Mem´brane. A thin layer of tissue which covers a surface or divides a space or organ.
Men´o-pause. The period when menstruation normally ceases; the change of life.
Mis-car´riage. Abortion; premature expulsion of the fœtus; birth of the fœtus before the twenty-eighth week.
Milk leg (Phlegmasia Alba Dolens). A condition developing in one, and rarely, in both, legs, after delivery. It is due to occlusion of the veins of the pelvis and leg by thrombosis or to septic inflammation of the pelvic connective tissue.
Mole. 1. A fleshy mass or tumor formed in the uterus by the degeneration or abortive development of an ovum. 2. A nevus; also a brownish spot on the skin.
Mons ven´er-is. A rounded prominence at the symphysis pubis of a woman.
Mor-bid´i-ty. The condition of being diseased or morbid.
Mor´cel-la´´tion. Division and piecemeal removal.
Mu´cus. The viscid watery secretion of the mucous glands.
Mul-tip´ar-a. A woman who has borne more than one child.