| multiparity | Condition of being a multipara. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| multiparous | 1. <obstetrics> Having had two or more pregnancies which resulted in viable foetuses. 2. Producing several ova or offspring at one time. (18 Nov 1997) |
| multipartial | Polyvalent, with respect to an antiserum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiped | <zoology> An insect having many feet, as a myriapod. Origin: L. Multipes, multipeda; multus much, many + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. Multipede. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| multipennate muscle | <anatomy> A muscle with several central tendons toward which the muscle fibres converge like the barbs of feathers. Synonym: musculus multipennatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiphasic screening | The simultaneous use of multiple laboratory procedures for the detection of various diseases. These are usually performed on groups of people. (12 Dec 1998) |
| multiple | Manifold, occurring in or affecting various parts of the body at once. Origin: L. Multiplex (18 Nov 1997) |
| multiple alcohol | An alcohol containing more than one OH group. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiple amputation | Amputation of two or more limbs or parts of limbs performed at the same operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiple anchorage | Anchorage in which more than one type of resistance unit is utilised. Synonym: reinforced anchorage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiple birth offspring | The offspring in multiple pregnancies (pregnancy, multiple): twins, triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| multiple carboxylase deficiency | Abnormalities in carbohydrate and branched-chain amino acid catabolism that are responsive to biotin therapy. It may be due to deficiency of propionyl-CoA carboxylase, methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase, biotinidase, or propionyl-CoA carboxylase, methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase, and pyruvate carboxylase. (12 Dec 1998) |
| multiple chemical sensitivity | An acquired disorder characterised by recurrent symptoms, referable to multiple organ systems, occurring in response to demonstrable exposure to many chemically unrelated compounds at doses far below those established in the general population to cause harmful effects. No single widely accepted test of physiologic function can be shown to correlate with symptoms. (cullen mr. The worker with multiple chemical sensitivities: an overview. Occup med 1987;2(4):655-61) (12 Dec 1998) |
| multiple cloning site | Region of a phage or plasmid vector that has been engineered to contain a series of restriction sites that are usually unique within the entire vector. This makes it particularly easy to insert or excise (subclone) DNA fragments. (18 Nov 1997) |
| multiple drug resistant tuberculosis | A strain of TB that does not respond to two or more standard anti-TB drugs. MDR-TB usually occurs when treatment is interrupted thus allowing mutations in the organism to occur that confer drug resistance. (09 Oct 1997) |