| Morner, Karl | <person> Swedish chemist, 1855-1917. See: Morner's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| morning | Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service. "She looks as clear As morning roses newly washed with dew." (Shak) Morning gown, a gown worn in the morning before one is dressed for the day. Morning gun, a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at military posts. <medicine> Morning sickness, nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in the morning; a common sign of pregnancy. Morning star. Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising, especially. Venus. Cf. Evening star, Evening. Satan. See Lucifer. "Since he miscalled the morning star, Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far." (Byron) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes, either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a chain. Morning watch, the watch between four A. M. And eight A. M. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morning diarrhoea | A form in which there are several loose stools in the early morning and during the forenoon, the bowels being quiet during the remainder of the day and night. (05 Mar 2000) |
| morning glory | <botany> A climbing plant (Ipomoea purpurea) having handsome, funnel-shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple, white, or variegated, sometimes pale blue. See Dextrorsal. Synonym: Ipomoea rubrocoerulea var. Praecox., Rivea corymbosa. (22 Sep 2002) |
| morning glory anomaly | <ophthalmology, syndrome> A congenital anomaly of the optic disk in which there is a funnel-shaped hypoplastic optic nerve, which has a dot of white tissue at the centre, surrounded by an elevated anulus of chorioretinal pigment. The retinal vessels seen are multiple narrow bands at the edge of the disk. (22 Sep 2002) |
| morning glory seeds | <botany> The seeds of morning glories, Rivea corymbosa, have been used for mind-altering purposes; hallucinogenic; intoxicant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| morning glory syndrome | <ophthalmology, syndrome> A congenital anomaly of the optic disk in which there is a funnel-shaped hypoplastic optic nerve, which has a dot of white tissue at the centre, surrounded by an elevated anulus of chorioretinal pigment. The retinal vessels seen are multiple narrow bands at the edge of the disk. (22 Sep 2002) |
| morning sickness | <obstetrics> Recurrent nausea and vomiting often seen in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and more pronounced in the mornings. Synonym: hyperemesis gravidarum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| morning vomiting | <obstetrics> Recurrent nausea and vomiting often seen in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and more pronounced in the mornings. Synonym: hyperemesis gravidarum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| moro | <medicine> A small abscess or tumour having a resemblance to a mulberry. Origin: Cf. It. Mora mulberry, L. Morum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Moro reflex | The reflex response of an infant (contraction of the limb and neck muscles) when allowed to drop a short distance through the air or startled by a sudden noise or jolt. Synonym: Moro reflex, parachute reflex, startle reaction. Synonym: cochleopalpebral reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moro, Ernst | <person> German physician. Lived: 1874-1951. See: Moro reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Morocco | <geography> A kingdom in northern africa, west of algeria. Its capital is Rabat. It was known to the romans as mauretania, part of the carthaginian empire (not to be confused with the modern mauritania, a country of western africa). Morocco was invaded by the muslims in the 7th century a.d. It engaged in hostilities with england, france, and spain from 1662 to 1911. The country gained independence in 1956. The name is from the arabic marukus, the name of the former capital marrakech, from a berber word meaning fortified. The arabic name for morocco is al-magrib al-aasa, the far west. (12 Dec 1998) |
| morology | Foolish talk; nonsense; folly. Origin: Gr. Foolish talk, foolish + discourse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| moron | <psychiatry> An obsolete term for a subclass of mental retardation or the individual classified therein. Origin: G. Moros, stupid (05 Mar 2000) |
| Moro's reflex |
Moro embrace reflex, flexion of an infant's thighs and knees, fanning and then clenching of the fingers, with arms first thrown outward then brought together as if in an embrace, produced by a sudden stimulus such as the table being struck next to the child, or by sudden extension of the neck when the head is allowed to fall backward or the child is pulled up by both hands from a lying position and then let go. It is seen normally in infants up to 3 to 4 months of age. Called also embrace r. ...
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| morgagnian cataract |
a mature cataract in which most of the cortex has become opaque and liquefied, so that the nucleus moves freely within the lens.
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| Morgagni's tubercle |
1. bulbus olfactorius. 2. one of the small nodules on the surface of the areola of the mammary gland produced by the superficially situated large sebaceous glands.
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| Morley's peritoneocutaneous reflex |
when any of the cerebrospinal nerve endings in the peritoneum or subperitoneal tissues are irritated, pain will be referred to the corresponding segmental skin area.
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| morphine injector's septicemia |
melioidosis in man.
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| Mor | cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice |
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| Mor | any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice |
| Mor | in addition |
| Mor | (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group |
| Mor | relating to or characteristic of the Moors |
| Mor | Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts |
| Mor | pine of Australia and New Guinea |
| Mor | Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood |
| Mor | an American breed of small compact saddle horses |
| Mor | American financier and philanthropist (1837-1913) |
| Mor | soldier in the American Revolutionary War who defeated the British in the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802) |
| Mor | a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) |