| megestrol | <chemical> 17-hydroxy-6-methylpregna-3,6-diene-3,20-dione. A progestational hormone used most commonly as the acetate ester. As the acetate, it is more potent than progesterone both as a progestagen and as an ovulation inhibitor. It has also been used in the palliative treatment of breast cancer. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, hormonal, contraceptives, oral, synthetic, progestational hormones, synthetic. Chemical name: Pregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, 17-hydroxy-6-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| megestrol acetate | An appetite stimulant approved for the treatment of weight loss in people with AIDS. Megestrol acetate is a synthetic version of the female hormone progesterone. (09 Oct 1997) |
| meglumine | <chemical> 1-deoxy-1-(methylamino)-d-glucitol. A derivative of sorbitol in which the hydroxyl group in position 1 is replaced by a methylamino group. Often used in conjunction with iodinated organic compounds as contrast medium. Chemical name: D-Glucitol, 1-deoxy-1-(methylamino)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| meglumine acetrizoate | A radiographic contrast medium. See: acetrizoate sodium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meglumine diatrizoate | N-methylglucamine salt of 3,5-diacetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid;a water-soluble organic iodine compound used for excretory urography, for contrast visualization of the cardiovascular system, and orally for opacification of the gastrointestinal tract. Synonym: methylglucamine diatrizoate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meglumine iothalamate | N-methylglucamine salt of iothalamic acid (60% solution); a diagnostic radiopaque medium for intravascular use in angiography and urography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meglutol | <chemical> An antilipaemic agent which lowers cholesterol, triglycerides, serum beta-lipoproteins and phospholipids. It acts by interfering with the enzymatic steps involved in the conversion of acetate to hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme a as well as inhibiting the activity of hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductases which is the rate limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of cholesterol. Pharmacological action: anticholesteraemic agents, antilipaemic agents, enzyme inhibitors, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors. Chemical name: Pentanedioic acid, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| megohm | <physics> One of the larger measures of electrical resistance, amounting to one million ohms. Origin: Mega- + ohm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| megophthalmus | Congenital large globe. Synonym: macrophthalmia, megophthalmus. Origin: megalo-+ G. Ophthalmos, eye (05 Mar 2000) |
| megoxycyte | An eosinophilic leukocyte containing coarse granules. Synonym: megoxycyte. Origin: mega-+ G. Oxys, acid, + phileo, to like (05 Mar 2000) |
| megoxyphil | An eosinophilic leukocyte containing coarse granules. Synonym: megoxycyte. Origin: mega-+ G. Oxys, acid, + phileo, to like (05 Mar 2000) |
| megrim | 1. A kind of sick or nevrous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head. 2. A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; especially, in the plural, lowness of spirits. "These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies." (Ford) 3. <veterinary> A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy. Origin: OE. Migrim, migrene, F. Migraine, LL. Hemigrania, L. Hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr.; - half + skull. See Hemi- and Cranium, and cf. Hemicrania, Migraine. <zoology> The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa). Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| megasporangium |
The sporangium in which megaspores are produced; the nucellus of seed plants.
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| megaspore |
In plants having two types of haploid spores (microspores (male) and megaspores (female)), megaspores give rise to megagametophytes.
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Optimara variety. Compact African Violet (3-inch pot size) with double, two-tone pink flowers and medium green, girl-type leaves. Introduced 1988. (AVSA Reg. No. 6963) More information.
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| megasporangium |
The organ in which megaspores are formed.
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| mega- |
Prefix meaning "one million times the unit that follows," eg, a megawattbyte is one million wattsbytes. See M.
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