the Monera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monerula | <biology> A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one-celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner. Origin: NL, dim. Of moner. See Monera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monesia | <pharmacology> The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree Chrysophyllum glycyphloeum. It is used as an alterative and astringent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monesin | The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monesthetic | Relating to a single sense or sensation. Origin: mono-+ G. Aisthesis, sense perception (05 Mar 2000) |
| monestrous | Having but one estrous cycle in a mating season. (05 Mar 2000) |
| money | Origin: OE. Moneie, OF. Moneie, F. Monnaie, fr. L. Moneta. See Mint place where coin is made, Mind, and cf. Moidore, Monetary. 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc, coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin. "To prevent such abuses, . It has been found necessary . To affix a public stamp upon certain quantities of such particular metals, as were in those countries commonly made use of to purchase goods. Hence the origin of coined money, and of those public offices called mints." (A. Smith) 2. Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc, which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling. Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades, etc, is, in common language, called their money. 3. In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money. "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." (1 Tim vi. 10 (Rev. Ver)) Money bill, a small spider; so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money matters. Money's worth, a fair or full equivalent for the money which is paid. A piece of money, a single coin. Ready money, money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash. To make money, to gain or acquire money or property; to make a profit in dealings. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| moneywort | <botany> A trailing plant (Lysimachia Nummularia), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Monge Medrano | Carlos, Peruvian professor of medicine and high altitude specialist, 1884-1970. See: Monge's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Monge's disease | Loss of high altitude tolerance after prolonged exposure (e.g., by residence), characterised by extreme polycythemia, exaggerated hypoxaemia, and reduced mental and physical capacity; relieved by descent. Synonym: altitude erythraemia, chronic soroche, Monge's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monger | 1. A trader; a dealer; now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger. 2. A small merchant vessel. Origin: AS. Mangere, fr. Mangian to trade; akin to Icel. Manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. Mangari, mengari; cf. L. Mango a dealer in slaves. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mongolian | 1. Relating to a member of the Mongolian race. 2. Obsolete. Relating to Down's syndrome (because of the Oriental facies). (05 Mar 2000) |
| mongolian fold | A fold of skin that comes down across the inner angle of the eye. The epicanthal fold is more common in children with Down syndrome and other birth defects than normal children and so is of value in diagnosis. Although some dictionaries state that this eye fold is found in peoples of Asian origin, this is not true. The normal Asian eyefold is continuous with the lower edge of the upper eyelid and actually appears distinctly different than a true epicanthal fold. (12 Dec 1998) |