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Mobby {niob'-e). See Mabby. 



Mobile (mob' ' -il) \niobilis, movable]. M. Pain. 

 One that shifts from place to place. M. Spasm, 

 athetosis; slow, irregular movement, as of the para- 

 lyzed parts in hemiplegia. 



Mobility (mob-il'-it-e) \_mobilis, movable]. That prop- 

 erty by which the position of a body may be changed. 

 The condition of being movable. 



Mochlus (nwk'-lus) [/io^/Wc, lever]. The obstetric 

 lever, or vectis. 



Mock Turkey-red. Same as Barwood-red. 



Mocmain (mok'-man) [Chinese for "tree-cotton"]. 

 The cottony hairs of Bombax heptaphyllum, a species 

 of cotton-tree, used in stuffing the pads of trusses. 



Modal (mo'-dal) [modus, mode]. A term applied to 

 the order of response of muscles and nerves to the 

 galvanic current. 



Model (mod / -el) \?nodellus, dim. of modus, measure]. 

 A standard for imitation. M., Antagonizing {for 

 artificial teeth), a contrivance for obtaining an exact 

 representation of the manner in which the jaws meet, 

 by which a dentist selects, arranges, and antagonizes 

 artificial teeth. 



Moderator (niod' -er-a-tor) \jnoderare, to regulate]. 

 Reil's band. See Band. M. Band. See Band. 

 M. Centers, M. Nerves. See Inhibitory. 



Modification (mod-ifik-a' '-shun). See Tuberculin. 



Modiolus (nio-di' -o-lus) [L. , nave]. I. The central 

 pillar or axis of the cochlea, around which the spiral 

 canal makes two and one-half turns. 2. The 

 crown of a trephine. 



Modulus (mod' -u-lus) [dim. of modus, measure, mode]. 

 A unit of certain physical forces. 



Modus (mo'-dus) [L.]. A mode or method. M. 

 operandi, the method of the performance of an 

 action. 



Mcenia (me'-ne-ah) [L.,//.]. Walls. M. dentis, the 

 portions of the jaws that bear the alveoli. 



Mogigraphia (mog-ig-raf '-e-ah) \jioyiq, with difficulty ; 

 ypdyetv, to write]. Difficulty or inability to execute 

 writing movements ; writers' cramp. 



Mogigraphic (mog-ig-raf'-ik) \_fi6yic, with difficulty ; 

 (ppd(pEiv, to write]. Characterized by mogigraphia. 



Mogilalia (mog-il-a / -le-ah) [fioyic, with difficulty ; Aa/ud, 

 talk]. Stammering, stuttering. 



Mogilalism (niog-il-a'-lizm). Same as Mogilalia. 



Mogiphonia (mog-ifc/ -ne-ah) [fioyic, with difficulty ; 

 0ww/, sound]. A difficulty in producing loud vocal 

 sounds with the larynx, ordinary speech remaining 

 unaffected. 



Mogographia (mog-o-graf '-e-ah). See Mogigraphia. 



Mogostocia (rnog-os-to' -se-ah) \jioyoq, labor ; t6koc, 

 birth]. Painful or difficult parturition. 



Mohr's Method. A volumetric method of estimating 

 the chlorids in the urine. It is carried out by means 

 of precipitation by a standard solution of silver nitrate. 



Mohrenheim's Fossa. See Fossa. M.'s Space, the 

 groove on the deltoid muscle between the cephalic vein 

 and the humero-thoracic artery. 



Moist [ME., moist, damp]. Damp; slightly wet. 

 M. Chamber, a large circular glass with a lid, used 

 in bacteriologic work, especially for growing 

 potato-cultures. The chamber is kept moist by the 

 evaporation of water from a moistened filter-paper 

 which is laid on the bottom of the dish. M. Colors. 

 See Pigments, Colors, and Dyestuffs. M. Filter, a 

 filter-paper which is moistened with water. M. Gan- 

 grene, the form of gangrene that occurs in a part 

 filled with blood. See Gangrene. M. Melting, the 

 form of procedure in the extraction of fats, in which 

 the material is melted over direct fire, with the addi- 

 tion of dilute sulphuric acid. This is the process now 



generally followed. M. Tetter. See Eczema. M. 

