MEPERIDINE
is a drug, formed synthetically which is used to moderate severe and moderate pain - it is therefore an opioid…
MEPROBAMATE
was one of the drugs introduced into the U.S. as an alternative, that was somewhat safer to the then incredibly…
MERCURY SWITCH
is a mechanical switch which allows the swapping between two potential circuits by using the element mercury as the conductatory…
MERCY KILLING
is the killing of an animal or human being prematurely where they would have otherwise suffered for a prolonged period…
MERE-EXPOSURE EFFECT
was first proposed by the U.S. social psychologist in 1968. The Mere-Exposure Effect implies that participants will show a preference…
MERE-THOUGHT POLARIZATION
was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Abraham Lesser and it implies that simply thinking about an attitude can lead to…
MERIDIONAL AMBLYOPIA
causes contours of oblique orientation to appear sharply focused whereas other orientations will appear blurred even when the astigmatism has…
MERIT RANKING
is the arrangement of people, data, objects in a specific order- by value or size for example.
MERITOCRACY
a political system whereby rewards and remuneration is granted based on achievement.
MERITOR SAVINGS BANK V VINSON
is landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established as a victim, you are not required to prove you were harmed…
MERKEL'S CORPUSCLE GRANDRY- MERKEL CORPUSCLE
first proposed by Friedrich Siegmund Merkel who was a German anatomist in the 19th century.
MERKEL'S LAW
is the theory that the suprathreshold equal mRNA differences correlate with differing stimuli.
MERKEL'S TACTILE DISK
found mainly in the glabrous skin of the hands and feet as nerve endings.
MESENCEPHALIC NUCLEUS
makes up the three nuclei found in the trigeminal nerve which extends through the pons into the lower part of…
MESENCEPHALIC TEGMENTUM
is a region of the dorsal midbrain with vital neural connections between the cerebrum, spinal cord, thalamus and the subthalamus.