| mitral valve prolapse syndrome | <syndrome> The clinical constellation of findings with or without symptoms due to prolapse of the mitral valve: a nonejection systolic click accentuated in the standing posture, sometimes multiple, sometimes with mitral regurgitation occurring relatively late in systole, and accompanied by echocardiographic evidence of the mitral valve prolapse, usually with thickened leaflets of the valve. Symptoms are non-specific and may include vague chest pains and dyspnea on exertion. Synonym: billowing mitral valve syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mitral valve stenosis | A rheumatic disease causing diffuse thickening of the mitral valve leaflets by fibrous tissue or calcific deposits. (harrisons' principles of internal medicine, 13th ed, p1052) (12 Dec 1998) |
| mitral valvotomy | Deliberate incision or enlargement by inserting a finger in the mitral valve due to mitral stenosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mitralization | Straightening of the left heart border on a chest radiograph due to prominence of the left atrial appendage or the pulmonary outflow tract; an unreliable indication of mitral valve disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mitramycin | An antibiotic produced by Streptomyces argillaceus and S. Tanashiensis; possesses antineoplastic activity. Synonym: aureolic acid, mitramycin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mitre | 1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks. 2. The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint. 3. A sort of base money or coin. <medicine> Miter box, a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45 deg, for striking lines on stuff to be mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any angle. Miter wheels, a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter, adapted for working together, usually with their axes at right angles. Origin: F. Mitre, fr. L. Mitra headband, turban, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Mitrofanoff principle | Use of an isolated appendix on a vascularised pedicle as a catheterizable route of access to the bladder from the skin. Synonym: Mitrofanoff principle. Origin: eppendico-+ L. Vesica, bladder, + G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mitrofanoff, Paul | <person> French paediatric surgeon, *1934. See: Mitrofanoff principle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mitsuda | Kensuke, Japanese physician, *1876. See: Mitsuda antigen, Mitsuda reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mitsuda antigen | An autoclaved suspension of human tissue naturally infected with Mycobacterium leprae; used to produce the Mitsuda reaction in a lepromin test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mitsuda reaction | A delayed hypersensitivity lepromin reaction, in the form of erythematous papular nodules, at the site of intradermal injection of Mitsuda antigen in a lepromin test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mitsuo | Gentaro, Japanese ophthalmologist, 1876-1913. See: Mitsuo's phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mitsuo's phenomenon | Restoration of the normal colour of the fundus with dark adaptation in Oguchi's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mittelschmerz | <gynaecology> One-sided lower abdominal (pelvic) pain that occurs at or around the time of ovulation (midcycle). Thought to be secondary to a stretching of the ovarian capsule and subsequent capsular rupture during expulsion of the egg. Inevitably, there is some bleeding associated with this normal month function that can inflame the peritoneum and cause pain. (27 Sep 1997) |
| mitter's green | <chemistry> A pigment of a green colour, the chief constituent of which is oxide of chromium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |