LINIMENT—Solution or mixture of various substances in oily, alcoholic, oremulsified form, intended for external application.LUMBAR—Pertaining to the part of the back between the thorax and the pelvis.LYOPHILIZATION—The creation of a stable preparation of a biologicalsubstance (blood plasma, serum, etc.) by rapid freezing and dehydration of thefrozen product under high vacuum.MACERATION—Softening of a solid by soaking.MAGMAS—Thick, creamy, aqueous suspensions of inorganic substances in a veryfine state.MALAISE—A vague feeling of bodily discomfort.MASTICATION—Chewing.MEDICAL ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE—The practice that prevents the spread ofpathogens from person to person, place to place, or place to person.MELENA—Excretion of black tarry stools.METABOLISM—The sum of all the physical and chemical processes by whichliving organized substance is produced and maintained. Also, thetransformation by which energy is made available to the organism.METAMORPHOSIS—Change of shape or structure, particularly a transitionfrom one development stage to another, as from larva to adult form.METROLOGY—The science of weights and measures.MICROORGANISM—A minute, living organism invisible to the naked eye.MICTURATION—Voiding; urinating.MORBIDITY RATE—An incidence rate that includes all persons in a particularpopulation who become ill during a specific period of time.MORPHOLOGY—The science of forms and structure of organized beings.MORTALITY RATE—The number of deaths, reported in a particular population,over a specific period of time, divided by the total population, reported as deathsper 1,000 population. If the deaths are from one cause, then it is known as adisease-specific mortality rate.MOTTLED—Marked with blotches or spots of different colors or shades.MUCUS—A sticky substance secreted by mucous membranes.MYDRIATIC—Any drug that dilates the pupil.MYELIN—A lipid substance that forms a sheath around certain nerve fibers.MYELINATED—Covered with a myelin sheath.NECROSIS—The death of tissue, usually in small, localized areas.NOSOCOMIAL—Originating in a hospital.NOTICE—A directive of a one-time or limited nature that has a self-cancelingprovision and the same force or effect as an instruction.NUTRITION—The total process of providing the body with nutriments, andassimilating and using them.AV-8 .
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