Mynheer, mīn-hār′, n. my lord: Dutch form of Mr or Sir: a Dutchman. [Dut. mijn, my, heer, lord.]
Myoid, mī′oid, adj. like muscle.—n. My′oblast, a cell producing muscle-tissue.—adj. Myoblast′ic.—ns. Myocardī′tis, inflammation of the myocardium; Myocar′dium, the muscular substance of the heart; Myodynā′mia, muscular force; My′ogram, the tracing of a contracting and relaxing muscle by the myograph; My′ograph, an instrument for noting and recording muscular contractions.—adjs. Myograph′ic, -al, relating to myography.—ns. Myog′raphist; Myog′raphy, a description of the muscles of the body.—adj. Myolog′ical.—ns. Myol′ogist; Myol′ogy, the part of anatomy which treats of the muscles; Myō′ma, a tumour composed of muscular tissue; Myonic′ity, the contractile property of muscular tissue. [Gr. mys, myos, muscle.]
Myomancy, mī′o-man-si, n. divination from the movements of mice.—adj. Myoman′tic. [Gr. mys, a mouse, manteia, divination.]
Myopia, mī-ō′pi-a, n. shortness or nearness of sight.—adj. Myop′ic.—ns. My′ops, My′ope, a short-sighted person. [Gr.,—myein, to close, ōps, the eye.]
Myosin, mī′ō-sin, n. an albuminous compound contained in the contractile muscular tissue.
Myosis, mī-ō′sis, n. abnormal contraction of the pupil of the eye.—adjs. Myosit′ic; Myot′ic. [Gr. myein, to close.]
Myositis, mī-o-sī′tis, n. inflammation of a muscle—properly My′itis.
Myosotis, mī-ō-sō′tis, n. a genus of annual or perennial herbs of the borage family, with alternate leaves and simple or branched racemes of bractless blue, pink, or white flowers: a flower of this genus, as the common blue forget-me-not. [Gr. mys, myos, a mouse, ous, ōtos, an ear.]
Myotomy, mī-ot′o-mi, n. the dissection of the muscles. [Gr. mys, myos, muscle, temnein, to cut.]
Myriad, mir′i-ad, n. any immense number.—adj. numberless. [Gr. myrias, myriados, ten thousand.]