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Meningocoele
Meningocoele Hernial protrusion of meninges.
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Meninges
Membranes which surround and protect the brain and spinal cord; anatomically there are 3 meninges: the pia mater, which adheres to the brain and the spinal cord, the dura mater, which adheres to the bone and the arachnoid between these two membranes.
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Menia doctors
All doctors near Menia, Egypt. Doctors who can assist a patient in Menia.
Meniere's Disease
A disorder or condition of the inner ear. The major symptoms that cause most of our difficulty are characterized by abnormal sensation of movement (vertigo), loss of hearing, and noises or ringing (tinnitus) in one or both ears. was first described by French physician Prosper Meniere in 1861.
Menifee Valley Medical Center
The Menifee Valley Medical Center is a hospital in Sun City, California, United States.
Meninges
Membranes which surround and protect the brain and spinal cord; anatomically there are 3 meninges: the pia mater, which adheres to the brain and the spinal cord, the dura mater, which adheres to the bone and the arachnoid between these two membranes.
Meningioma
Tumor of the meninges, usually benign and slow-growing.
Meningism
A condition in which the symptoms simulate a meningitis, but in which no actual inflammation of these membranes is present.
Meningitis
An infectious disease that strikes membranes covering the brain and spinal cord (meninges). It can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. It can follow another infection somewhere else in the body, often ears or sinuses. If bacterial meningitis is not treated within hours, it can lead to death or permanent brain injury.
Meningococcemia
Presence of meningococci (N. meningitidis) in the circulating blood.
Meningoencephalitis
Inflammation of the brain and its meninges.
Meniscus
Capsular cushion between temporomandibluar joint and glenoid fossa.
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Motion parallax
Movement of the image of an object over the retina. The rate of movement depends upon the velocity of the object relative to the eye and its distance from the eye.
Motor fusion
Changing the vergence of the two eyes so that images that fall on different points in the two retinas come to fall upon corresponding places in the central retinas. As opposed to Sensory Fusion.
Movement agnosia
selective loss of motion perception without loss of any other perceptual capability. Occurs after bilateral damage in the cortex of Middle Temporal Area(MT) or Medial Superior Temporal Area(MST).
Medial superior temporal area (MST)
Seems to be involved in visually tracking moving target. Projects along with Middle Temporal Area (MT) to the dorsolateral pontine nuclei in the brain stem.
Middle temporal area
Characterized by strong motion-directionally sensitive neurons with large receptive fields organized into columns. Some neurons respond to the whole rather than the component motion of moving plaid patterns. Implicated in the analysis of movement, and stereoscopic depth. Receives input from layer 4B in V1 and thick stripes in V2. Projects to Medial Superior Temporal Area (MST).
Meningocoele
Malposition
Faulty or abnormal position of a part of the body.
Megakaryocyte
The giant cell of the bone marrow that has a greatly lobulated nucleus and gives rise to blood platelets.
Meningoencephalitis
Inflammation of the brain and its meninges.
Metastatic
A tumor that has transfered from one organ (or part) to another not directly connected to it.
Microhepatia
A small liver.
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