MET- 
meta — atar’sal) a. [Gk. 
meta, after ; L. tarsus, the an nkle. 
In the — of the tarsus ; afi. 
arteries, veins, ae eheate the meta- 
tarsal ae es oe 
metatars: eae Star’ s6- 
falan’ eal) a. lok. » meta, after ; 
tarsus, ankle ; Gk. Sapa ea Sip 
Dp: articulations between the 
metatarsus and phalanges of the 
a nat. 
etatarsus (mét’atar’siis) #. [Gk. 
rg hex ; Lu zarsus, sede |. The 
part of the foot between the ankle 
and toes (am ~~ 
i saasicaiuinens? mét’athal’amiis) 72, 
[Gk mefa, after ; ps is a Sag 
The genicu ulate bodies of the brain 
(anat.). 
metathorax (mét'athd’raks) 2. [Gk. 
meta, after ; thorax, the chest.] The 
ent of the thorax 
). 
metatrophic — ‘Atrof'ik) a. [Gk. 
meta, after ; trophe, nourishment. ] 
+f on decaying ‘ceenic matter 
(b08. 
metaxylem (mét'Azi — nf Gk. 
meta, after ; xylon, wood.| Second- 
ary xylem with thick walled cells 
(d04.). 
metazoaea (m — n. [Gk. meta, 
agit? mes ; zoe, life.| A larval stage of 
Crustacea Saonet marcas d mega- 
lopa stages (zoo/.). 
pal igaloa) [Gk. meta, 
after ; cg imal.] ‘A multicellu- 
lar animal (zoo/.). 
metencephalon (mét’énkéf’alén, ine : 
nm. [Gk. meta, after; en, in ; hepha 
Some: The hind-brain or — 
bellum 
(métén'térén) #2. [Gk. 
meta, after; enteron, gut.] An 
intermesenteric chamber of a sea 
0 or other Coelenterate 
bf . 
eron (mét’épim’érdn) #. [Gk. 
meta, a iy upon ; meros, part.] 
The epimeron of an insect meta- 
— poet} ZL). 
tepisternum (mét i nim) 7 
[Gk meta, after ; a 3 ster. 
breast-bone.] The episternum of 
an insect metathoras 2 
methaemoglobin (méthé’ mgr). = 
[Gk. meta, praia haima, blood ; 
190 
MIC- 
globus, a globe.] A product of 
blood decomposition ( pfys. 
metochy (mét’dki) #. [Gk. metoche, 
a sharing.] 
a a —— guest insect and its 
hos 
metoeeious ‘(maté é’shiis) a. 
—— _ 
after ; otkes,a house.] M nous 
or rae Ps us (do2. 
metope Spe 6pé) #. [Gk metopon, 
forehead. The middle frontal 
portion of a rgsepeaguscan yess as 
metopic (métépik) a. [Gk. mefopon, 
ead.] ert. the forehead ; 
appl. the frontal suture (avaz.). 
metosteon (métds [Gk. me/a, 
after ; osteon, bon posterior 
sternal cuniioationt in birds (zoo/.). 
metovum — Jagr nm. [Gk. pe 
after; L. egg. egg- 
cell ni ata - scaeaie materi 
cyt. 
metoxenous (métdk’séniis) a. fh Ses 
meta, after ; — a guest.} Para- 
sitic on different hosts at different 
stages in life-history 
micella (misél'4) 7. [L dim. of mica, 
morsel, ae ultimate supra- -mole- 
cular unit of a cell. See h 
thetical units. in 
micraesthetes (mikrés’théts) n. plu. 
[Gk. mikros, small ; — per- 
cepti The sm aller ry 
organs of Placophora (ze es 
robe (mikrdb) 7. [Gk. mikros, 
small ; dzos, _ A bacterium ; a 
micro-organ 
microbiology 
(ani krébid!’é it) n. 
= 
mikros, small; dios, ie ; logos, dis- 
course. | Bacter 
hrops 
persistent rays (zo 
erocentrum (mi’ ati ‘triim) 
ntre 
a cell. eucaueel of centrosomes 
(cyZ.). 
microconjugant (mi krék6n = it. 
Gk. mikros, small ; mjugare, 
to unite.] A motile ciliated free- 
swimming conj é 
which attaches itsel 
conjugant and fertilizes it (zoo/. 
croconidium (mi’krékonid’‘itim) i. 
