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norphosis, n., mtirf-dztis (Gr. 

 morphe, form, shape), in bot., 

 the order or mode of development 

 in any organ of a plant. 



nortification,n. , m6rt f -if'ik-d f 'shun 

 (mid. L. mortificare, to mortify 

 from mors, death ; facio, I 

 make), the death of a part of the 

 living body : gangrene, the 

 stage in which the part is hot, 

 swollen, and livid, but not quite 

 dead : sphacelus, that stage in 

 which the part is cold and dead : 

 mummification, dry gangrene in 

 which an extremity is dry and 

 shrunken, but not quite dead : 

 sloughing is the state in which 

 the dead, soft parts come away 

 gradually from the living parts : 

 necrosis, the death of bone : 

 ramollissement, the destruction 

 and breaking down of brain 

 tissue. 



EHorus, n., see 'Moracese.' 



motor, n., mdt'-dr (L. motum, to 

 move), that which gives motion : 

 adj., in anat., producing a regul- 

 ating motion, applied to certain 

 nerves and muscles : motorial, 

 a., mot-or'-i-al, giving motion: 

 motor oculi, dk'-ul-i (L. oculus, 

 the eye, oculi, of the eye), the 

 motor nerve of the eye, the third 

 cerebral nerve, which supplies 

 nearly all the muscles of the orbit: 

 motores oculorum, mot-dr'-ez d& 

 ul'dr r >um (L.), the motors of the 

 eyes : motory, &.,mdt f -6r-i, exciting 

 or controlling motion. 



Moxa, n., moks'a (F. moxa, but 

 probably of Eastern origin), the 

 woolly leaves of the Artemisia 

 Moxa, Ord. Composite, Sub-ord. 

 Corymbiferse, used in China to 

 form the inflammable cones or 

 cylinders called 'Moxas,' which 

 are employed as counter-irritants ; 

 a small cone of inflammable 

 matter, chiefly used in Eastern 

 countries as a counter-irritant by 

 burning it above on the skin 

 supposed to be good in the cure of 

 gout and other deep-seated pain. 



mucedinous, a., mH-sed^m-ns (Gr. 

 mukes, a mushroom, a mould), 

 in bot., like a mould. 

 mucilage, n., mua'-il'ddj (F. muc- 

 ilage from L. mucus, the dis- 

 charge from the nose), a solution 

 of gummy matter, as gum-arabic, 

 in water j a slimy substance found 

 in many vegetables : mucic, a. , 

 mus'-ik, of or from gtnn: mucipar- 

 ous, a., muS'ip'<ar<us (L. pario, I 

 produce), secreting or producing 

 mucus : mucous, a. , mulc'-us, of 

 or pert, to mucus; slimy: mucus, 

 n., muMus, the slimy, glairy 

 substance secreted from the 

 mucous membrane : mucous 

 membrane, an extremely delicate 

 membrane which lines the interior 

 cavities- of the human body ; the 

 internal skin. 



mucro, n., muk'-ro (L. mucro, a 

 sharp point or edge, mucronis, 

 of a sharp point), a stiff or 

 sharp point abruptly terminat- 

 ing an organ : mucronate, a., 

 muter on- at, having a mucro ; 

 abruptly pointed by a sharp 

 spine. 



Mucuna, n., muk-un'-a (from the 



Brazilian name Mucuna-guaca, 



the cow-itch), a genus of plants, 



Ord. Leguminosse, Sub-ord. 



Papilionacese : Mucuna pruriens, 



prdr'-i-enz (L. pruriens, itching), 



and M. prurita, pr6r-U'd (L. 



pruritus, itched from prurio, 



I itch), the former species in the 



West, and the latter in the East 



Indies, have the name 'cowhage' 



or cow-itch applied to the hairs 



of their legumes ; they have 



irritating properties, and mixed 



with syrup, are used in treatment 



for intestinal worms. 



mucus, see under 'mucilage.' 



Mudar, n., mud'-ar (Indian name), 



a substance procured from the 



bark of the root of 'Calotropis 



procera' and ' C. gigantea,' used 



as a diaphoretic in India: Mud- 



arine, n., mud'-ar'in, a principle 



contained in Mudar which 



