Myall, mī′al, n. a hard, scented wood yielded by several Australian acacias, esp. good for tobacco-pipes and whip-handles.
Mycelium, mī-sē′li-um, n. the white thread-like parts from which a mushroom or a fungus is developed: mushroom spawn:—pl. Mycē′lia. [Gr. mykēs, a fungus, ēlos, a nail or wart.]
Mycetes, mī-sē′tēz, n. a kind of South American monkey, called also Howlers. [Gr. mykētēs, bellower.]
Mycetes, mī-sē′tēz, n.pl. mushrooms or fungi.—ns. Mycetol′ogy (same as Mycology); Mycetō′ma, a chronic disease of the feet and hands in India.—n.pl. Mycetozō′a, a group of fungus-like organisms, now mostly contained in the division Myxomycetes or slime-fungi.—adjs. Mycolog′ic, -al.—ns. Mycol′ogist; Mycol′ogy, the science treating of the fungi or mushrooms; Mycoph′agist; Mycoph′agy, the eating of fungi; My′cose, a kind of sugar obtained from certain lichens and fungi, as ergot of rye—also Trehalose; Mycō′sis, the presence of fungus growth within the body.—adj. Mycot′ic. [Gr. mykētēs, pl. of mykēs a mushroom.]
Mydriasis, mi-drī′a-sis, n. morbid dilatation of the pupil of the eye.—adj. Mydriat′ic.—n. a drug causing this.
Myelitis, mī-e-lī′tis, n. inflammation of the substance of the spinal cord.—ns. Myelasthenī′a, spinal exhaustion; Myelatrō′phia, atrophy of the spinal cord.—adjs. Myelit′ic, My′eloid, medullary.—ns. Myelomalā′cia, softening of the spinal cord; Myelomeningī′tis, spinal meningitis; My′elon, the spinal cord.—adjs. My′elonal, Myelon′ic. [Gr. myelos, marrow.]
Mygale, mig′a-lē, n. an American tarantula or bird-catching spider. [Gr. mygalē, a field-mouse.]
Mylodon, mī′lō-don, n. a genus of large fossil sloths.—adj. My′lodont. [Gr. mylē, a mill, odous, odontos, a tooth.]
Mylohyoid, mī-lō-hī′oid, adj. pertaining to the molar teeth and to the hyoid bone.—n. the mylohyoid muscle. [Gr. mylē, a mill.]
Myna, mī′na, n. one of several sturnoid passerine birds of India.—Also Mī′na.