 Wart. See Verruca acuminata. 



Mola (mo'-lah). See Mole. 



Molar (mo'-lar) \_moles, mass]. Pertaining to masses, 

 in contradistinction to molecular. 



Molar (nio'-lar) \_mola, a millstone]. In biology, a 

 tooth that has no deciduous predecessor, but is behind 

 other teeth, the premolars, which (except the first) 

 have deciduous predecessors. M. Glands, the salivary 

 glands of the horse and other mammals ; the superior is 

 outside and along the upper border of the buccinator 

 muscle, the inferior is at the inferior border of the 

 buccinator. These glands pour their secretion into 

 the mouth by a series of orifices arranged in line on 

 the buccal membrane, parallel to each molar arch. 

 M. Teeth. See Teeth. 



Molariform (ino-lar' '-if-orm) \tnola, millstone; forma, 

 form]. Having the form of a molar tooth. 



Molary (mo'-lar-e) \inolaria, belonging to a mill]. In 

 zoology, fitted for grinding. 



Molasses {mo-las' '-sez) \inellaceus, honey-like]. Theri- 

 aca; treacle; the uncrystallized residue of the refining 

 of sugar. It is used in pharmacy. 



Mold, Mould (mold )[ME., mould, mold]. I. A minute 

 fungus or other vegetable growth of a low type ap- 

 pearing on moist and decaying bodies. 2. The ma- 

 trix or prepared and shaped cavity in which anything 

 is cast and receives its form. Anything that serves to 

 regulate the size and form of bodies. Cast ; form ; 

 shape. A fontanel or space occupied by a cartilag- 

 inous membrane in the skull of the fetus and of a new- 

 born child, situated at the angles of the bones that 

 form the skull. 



Mole (mol) \_mola, amass]. I. A proliferative degener- 

 ation of the chorionic villi, producing a mass of berry- 

 like vesicles attached to the placenta. It is called Vesi- 

 cular Mole and Hydatidiform or Myxomatous Degener- 

 ation of the Placenta. 2. Also applied to a small, pig- 

 mented spot of the skin. M., Blood, a mass of coagula- 

 ted blood and retained fetal membranes and placenta, 

 sometimes found in the uterus after an abortion. M., 

 Carneous. See M. , Fleshy. M., Cutaneous, a pig- 

 mented spot on the skin. M., Cystic. Same as M., I 

 Hydatidiform. M., False, a mass of coagulated blood \ 

 and exfoliated vaginal mucous membrane discharged oc- | 

 casionally in the course of membranous dysmenorrhea, I 

 and not due to a retained product of conception. M., 

 Fleshy, the body formed in the uterine cavity when 

 an ovum that has died is retained within the uterus tor 

 some time. It may undergo fatty or calcareous degen- 

 eration. M., Hairy. SeeAtevuspilosus. M., Hydatid, ; 

 M., Hydatidiform, M., Hydatoid. See first defi- 

 nition under Mole. M., Pigmentary. See A 

 pigmentosus. M., Sanguineous. Same as .)/. , 

 Fleshy. M., Stone, a fleshy mole that has undergone I 

 calcareous degeneration. M., True, one the result of 

 conception. M., Tubal. See Tubal. M., Uterine,! 

 a mass of morbid material sometimes contained in the 

 uterus after the death of the product of conception. It is 

 the result of some pathologic process. M., Vesicu- 

 lar. Same as M., Hydatidiform. M., White, a pit: 

 mentary nevus that has not yet attained its char; 

 istic color. 



Molecular (mo-lek'-u-lar) [dim. of moles, mass]. Pel 

 taining to, or composed of, molecules. M. Death 

 the changes of cellular or intimate structun 

 result in the disorganization of the vital cell or 

 cule, and that render impossible a resumption <>l it 

 original function. See Somatic Death. M. Debrisi 

 heterogeneous microscopic particles of degenerate 

 tissue. M. Heat, the heat-capacity of a molecul 

 or compound. M. Motion, the movements of th 



