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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…

MUTILATION

is the removal of a limb.

MYELINATED FIBER

describes a nerve fibre which has been coated in a myelin sheath, insulating its conduction. These are typically quicker than…

MYOPATHY

is an umbrella term used to describe any condition or disorder which involves defective functioning of the muscle fibres. For…

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.

MANIA

otherwise known as a manic episode refers to a period of extreme psychosis.

MANOPTOSCOPE

is a piece of diagnostic equipment used to measure eye dominance. The eye through which the eye is observed by…

MARASMUS

is a condition which results in- apathy, withdrawal from normal routines, emaciation from a lack of protein nutrition and if…

MARINOL

a common or trade name for a drug called marinol.

MARSUPIAL

A mammal of an order (Marsupialia) whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried until development finishes.