MOTOR SPEECH DISORDER
describes any of the conditions which result from a lack of strength or coordination of the muscles involved in speaking…
MOVEMENT ILLUSION
is used to describe the illusion of movement when infact the object is stationary.
MULLERIAN MIMICRY
first proposed by Johann Friedrich Theodor Muller (1822 - 1897) it the effect where two potentially harmful species have a…
MULTIFACTORIAL MODEL
describes, in terms of inheritance, genetics and environmental factors constitute a single continuous variable, which can cause a trait to…
MULTIPLE CAUSATION
is the philosophical position which explains that a single cause is unlikely to be the result of a single cause,…
MULTIPLE ROLES IN PERSUASION
is the theory that different variables, are able to exert different levels of persuasion in a variety of different situations.
MULTISENSORY METHOD
is an educational technique whereby information is presented through various modalities, such as visually and auditorally.
MUSCAE VOLITANTES
are particles or pieces of dust which are observed floating in front of the eyes.
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (MD)
is an umbrella term used to describe any of the inherited disorders which result in the degeneration of muscle mass…
MYELINATED FIBER
describes a nerve fibre which has been coated in a myelin sheath, insulating its conduction. These are typically quicker than…
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…
MACULAR DEGENERATION,
occurs when a the blood vessels under the retina grow and reputer, haemorrhaging into the tissue.
MAGNIFICATION FACTOR
the degree by which the image have been magnified in retinotopic mapping.
MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX (MHC)
is one component (a gene complex) of the immune system which regulates the immune response of the body to foreign…
MALE ORGASMIC DISORDER
in the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual), male orgasmic disorder is classed as the: persistent or recurrent delay in, or absence…
MALUM IN SE
Is an argument in law which implies the act itself is evil and therefore punishable.
MANOPTOSCOPE
is a piece of diagnostic equipment used to measure eye dominance. The eye through which the eye is observed by…