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Motility
Motility The movement of food through the digestive tract.
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Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
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Motion capture
Occurs when features (such as random dot patterns) with no net motion of their own appear to move in sychrony with other salient moving features.
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.
Motion Picture and Television Hospital
The Motion Picture and Television Hospital is a hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Motivation theory
In psychology, the theory that internal forces and purposes determine human responsivity. Any motivation theory specifying internal goals, wants, desires, objectives and purposes as causes of present behavior is teleological and violates the scientifically established law that causes be antecedent to their effects.
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Mitral valve
The valve that controls blood flow between the left atrium and left ventricle in the heart.
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Monounsaturated fats
Dietary fats, such as olive oil or canola oil, that don't seem to have any affect on blood cholesterol.
Morning-after pills
Hormonal medications to prevent pregnancy, taken within 72 hours of having unprotected intercourse.
Morton's Neuroma
A pinched nerve usually causing pain between the third and fourth toes.
Motility
Mucosal lining
The lining of GI tract organs that makes mucus.
Mucosal protective drugs
Medicines that protect the stomach lining from acid.
Mucous colitis
A disorder in which the nerves that control the muscles in the GI tract are too active causing it to become sensitive to food, stool, gas, and stress. Causes abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation or diarrhea. Also called spastic colon or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Murmur
A blowing or rasping sound heard while listening to the heart that may or may not indicate problems within the heart or circulatory system.
Musculoskeletal
Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton.
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