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MOL 



Milieu (tne-le-u) [Fr.]. Environment; medium. 



Milk. (See Illus. Diet.) M. of Almonds, M. of 

 Ammonia, M. of Asafetida. See Mistura, under 

 Amygdala, Ammoniacum, Asafetida (Illus. Diet.). 

 M.-catalase, an enzyme of cow's milk capable of 

 decomposing hydrogen dioxid and similar compounds ; 

 it is rendered inactive by heating to 8o° C. M., Dia- 

 betic, a prepared milk containing a small percentage 

 of lactose. M., Gartner's. See Feltmilch of Gart- 

 ner. M., Guaranteed, milk furnished with a guar- 

 antee that it is pure and obtained from cows that have 

 been tested and failed to react to tuberculin. M., 

 Humanized See M., Artificial Mother's (Illus. 

 Diet. ). M., Loose, milk sold from large cans. M., 

 Pancreatized, that to which pancreatic ferment has 

 been added. M. -peptone. See Casein- peptone. 

 M.-somatose, a food preparation similar to somatose 

 made from meat but containing 5 f ' c of tannin. M.- 

 trypsin. See Galactose. M., Uterine. See under 

 Uterine ( Illus. Diet.). M., Vegetable, the latex of 

 plants, especially applicable to that of the cow-trees. 

 See Bromisimum galactodenaron (Illus. Diet.), Lac- 

 mellia edulis, Mimusops elata, and 7'abertitemontana 

 utilis. M.vine. See Periploca. Milk, Witch's. 

 (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The secretion of the mammary 

 glands of new-born children of either sex immediately 

 after birth. 



Milkine (mil'-ken). A concentrated compound of 

 cow's milk, 50^ ; malted cereals, 44^ ; beef, 5^ ; 

 calcium hydroxid, 0.5^ ; and sodium chlorid, 0.5'^. 

 It is a light yellow powder with sweet taste and 

 marked odor. 



Millinormal {niil-e-norm'-ai) [//////^thousand; norma, 

 rule]. Containing a thousandth part of what is 

 normal . 



Milossin (mll-os'-in). A nitrogenous crystalline prin- 

 ciple obtained by Amato and Capparelli from leaves 

 of yew, Taxus baccata, L. 



Mimusops {mim'-ns-ops) [umu, an ape; <ji/>, face]. A 

 genus of the Sapotaceic, the star-apple family. M. 

 elata, Allem., the cow-tree of Para, furnishes Mas- 

 saranduba milk, introduced to notice in 1849. It 

 tastes like rich cream and hardens to an adhesive glue. 

 M. elengi, L. , of Asia, the elengi of the Malays; 

 the root and bark 1 wowli), containing 7% of tannin, 

 are used as an astringent, tonic, and febrifuge ; an aro- 

 matic oil and a water prepared from the blossoms are 

 used in colic. The seeds yield oil and the milky sap a 

 kind of gutta-percha. M. globosa, Gart. , yields 

 balata. M. kauki, L., of China and the Philippines, 

 yields an edible fruit, a kind of gutta-percha and a 

 gum (bird wood). 



Minalin \min'-al-in). An alkaloid found by Parodi in 

 Crolon minal, Parodi. 



Mind. (See Illus. Diet.) M.-pain. Same as Psy- 

 chalgia. 



Minimum, Minimus {min'-im-um, -us) [superl. of 

 parvus, little]. The least amount ; the lowest limit. 

 M. perceptibile, the smallest quantity of odorous 

 matter which, being contained in a liter of air, is found 

 capable of producing its characteristic sensation of 

 smell (J. Passy). 



Minoration. (See Illus. Diet. ) 2. Abatement, a les- 

 sening, a diminishing. 



Miodidymus, Miodymus {mi-o-did'-im-us, mi-od'-im- 

 us) \juiuv, less; Aidvuoc. twin]. A double-headed 

 monster joined by the occiputs. 



Mio-mio. See Bacchuris coridifolia. 



Miopus mi-o'-pus) [jieiuv, less ; M, the face]. A 

 double-headed monster with one face rudimentary. 



Mirbane Essence. See Nitrobenzene (Illus. Diet). 



Miringitis. See Myringitis (Illus. Diet.). 



Mirror. (See Illus. Diet.) M., Ear, an otoscope. 

