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Myotonia AtrophicanounMWEa severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neckverified
Myotonia CongenitanounMWEa mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffnessverified
Myotonic DystrophynounMWEa severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neckverified
Myotonic Muscular DystrophynounMWEa severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neckverified
Myriapodnoungeneral term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedesverified
Myringotomynounsurgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)verified
Myrmecophilenounan organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of antverified
Myrmecophytenounplant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with itverified
Myrtlenounwidely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowersverified
Mystery NovelnounMWEnovel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the endverified
Mystery StorynounMWEa story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movieverified
Mystificationnounthe activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewilderedverified
Mystiquenounan aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thingverified
Myxedemanounhypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deteriorationverified
Myxoedemanounhypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deteriorationverified