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MEMORY DISORDERS

is an umbrella term used to describe any disorder or condition which hampers an individuals ability to internalize and then

MENDELIAN INHERITANCE

first proposed by Gregor Mendel (1822 - 1884) in 1865, the theory of Mendelian Inheritance was one of the first

MENSTRUAL CYCLE

is a cycle which occurs in most primates, including humans, during which the average menstrual cycle will last 28 days.

MENTAL DEVELOPMENT

are the progressive changes and improvements during mental maturation.

MENTAL HEALTH WORKER

a sometimes professional member of a mental health service who can assist professional staff during examinations for example.

MENTAL PROCESS

is an umbrella term to describe any process, whether psychological or physiological which occurs in the mind.

MENTATION

a general term for thinking or mental activity.

MERKEL'S CORPUSCLE GRANDRY- MERKEL CORPUSCLE

first proposed by Friedrich Siegmund Merkel who was a German anatomist in the 19th century.

MESOPIC VISION

is vision utilizing both rods and cones in the eyes therefore becoming sensitive to photopic and scotopic stimuli.

METABOLIC SCREENING

is a medical diagnostic procedure which aims to find any metabolic disorders a patient may have by using routing blood

METAMEMORY

a conscious awareness of ones own processes with respect to memory, the process memory storage and retrieval.

METHADONE

is an opioid drug which is used as a pain relief and as a substituted drug for heroin in cases

METHOD OF EXCLUSION

is the opposite principle to deduction whereby experiences or empirical observed phenomena can disprove a conclusion about a cause. For

METHODS ANALYSIS

in the context of ergonomics, method analysis is a method of evaluating the method used in a study to identify

MICROELECTRODE

is a small part of a battery for example, an electrode which has a tip which is not larger than

MICROSACCADES

describe rapid eye movement until the point of fixation is found.

MIDDLE CLASS

is a term used to describe the social construct of classes, specifically the class or rank of society between the

MIGRATORY RESTLESSNESS

occurs primarily in animals that migrate over large distances, it is the restlessness and anxiety prior to the period of

MILITARY PERFORMANCE

is a subjective measure of the success or failures of a military force, their likelihood of success is an example.

MILL'S CANONS

is a set of five separate theories which govern experimental science with respect to auditory stimuli which was first proposed