 M., Eye, an ophthalmoscope. M. -speech, defective 

 speech from pronouncing the words or syllables back- 

 ward. 



Misce (mis / -e) [imperative, active pres. of miscere, to 

 mix]. Mix. 



Misoneist (mis-on'-e-ist) [uioeiv, to hate; t'toc, new]. 

 One who has a morbid hatred of novelty. 



Misplacement (mis-plds'-mefit). See Ectopia (Illus. 

 Dh • 



Mistral (miY-tral). A local wind which descends 

 from the high plateaus and plains of central and eastern 

 France, and is felt as a cold air and sometimes tem- 

 pestuous wind along the shores of the Mediterranean. 

 It more frequently occurs in February and March and 

 the beginning of April. It is a dry and violent wind, 

 raising clouds of dust, and is very chilling, even when 

 the sun is shining brightly. [Weber.] Cf. Har mat- 

 tan. Sirocco, Simoon, Solano, Foehn, Norther, Mu- 

 muku. 



Mitoplasm {mi'-to-plazm) [tiiroc, a thread ; rr/dautiv, 

 to form]. The reticular part of the cell-nucleus, the 

 chromatic substance or chromatin. 



Mitoschisis \>uit-os / -kis-is). See Mitosis or Karyokine- 

 sis (Illus. Diet.). 



Mitosis. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Mitoschisis. M., 

 Differential. See Heterokinesis (Illus. Diet.). M., 

 Heterotypic, mitosis in which the chromosomes ap- 

 pear not as delicate rods and V's split lengthwise, but 

 take the form of loops, rings, aggregations of four 

 beads, etc. , arranged longitudinally upon the spindle. 

 It is observed in cells which give rise to sexual ele- 

 ments and is characteristic of all malignant growth. 

 M., Homeotypic, a mode of mitosis similar to the 

 normal type but characterized by the reduced number 

 of the chromosomes. M., Integral. See Homeo- 

 kinesis (Illus. Diet.). M., Pathologic, irregular, 

 atypic, asymmetric mitosis, an indication of malig- 

 nancy. 



Mitosome (mi'-to-som) [w/roc, thread ; auua, body]. 

 A body derived from the spindle-fibers of the secondary 

 spermatocytes, which, according to Platner, gives rise 

 to the middle-piece and the flagellum-envelope of the 

 semen-cell. 



Mixoscopic (miks-o-sky-pik). 1. Relating to mixo- 

 scopia. 2. A sexual pervert exhibiting mixoscopia. 



Mixture. (See Illus. Diet.) M.s, Anesthetic, 

 Bagot's, Bonain's, M.s, Schleich, etc. See under 

 Anesthetic. M., Baccelli's, a preparation used in 

 malaria consisting of quinin sulfate, 3 gm.; tartaric 

 acid, 3 gm.; sodium arsenate, 5 cgm.; water, 300 gm. 

 M., Chalk. See Hydrargyrum cum creta (Illus. 

 Diet.). M., Dunlap's Diarrhea, one containing 3 

 dr. of ginger and l --, fid. oz. each of tinctures of opium, 

 camphor, peppermint, capsicum, and Hoffmann's ano- 

 dyne. M., Fulminating, one which detonates with 

 heat or friction. M., Neutral. See under Neutral 

 (Illus Diet.). M., Oleobalsamic, a mixture of 4-12 

 parts of balsam of Peru with 3 or 4 times that amount 

 of various spices dissolved in 1000 parts of alcohol. 

 Dose, 10-30 rr^ (0.66-2 gm.). M., Pagliari's. See 

 Pagliarfi Fluid (Illus. Diet.). 



Mnemonic ( w-ww'-^). Relating to mnemonics. M. 

 Chain, a continuous series of memories. 



Mobilization {mob-il-iz-a'-shun\ [ moffi is, movable]. 

 The act of rendering an ankylosed part movable. 



Mocharas, Mochras, Mochurrus. See Mucherus. 



Modioliform ( 'mod-e-o* '■ le-for/u) [modiolus, the nave of 

 a wheel; forma, form]. Having the shape of the 

 nave of a wheel. 



Moirapuama. See Muira-puama. 



Mol, Mole {mol, mol). See Gratnmolecule. 



