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METHADONE MAINTENANCE THERAPY

is a rehabilitation therapy which ensures previous heroin addicts are prescribed methadone on a daily basis and then slowly weaned

METHOD OF JUST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCES

is an experimental technique which is used to examine the smallest difference in two separate stimuli before the difference becomes

METHOTRIMEPRAZINE

an phenothiazine based antipsychotic drug which is only used for the treatment of pain in the U.S. currently.

MICROERGONOMICS

in the context of ergonomics microergonomics is the study of individual operator-machine interfaces or combinations.

MICROSCOPIC LEVEL

is an investigative method whereby every variable and condition is examined to the finest detail at the smallest recognizable unit

MIDDLE EAR

is a temporal bone of the skull which is lined with a membrane. Air fills the middle ear which is

MIILLERIAN-INHIBITING HORMONE (MIH)

is a hormone which is produced in the testes during the early prenatal stages with an action that inhibits the

MILITARY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

in the context of the U.S. Department of Defence, the management concentrates on identifying and eliminating waste to avoid duplication

MILTOWN

a common or trade name for the drug called meprobamate.

MINIATURE END-PLATE POTENTIAL

results as a release of tiny amounts of neurotransmitter at an axon which causes the change in end plate potential.

MINIMUM RESOURCE THEORY

is an analytic method of looking at the coalition formation process which implies that people in a group situation will

MIRROR PHASE

is a set of development in young children usually between the ages of 6 and 18 months where the infant

MISIDENTIFICATION SYNDROME

is a syndrome which results in the misidentification of oneself, other people, places and objects. There has also been cases

MITTELSCHMERZ

is a term used to describe any pain which is experienced typically half way through the menstrual cycle of a

MMECT

an abbreviation used for multiple monitored electroconvulsive treatment.

MODEL

is a representation of a concept or belief, whether its displayed pictorially through graphs or even just explained. Models are

MODIFIER

in the context of genetics, a modifier is a gene that research has implied has an effect on changing other

MOLINDONE

is an antipsychotic drug found in the dihydroindolone class. Molindone has a limited amount of anti-cholinergic effects and does not

MONOCHROMATISM

is a result of the eye only having one cone photo pigment and can therefore not discriminate colour- everything appears

MONOPLEGIA

is defined as the complete paralysis of one part of the body only.