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MEDIAN-CLEFT-FACE SYNDROME

is a congenital disorder with symptoms including the defective fusion of structures which meet at the midline of the face.

MEDICAL HISTORY

is the thorough history of a patients medical treatments and conditions, these usually start from birth if any treatment is

MEFLOQUINE

is a chemical analogue of quinine which is currently used to treat any malarial infections and also used in the

MELIORATION

relates to the assignment of time to complete a certain task and then setting a rate to accomplish the task

MEMORY RETRAINING

is a process through which individuals who suffer from neurological conditions are able to retrain their brains to better work

MENINGOENCEPHALITIS

describes an inflammation of the brain and meninges membranes covering it.

MENTAL AGE (MA)

is a numerical value which is calculated by dividing an individuals results of a variety of intelligence tests which give

MENTAL FUNCTION

is an umbrella term for any of the cognitive processes such as thinking.

MENTAL LEXICON

is a store of the commonly used words, phrases and expressions that an individual utilizes on a day to day

MENTAL STATUS

is a standardized assessment for an individuals cognitive, affective and behavioural state by a test which also takes into consideration

MERCY

is classed as a kindness, compassion or leniency towards others.

MESENCEPHALON

otherwise known as the midbrain.

MESSAGE-LEARNING APPROACH

first proposed by U.S. psychologist Carl I. Hovland (1912 - 1961) which implies that a change in attitude can be

METACOMMUNICATION

describes the communication entailing the dynamics of the process of communication itself. Talking, about talking.

METAPHOR

otherwise known commonly as a figure of speech where a phrase or word is adapted to an object, person or

METHOD OF ABSOLUTE JUDGMENT

is where stimuli are given a unique identifier and then presented to a participant who is then asked to identify

METHOD OF SINGLE STIMULI

an experimental technique where a single stimuli is presented which then requires a response from the participant.

METONYMIC DISTORTION

results in verbal expressions being substituted in the place of phrases which, if left in place, ensure a meaningful sentence.

MICROGLIA

are small glial cells which remove cellular debris from injured or dead cells in the human body.

MICROSPLANCHNIC TYPE

otherwise known as microsplanchnic build describes a body type with a small abdomen and elongated body.