Met-a-tar´sus. [Gr. μετα, meta, after, and ταρσος, tarsos, the tarsus.] The instep. A term applied to seven bones of the foot.
Mid´riff. [Sax. mid, and hrife, the belly.] See Diaphragm.
Min´i-mus, -i. [L.] The smallest. A term applied to several muscles.
Mi´nor. [L.] Less, smaller. A term applied to several muscles.
Mi´tral. [L. mitra, a mitre.] The name of the valves in the left side of the heart.
Mo-di´o-lus. [L. modus, a measure.] A cone in the cochlea around which the membranes wind.
Mo´lar. [L. mola, a mill.] The name of some of the large teeth.
Mol´lis. [L.] Soft.
Mo´tor, -es. [L. moveo, to move.] A mover. A term applied to certain nerves.
Mu´cous. Pertaining to mucus.