MACLEAN'S THEORY OF EMOTION
a theory which emphasizes the importance of various parts of the limbic system including the hippocampus and amygdala with respect…
MACROBIOTIC DIETS
first proposed by Japanese educator George Ohsawa, the macrobiotic diets contain mainly fibre based foods with vegetables, fruit and fish.…
MACROBIOTICS
is one of the many nutrition theories which implies achieving a balance between the proposed foods is paramount - based…
MACROCEPHALY
a hereditary defect which results in the abnormal growth of tissues supporting the brain and hydrocephalus which leads to an…
MACROELECTRODE
usually has a diameter of a millimetre or more and are used as conductors of electrical currents in pieces of…
MACROERGONOMICS
an analytical approach in ergonomics which takes into consideration a wide range of factors from the physical evidence to environmental…
MACROSKELIC
is a term used to describe a body which has abnormally long legs, the individual assuming the Kretschmer typology would…
MACROSPLANCHNIC TYPE
is a term used to describe a body which has a trunk disproportionately larger than other limbs.
MACROSYSTEIN
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner, the macrosystem is the one furthest in theoretical terms from organisms themselves which…
MACULA LUTCA
is a small spot found directly aligned with the optics centre of the eye containing a yellow pigment and a…
MACULA, MACULAR DEGENERATION
can happen across a wide age range from the very young to the elderly, age is not a discriminatory factor.…
MACULAR DEGENERATION,
occurs when a the blood vessels under the retina grow and reputer, haemorrhaging into the tissue.
MACULAR DEGENERATION,
another which where age can become a factor due to the decreasing tensile strength of tissues with increasing age. Simply,…
MACULOPATHY
is an umbrella term for any damage to the macula lutea tissue in the eye, which results in a deterioration…