Glossary Term - M

Alphabetical glossary of health & disability services, health terms and general MidCentral District Health Board information.



Mailroom


Malignant
This word is used to describe a disease or condition that gets worse at time goes by, or which spreads to other parts of the body.

Management Accountants


Manawhenua Hauora


Materials Management


Maternal Mental Health


Maxilla
The bones in the skull that form your upper jaw are called the maxilla.

Meals on Wheels


Media


Medical Credentialing


Medical Photographer


Medical Records & Coding


Melanin
The pigment that gives our skin, hair and eye colour. The amount of melanin in your skin depends on your race and whether you’re exposed to sunlight a lot.

Meninges
These are the layers of tissue that cover your brain and spinal cord. If the meninges become inflamed, this is called meningitis.

Mental Health Service Co-ordination

Microscope
A powerful instrument that lets scientists examine things closely that cannot normally be seen with the naked eye.

MidCentral Health

Molecule
The smallest part of a substance.

Monocyte
This is a type of white blood cell which fights infection.

MRI Scan
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan produces images of what's going on inside your body. It uses very strong magnetic fields (like a big magnet) and radio waves. An MRI scanner looks like a tunnel that you lie inside. It takes a while but you can watch a video while you're in there, so it's not that as bad as it sounds. You do have to lie very still though, which can be a bind, but it doesn't hurt at all.

Mucous membrane
The lining of many parts of the body, like your nose and mouth. They let out a fluid (mucus) that keeps everything moist.

Mucus
This is a thick, slimy fluid released by the mucous membranes.

Muscles
We have lots of muscles in our body – some are very small, others are very big. Muscles work by contracting (squeezing tight) and relaxing to make things move.

 



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Last Updated 29/10/2007


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