| mongolian macula | <dermatology> A benign bluish or bruised-appearing birthmark that is usually located on the lower back or buttocks. More common in dark-skinned races and may persist for months to years. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| mongolian spot | <dermatology> A benign bluish or bruised-appearing birthmark that is usually located on the lower back or buttocks. More common in dark-skinned races and may persist for months to years. (27 Sep 1997) |
| mongolians | <ethnology> One of the great races of man, including the greater part of the inhabitants of China, Japan, and the interior of Asia, with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the world. By some American Indians are considered a branch of the Mongols. In a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of Mongolia and adjacent countries, including the Burats and the Kalmuks. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mongolism | <genetics, syndrome> A congenital disorder in which a person is born with three copies of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21). Clinical features include moderate to severe mental retardation, slanting eyes, a broad short skull, broad hands and short fingers. Other congenital abnormalities include heart defects, oesophageal atresia and an increased incidence of acute lymphocytic leukaemia. Trisomy 21 can be detected in the first few months of pregnancy by amniocentesis. Risk factors include prior child with Down's syndrome and mothers who become pregnant after age 40. This disorder was formerly known as mongolism. Incidence: 1 in 1000 births. (09 Oct 1997) |
| mongoloid race | A major racial group distinguished by classification according to physical features. This group centres around the pacific ocean and includes the malayan, northern and southern chinese, mongolian, siberian, eskimo, and american indian. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mongoos | <zoology> A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus). Alternative forms: mungoose, mungoos, mungous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mongooses | Agile, keen-sighted mammals of asia and africa that feed on rodents and snakes. They represent several genera in the family viverridae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mongrel | 1. <zoology> Not of a pure breed. 2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Moniezia expansa | The broad tapeworm (family Anoplocephalidae) of sheep and cattle, occurring in the small intestine and reaching a length of 4-5 meters; infections are usually benign. Cysticercoids develop in soil-dwelling oribatid mites commonly ingested with grass by herbivores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| monieziasis | Infection of ruminants with tapeworms of the genus moniezia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| monifier | <paleontology> A fossil fish. Origin: NL, fr. L. Monile necklace + ferre to bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| monilated | <cell biology> Cylindrical but constricted at regular intervals like a string of beads. (09 Oct 1997) |
| monilethrix | An autosomal dominant trichodystrophy in which brittle hairs show a series of constrictions, usually without a medulla. Synonym: beaded hair, moniliform hair. Origin: L. Monile, necklace, + G. Thrix, hair (05 Mar 2000) |
| monilia | A yeast-like fungus now called Candida. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Moniliaceae | A family of Fungi Imperfecti (order Moniliales) which includes Sporothrix schenckii, the causative agent of sporotrichosis. (05 Mar 2000) |